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Library brings Planetarium to Wellesley

Library brings Planetarium to Wellesley

By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Wellesley Free Library brought the night sky inside last week so visitors could get up close and personal with the celestial objects visible in the night sky. Kim Cooper from the Museum of Science brought the Museum’s portable planetarium, Star Lab, to the Wakelin Room for three half-hour presentations on...

Needham welcomes home Olympic hero Raisman

Needham welcomes home Olympic hero Raisman

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor People from all across the Bay State gathered in Needham Center on Saturday morning as the town welcomed home Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman following her incredible success at the 2016 Rio Games. Raisman was given a hero’s welcome by many of her close friends and family, not to mention...

Needham girls to defend soccer title

Needham girls to defend soccer title

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor For a long while, soccer has been the crown jewel of Needham High School athletics. In 2015, the Needham girls took home the state championship after a record season (22-0-2). The Rockets will look to defend their title in 2016 with what coach Carl Tarabelli calls “a good...

Boosters announce sticker drive

Boosters announce sticker drive

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The Needham High School Boosters Club's annual Sticker Drive fundraiser begins the weekend of September 17-18. Needham High School student athletes will fan out all over Needham's neighborhoods, knocking on doors and asking residents for a contribution to help support the school's 75 athletic teams and 10 clubs. In return, they will receive...

Wellesley helping seniors stay on feet

Wellesley helping seniors stay on feet

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Part of the bargain for living on Earth is that you have to deal with the laws of gravity. As you age, it tends to get more difficult to be able to stay on your feet, and gravity starts having its affects on your day-to-day life. Just don’t...

Woodcarving at the Center in Medfield

Woodcarving at the Center in Medfield

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By James Ensor Hometown Weekly Reporter Tucked away in a room at the Center across from the Kingsbury Club, a group of men diligently carved away at their newest projects. From an intricately carved bird with wood-burned features to a basic Santa Claus for the newest comer, these craftsmen were creating fantastic carvings out...

Medfield Library waves goodbye to summer

Medfield Library waves goodbye to summer

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By James Ensor Hometown Weekly Reporter You couldn’t miss it. A massive inflatable obstacle course stood behind the gazebo in front of the Medfield Library on Tuesday, August 23, to celebrate the end of summer and the library’s Summer Reading Program. “Today is just a reward for the hard work of the kids who...

Trust publishes Vine Lake Cemetery app

Trust publishes Vine Lake Cemetery app

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The history of the local and wider Medfield community is in many ways buried in the past at Vine Lake Cemetery’s Old Section. Vine Lake Preservation Trust has recently launched a new mobile application and website enhancement, mapping each of these gravesites on satellite maps, and linking the memories and histories of the...

13U boys take home championship

13U boys take home championship

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The Medfield 13U Babe Ruth baseball team completed a stellar summer run by taking home the championship in the Tri-Valley Baseball League. The victory capped a strong summer season for the team that had earned the number one playoff seed based on a 10-1-1 regular season record. Bitten by the injury bug in...

Self-styled superheroes at the Pfaff

Self-styled superheroes at the Pfaff

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By James Ensor Hometown Weekly Reporter This week, and all year round, Drama Kids International has offered a weeklong course for local kids at the Pfaff Center. 24 kids signed up for the regular Drama Kids program this last week, plus an additional seven in an acting academy film program that has spun off...

Extreme Earth in the Pfaff Center

Extreme Earth in the Pfaff Center

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By James Ensor Hometown Weekly Reporter For a week, young geologists learned a bit more about just how our world works. From Monday, August 15, to Friday, August 19, campers enjoyed the Extreme Earth program at the Pfaff Center. “This program focuses on geology, mostly, so today we are doing geodes, we made wind...

U8 boys win Friendship Cup

U8 boys win Friendship Cup

Needham's U8 Gold summer team won the U8 EMass Friendship Cup Championship with a 4-3 win over Milton on August 6. The team finished the season 17-0, and captured the Foxboro Friendship League championship on August 4 with a 4-0 win over a tough, previously-unbeaten Raynham team. Milton won the Braintree Friendship League title, setting...

Bruins mascot Blades visits Needham Library

Bruins mascot Blades visits Needham Library

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By James Ensor Hometown Weekly Reporter Decked out in black and gold, Blades the Bear stood at the front of the large community room at the Needham Library in front of a crowd of adoring fans both young and old. Kids answered trivia questions, heard a story of how Blades gained his mascot fame, colored...

Needham Library extends Sunday hours

Needham Library extends Sunday hours

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The Needham Free Public Library will be extending its open hours on Sundays beginning September 11. The library will be open on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. from September 11 through June 25, 2017. Previously, the library closed on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. The two additional hours are part of a...

Aly Raisman celebration planned for Saturday

Aly Raisman celebration planned for Saturday

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To mark the occasion of Needham Olympian Aly Raisman’s triumphant return from the Rio games, spectators can gather together at the Needham Town Common, directly in front of Needham Town Hall at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 27 for the homecoming celebration. Raisman is returning to the U.S. with three medals from Rio:...

Westwood boys take summer championship

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The Westwood 10A team was able to pull out a big win over Whitman to win the Suburban League championship. At the end of 6 innings, the teams were tied, 5-5, forcing them into extra frames. Solid pitching seemed to define the contest, as Westwood got quality innings out of Paul Dyson, Joey Toti,...

Westwood girls cheerlead with Patriots

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Nine Westwood girls participated in the 2016 Junior Patriots Cheerleading Program. They attended two cheer and dance clinics, and one dance rehearsal hosted by the New England Patriots Cheerleaders between May and August. The program concluded with an opportunity to perform in the pre-game show when the Patriots hosted the New Orleans Saints...

Soccer event raises HIV education funds

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent Last weekend, Wellesley United Soccer Club hosted the sixth annual 24 Hours of Soccer in Wellesley. This event, which is run by volunteers each year, is a fundraiser to support Grassroot Soccer, Inc., a non-profit organization that uses the common love of soccer to empower, inspire, and educate communities...

Not Your Mother’s Game Night

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy The origins and enjoyment garnered by playing board games dates as far back as ancient Mesopotamia to the Aztecs to classical Greece. In fact, quite a few presidents were board-gamers. Abraham Lincoln, for example, played backgammon with his sons. Founding fathers Franklin, Jefferson, and Madison were ardent players of chess....

Rotary to host teen training seminar

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent This September, Bob Anthony, the District 7910 Sub Committee Chief for Rotary Interact Club of Wellesley, is hosting a District Interact teen and advisor training seminar. Interact Club is a global organization for students aged 12-18 looking to make a difference in their communities and beyond, while having fun...

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