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Impressive Inventions at Upham
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy On Wednesday, March 16, the Upham School held its Invention Convention, emphasizing Wellesley Public School’s four C’s: communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. “There were so many amazing projects and everyone followed the scientific method,” Upham Invention Convention Co-Chairs Beth Ann Willett and Leah Hutnick said. “We had a record 101...Wellesley Class of 2017 Auction to be Held April 9
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Wellesley High’s class of 2017 is inviting everyone to go directly to Wellesley High on April 9 for their Monopoly-themed auction. The fun begins at 7 p.m. with “free parking” and is open to all members of the community. This year’s event will have both silent and live auctions featuring items generously...Wellesley Runs Relays at Nationals
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Wellesley girls’ and boys’ indoor track teams each had a relay team compete at the New Balance Nationals from March 11-13. The girls’ 4x200 relay team of junior Isabelle Winkelman, sophomore Rachel Parker, freshman Anna Jordahl-Henry and senior Ally Isley set a school record by running the event in...Wellesley Mite A1 Hockey Wins Championship
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Wellesley Mite A1 hockey team won Valley Hockey League’s AA South-White Championship over the weekend. Most of the players are in the second and third grades. The Valley Hockey League is one of the many hockey leagues in Massachusetts with several local towns participating. During the playoffs the Wellesley Mites...Medfield boys hockey wins first state title
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
Two years ago, Medfield skated in its first state championship game at the TD Garden as the underdog against North champion Beverly. Although the Warriors battled and nearly pulled out the win against the Panthers (falling 2-1), there was a case of being awed...
Wellesley girls hockey falls in D2 final
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
Heading into the third period of the Div. 2 state championship game at the TD Garden, Wellesley trailed 3-0 against Notre Dame Academy (Hingham). The Cougars speed and depth had been overwhelming through the opening half hour and the Raiders needed a spark.
Medfield girls hockey falls in quarterfinal
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield High girls’ hockey team had not won a playoff game in program history until last year’s surprise run to the Div. 2 semifinal game. Having gotten the first tournament win under its belt Medfield now expected to be able to make another...
‘Cinderella’ dazzles audiences at Medfield High
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
