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‘Cinderella’ dazzles audiences at Medfield High

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By Camille Kerwin Hometown Weekly Intern

Three dazzling nights have come and gone, as the Medfield Theatre Society celebrated a weekend of sold-out shows and standing ovations.  

Medfield High’s production of “Cinderella” this past weekend reflected the enthusiasm and effort put into the show by all of the...

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Families have blast at Medfield Winter Carnival

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Medfield families packed into Memorial School on Saturday for the annual Memorial and Wheelock Winter Carnival, which raises money for each of the schools’ PTO.

The event was filled with fun games and activities for children from basketball shooting to face painting to...

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LCB Senior Living Buys Clark Tavern in Medfield

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Late last week, LCB Senior Living announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase the Clark Tavern property on Main St. The Norwood company said that it will not be merging the property with the already purchased land on which it has proposed...

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‘Most Likely to Succeed’ to be screened at Medfield High

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Tuesday, March 29, Medfield High will host a screening of the acclaimed documentary “Most Likely to Succeed,” which takes a look at the education system in this country and the ways that it is affecting youth. 

The screening will take place in...

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This Old Town: Irish Pioneers of Medfield

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By Richard DeSorgher Hometown Weekly Correspondent

They were the pioneers; the first of the Irish to enter into Medfield, break the prejudice and live the “American Dream.”

James Griffin, born in Ireland, came to Medfield in 1840 at the age of 20 with his brother Michael. He found employment in...

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‘Expresso Yourself’ at First Parish Medfield

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Saturday, March 26, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on North St. in Medfield will host its second, monthly Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse from 7-9 p.m. and invites local residents or students to join in the fun of performing poetry, stories, and music in an...

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Medfield Class of 2016 Fashion Show on Saturday

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m., Medfield High will host the Class of 2016 Fashion Show. Watch Medfield High seniors show off some of the latest fashions and help support the annual All-Night Graduation Party.

Tickets for the Fashion Show are $22...

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Needham sisters perform at all-star games

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Needham High graduates Alexandria and Victoria Stavropoulos have taken the skills that they learned during their time on the school’s dance team and used it to begin successful stints on the New England Patriots cheerleading team (Alexandria) and Boston Celtics dance team (Victoria).

This year,...

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Positive Coaching Alliance to teach Needham coaches

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Needham Soccer Club and Needham Baseball and Softball have joined forces to bring an important workshop to Needham this spring to help educate youth coaches on how to teach life lessons as well as their respective sports.

The Positive Coaching Alliance will present “Double Goal Coach: Coaching...

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Needham Science Center offering spring classes

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Beginning on Wednesday April 6, the Needham Science Center, based at Newman Elementary School, 1155 Central Ave., will be offering two eight-week spring courses for young students.

The “ABC Storycraft for Pre-Schoolers” program will run weekly on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Newman and...

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‘Forbidden Broadway’ coming to Needham theater

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham Community Theatre is hard at work preparing its next performance, “Forbidden Broadway: The Farce Awakens,” which will be presented on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m.

The comedic revue is directed by...

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Needham Spelling Bee has residents ‘buzzing’

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham Education Foundation’s annual Spelling Bee was held this past Sunday in the Needham High gym and once again the event was filled with eager teams of spellers from all grade levels, local businesses, teacher and school officials, community organizations, and residents looking to prove that...

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Westwood Rec hosts “March into Summer” event

By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff With the weather already feeling like an early spring, Westwood Recreation hosted its annual “March into Summer” open house at Westwood High on March 12. The annual event kicked off Westwood Recreation’s annual summer registration period. While parents registered their children for summer programs, kids had the opportunity to explore some...
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Needham High seniors named Youths of the Month

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Needham High seniors Jeremy Sutherland and Emily Oakes were honored at the February meeting of the Needham Exchange Club as the organization’s Youths of the Month.

The program recognizes local high school seniors who have dedicated themselves to community service. The Exchange Club honors...

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Westwood COA hosts St. Patrick’s Party

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Westwood Council on Aging hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Party at the senior Center on March 15. Those who attended the sold-out event enjoyed a traditional corn beef and cabbage lunch catered by Conrad’s. The band Doolin provided traditional and contemporary Irish music to the crowd of seniors...
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Food truck debate heads to Needham Town Meeting

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Tuesday, March 8, the Needham Board of Selectmen held a public hearing concerning the town’s food truck regulations, which have been tightened in recent years.

Residents and several food truck owners spoke at the meeting about the desire to bring those trucks into...

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Pinewood Derby races into Westwood

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The annual Westwood Town-Wide Pinewood Derby raced into the Downey School cafeteria last weekend. With 67 scouts participating in the race, the event provided a fun challenge to area Cub Scouts from all den levels. Each Cub Scout competed against their own den members to open the race, with...
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Westwood High students vote in mock primary

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff As registered voters in Westwood went to the polls to pick their nominees for president on Super Tuesday, Westwood High students had the opportunity to do the same in a mock presidential primary. With 463 votes cast in the mock election, the results did differ slightly from Westwood’s Super...
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Babs and Bob Moss receive Needham Exchange Club award

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham Exchange Club recently honored Babs and Bob Moss with its prestigious Book of Golden Deeds Award, which honors “unsung heroes” in the community who “quietly provide volunteer services.”

Ordinarily, the award is given to an individual but this year the Exchange Club decided...

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Walpole native to debut new circus on March 19

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Walpole native and 2014 Walpole High graduate Doug Stewart is preparing to debut a new circus group, called “Cirque Us,” on March 19 at the Aircraft Aerial Arts center in Somerville. Cirque Us’s shows will feature many acts and performances, including clowns, aerial acrobatics, contortionists and tight wire-walkers. “It’s going to feature everything you...
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