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Summer Art Workshop hosted by the WCC
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
This summer season, The Wellesley Community Center was home to an art workshop or “kid’s day camp for art” for the very first time. This program is the brainchild of Sprague School’s faculty member, Katilin Holzapfel. Holzapfel’s aim was to construct a half-day program for grade school students from this,...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…
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Actually, it’s a robot! Or, rather, two robots! The Wellesley Free Library is excited to announce the arrival of two NAO Robots. However, a proper introduction requires proper names, and that’s where the library needs your help.
From August 4 through September 9, the library is asking residents to suggest names for these...
Quidditch sweeps Medfield and the globe
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
“Rough game, quidditch.”
“Brutal. But no one’s died in years.”
The Weasley twins Fred and George say this to Harry just after he makes the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the movie adaptation of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” While not the best way to inspire confidence in an eleven-year-old, the...
New turf keeps Medfielders safe
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By Evan Mayer
Hometown Weekly Intern
In 2004, Medfield’s sport teams were granted a new turf field. Over a decade later, the turf has seen its better days. With the wear and tear from the constant tackling, sliding and diving, it is time for the turf to be replaced with new and better materials to...
The Zullo Gallery is decked out
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Overlooking the town hall, the library, the center of town and the sunset, patrons gathered at the Zullo Gallery’s weekly Thursday evening barbecue on its rooftop deck. The gallery itself is up a flight of stairs across from the Medfield Library. Founded in 1988, what once was a barren-looking...
Jazz Social hosted by COA
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On a balmy Friday afternoon, The Center at the Heights for the Needham Council on Aging played host to Ross Petot and his jazz band. The event was held for the annual ‘Friends Report and Meeting’ that takes place every July. The Friends are the fundraising branch of...
Quidditch sweeps the globe
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
“Rough game, quidditch.”
“Brutal. But no one’s died in years.”
The Weasley twins Fred and George say this to Harry just after he makes the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the movie adaptation of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” While not the best way to inspire confidence in an eleven-year-old, the...
Westwood 10A boys ready for championship
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The Westwood 10A summer baseball team has advanced to the championship game, which will be played at Morrison field in Westwood on Thursday, August 4, at 5:30 p.m. Residents and baseball lovers are encouraged to come to Morrison and cheer on the 12 boys who have been playing hard all season....
On your mark, get set, read!
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Young new readers gathered at the Needham Free Public Library on Friday, July 29. Take a right at the entrance of the building and find the Community Room at the end of the hall. The room plays host to weekly films to encourage children to get in the...
Under the sea in Dover
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
“Darlin’ it’s better, down where it’s wetter, take it from me.”
While it is true that a crab sang these words in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” patrons of the Dover Town Library get the chance to find out how accurate the statement is courtesy of virtual reality technology. On...
Different strokes in Dover-Sherborn
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Summer is here, and so are the Snappers, Sherborn’s representatives in the South Suburban Swim League. The Snappers, who call Farm Pond home and are coached by Caroline Body, are currently 2-3, having bested neighbors Medfield at home and Westwood on the road.
At the time of printing, the Snappers await a 6 p.m....
Dover Summer Fair delights
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By Vita Melignano
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
What a fun-filled event for toddlers and young children. Thursday, July 21 was the date of the annual Dover Summer Fair. In addition to lots of fun, the shade and warm breezes added a delightful ambiance for parents and kids alike. Big old historic trees and benches situated around...
Big bad wolf stands trial
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By Geena Matuson
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Honorable Mother Goose presided over proceedings of The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf on Wednesday July 20, the year 2016. Wellesley Free Library hosted these proceedings, the third wolf trial held since its creation by Christine Carpenter in 1998. One trial returned a guilty verdict, and one...
Vintage circus photos event at WFL
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Last weekend, Wellesley Free Library hosted artist and author Elizabeth Carter Wellington at a reception for her summer photography exhibit in the Wakelin Room, titled “Big Top, 1971,” as a lead-in to her latest novel, “Memoirs of a Circus Girl.”
Wellington’s career includes stints as a Spanish professor and college textbook...
Microburst on Cottage Street
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Driving was impossible and walking was out of the question after inexplicable weather descended on Cottage Street last week.
Property damage and tree splintering occurred in a matter of three minutes as the storm ripped through this corner of Wellesley. Neighbors gathered outside amid the wires and fallen limbs in commonality, and town workers...
Aloha, Westwood Council on Aging
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
In need of a tropical getaway on this muggy Wednesday morning, Westwood’s Council on Aging staged a Luau-themed lunch for the members of the senior community. The price of entry? Attendees had to drape a Hawaiian lei garland around their necks.
The event featured a solo-performing artist playing festive...
Bloodmobile returns to Westwood
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Your blood donation on Saturday, August 6, will help avert a seasonal crisis that often occurs when many would-be donors are not available.
Vacation time or not, the need for whole blood is constant at the Dana-Farber and Brigham & Women’s hospitals, and their bloodmobile will be in Westwood once again on Saturday, August...
Pokémon GO a-go-go in Westwood
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Summers in the suburbs have always had their own specific vibe, an amalgamation of outdoor adventure, old friends and conspicuous leisure time that can make even the most cynical of individuals nostalgic and wistful. For younger members of suburban communities, it is the finest of seasons, far removed from...
American 11s win Sandwich Tournament
