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Wellesley girls tennis  remains undefeated

Wellesley girls tennis  remains undefeated

By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The Wellesley girls tennis team beat Walpole, 5-0, at Walpole High School on Friday, April 29, to remain undefeated on the season. After winning all of their singles and doubles matches on the day, Wellesley is now sitting at 7-0 at the time of printing - including an impressive 4-0 record on...

WPSA names award recipients

WPSA names award recipients

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By Rama K Ramaswamy Wellesley Parents Supporting Art Students (WPSAS), an organization of parents, alumni and community members who work to support arts in Wellesley’s K-12 school system and to foster an arts community around it, instituted the first, new awards program for eighth grade students in the Wellesley Public Schools. The Emerging Artist Award...

Dana Hall Honors Recital

Dana Hall Honors Recital

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy Every year, the recital recognizes students from musical classes at all levels of the school, according to Jennifer Gaul, Director of the Dana Hall School of Music. Gaul highlighted the work her students did to put on the show. “I am constantly impressed that our music students are able...

Town election to decide Fate of Senior Center

Town election to decide Fate of Senior Center

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By Rama K Ramaswamy On May 10, Wellesley will hold a Special Town Election to consider a debt exclusion question to fund the construction of a Senior Center. The debate, assessment and feasibility studies, in partnership with the Board of Selectmen, in collaboration with the Council on Aging (COA) via formation of a Senior...

Public Hearing on Full-Day Kindergarten

Public Hearing on Full-Day Kindergarten

The Needham School Committee will hold a presentation and public hearing on Full-Day Kindergarten at its meeting on Tuesday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Broadmeadow School Committee Room. The Full-Day Kindergarten Study and Planning Committee Report is the culmination of research and analysis the Committee has undertaken since it convened in November 2014....

Needham Bulldog runs marathon

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18-year-old Needham resident Patrick Caron ran his first Boston Marathon in 2:46:59 and raised over $3,000 for The Boston Bulldogs Running Club. The Bulldogs is a co-ed 501(c)3 non-profit running club established to reach out to all those who are adversely affected by addiction - those who are battling addiction and in recovery,...

Medfield’s Baseball Season Heats Up

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The Medfield High boys varsity baseball team took on both Wellesley and Millis over the spring vacation week with mixed results. The Warriors hosted Wellesley at Schilling Field on Thursday, April 21. Jarret Lee put Medfield on the scoreboard with their first run at the bottom of the 3rd inning, but Medfield couldn’t keep...

Medfield Youth Baseball gearing up for Opening Day

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With the start of youth baseball season fast approaching, the Medfield Youth Baseball and Softball teams have been busy preparing for the opening day festivities. On Tuesday, April 19, Medfield's Varsity Baseball Team hosted a skills clinic for Medfield Youth Baseball players. The young baseball players learned from the high school baseball team, picking...

Medfield Public Library expands technology offerings

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By Geena Matuson Hometown Weekly Staff The Medfield Public Library is doing something that, in this day and age, all libraries should be doing: integrating technology. The town library has been hot on technology trends over the last few years, many townspeople may be unaware of what the library has to offer. While they offer the...

Medfield Photographer Set to Debut Solo Art Show

Medfield Photographer Set to Debut Solo Art Show

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Medfield resident Geena Matuson will host a reception for her solo art gallery at the Medfield TV Gallery, 18 North Meadows Road, on April 29 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The solo show will feature a number of Matuson’s photographic prints and giclée prints, most of which are...

This Old Town: Master Planning 60 Years Ago

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Richard DeSorgher Hometown Weekly Correspondent Town Meeting this past week was filled with much discussion concerning master planning. There was a call for a town-wide master plan, a master plan for the former state hospital land and each of the departments are looking at five year master plans for their areas. The following is a...

Help Clean Up the Charles River for Earth Day

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Join Medfield Green, Charles River Watershed Association, and partner organizations for the 17th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup. Thousands of volunteers and community groups pitch in to clean in the watershed of the Charles River from Bellingham to Boston. The Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup is a part of American...

Medfield Green Month Returns

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The coming of May marks the spring edition of Medfield Green Month at the Transfer Station. This community recycling event is a collaboration between Medfield Green and the Town of Medfield. MEMO (Medfield Employers and Merchants Organization) is sponsoring the event. Every Saturday in May from 9-1, there will be a collection of...

Girls Lacrosse Enjoys Early Wins

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Walpole High girls lacrosse team is off to a strong start, as the team picked up six wins in a row to open the season. To open the spring lacrosse season, the Rebels picked up a 16-11 win against Newton North. The team picked up its second win against...

Walpole Students Take Over the State House

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Two Walpole High students joined students from high schools across Massachusetts to participate in Student Government Day at the Massachusetts State House on April 1. James King and Allison Cullen were picked to attend the student government day to represent Walpole High. Together, the pair took on the role...

Walpole Actor in ‘Charlie Brown’

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When the “Peanuts” gang arrives at the Footlighters Playhouse at 2 Scout Rd., Walpole’s Luke Witherell will be portraying Snoopy. “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” will open May 6 and run through the 22. Luke is appearing in his first show with Footlighters, but has appeared here numerous times previously with Walpole...

Walpole Educators Win Excellence in Education Awards

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Two Walpole High educators were officially presented with the Goldin Foundation’s Excellence in Education award at a ceremony in Canton. Bird Middle School sixth grade science teacher David Kujawski and Jeanne Gottfried, a special education teacher at The Education Cooperative’s (TEC) Intensive Early Childhood Program were both presented with...

Boys Lacrosse Busy Over April Vacation

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Needham boys lacrosee team has been busy over April Vacation, with several games over the week and into the weekend. [caption id="attachment_9703" align="alignright" width="200"]

Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids a Xaverian defender behind the goal. Photos by Tim Hoffman

Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids...

Needham Community Council Fasion Show

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By Geena Matuson Hometown Weekly Staff On Sunday, April 10, a fashion show was held at Needham Town Hall, but this was no ordinary fashion show. Now in its fourth year, the Needham Community Council held its annual fashion show with the theme “Needham Organizations.” All of the models represented different community groups, such...

Needham Art Groups to Host Demonstration

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The Wellesley Society of Artists, Inc. (WSA) and the Needham Art Association (NAA) are jointly sponsoring an art demonstration by noted artist, Robert Noreika. Mr. Noreika will demonstrate a painting from start to finish, done in watercolor, on Thursday, May 5 at the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley. Refreshments...

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