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Biennial band plays in Medfield
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
Forty-seven students. Fifteen schools. Eight pieces. Five states. Three grades. Two and a half days. One concert.
This isn’t some advertisement for a graduate school program or something like that. They’re the basic facts of the John Philip Sousa Lowell Mason Heritage Youth Band Concert that took place at...
Kids raise Make-A-Wish funds
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Ten local young philanthropists between the ages of five and eight years old formed a group named the "Birthday Bunch for Make-A-Wish." The Birthday Bunch for Make-A-Wish group began with a collective goal to raise enough money to grant one wish to a Make-A-Wish child - $7,500. These inspiring children asked for donations...
Cosolito wins Shriners MVP
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Medfield’s Frank Cosolito capped off a stellar high school athletic career last month by winning the Defensive Player MVP at the 38th annual Shriner’s Football Classic. Cosolito anchored the defense for the South, which produced three turnovers in the 30-20 win at Cawley Stadium in Lowell.
The recent Catholic Memorial graduate accomplished the unique...
Wellesley Theatre Project presents ‘Alice’
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My oh my! It’s a wonderful day because Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) is presenting Disney’s “Alice In Wonderland, Jr.,” a musical for all ages. Performances will take place Friday, July 8 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 9 at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. All performances will be held at the Katherine L....
Babe Ruth championship
The Dover Sherborn team lost in the Natick Babe Ruth championship. It was a great season for the Dover Sherborn team, which fell in the championship by a score of 8-2 to the Natick Cubs.
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Rockets take tough loss against Medfield
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By Edward Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Thursday, June 30, the Needham Post 14 Rockets (8-6-1) lost a tough game to the Medfield Post 110 Tomahawks (8-7-0) by a score of 11 to 7 at Curt Schilling Field in Medfield in a game of American Legion baseball.
The Tomahawks started off strong, with Jeff Voss, Todd...
Dover Boy Scouts travel to Nantucket
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Dover's Troop 1 made their annual trip to Nantucket last month. The Boy Scouts traveled on Friday to the island for the two days and nights. The boys pitched tents at Camp Richard and enjoyed biking, playing soccer, cooking, and going to the beach. And, of course, trips to town for fudge...
Powisset Farm photo competition
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Residents are invited to enter the second Powisset Farm Photo Competition. Register and bring in your photos by July 17. An exhibit of the photos and voting will occur from July 21 through August 11 at the Powisset Farm barn on Powisset Street in Dover. All photographs must be taken at Powisset...
Fireworks for the Fourth
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
People bedecked in various shades of red, white, and blue stand waving their arms over their heads. Others wave one hand overhead and shout into a cell-phone clutched in the other, trying to make themselves stand out from the hundreds of other people doing the exact same thing. Kids...
When you’re a soldier
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
What Bob Larsen remembers is the continuous rumble, almost like a quiet distant thunder.
It was a storm of sorts, but not a natural one. The noises were artillery, firing from four miles away. The descending shells would fly over his position and explode on targets in front of his platoon.
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Needham Speech and Debate finishes strong
