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Westwood Rec hosts “March into Summer” event

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...

Needham High seniors named Youths of the Month

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...

Westwood COA hosts St. Patrick’s Party

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...

Food truck debate heads to Needham Town Meeting

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...

Pinewood Derby races into Westwood

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...

Westwood High students vote in mock primary

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...

Babs and Bob Moss receive Needham Exchange Club award

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...

Walpole native to debut new circus on March 19

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...

Westwood High fashion show to be held this Friday

Westwood High fashion show to be held this Friday

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The Westwood High Senior Prom Fashion Show will take place on Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westwood High auditorium. The Westwood High School Class of 2016 invites the public to join them as they take the stage and model this year’s stunning prom fashions. For the past 14 years, this fun...

‘Beautiful and Bizarre’ to be screened at Needham Town Hall

‘Beautiful and Bizarre’ to be screened at Needham Town Hall

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham Historical Society will screen the premier of “Beautiful & Bizarre: William Baker’s Ridge Hill Farms,” a documentary film that “examines the visionary and eccentric personality that produced one of the country’s first amusement parks,” which was located in Needham.

The free screening will...

Walpole celebrates St. Patrick

Walpole celebrates St. Patrick

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Walpole celebrated St. Patrick with the Friends of St. Patrick’s annual parade and luncheon on March 11. The festivities began at 11:15 a.m. in downtown Walpole, as the parade began. With warmer than average weather and a clear sky, many people lined the sidewalks donning St. Patrick’s Day clothing and...

Walpole Peace and Justice Group hosting book talk

Walpole Peace and Justice Group hosting book talk

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Dr. Andrew Bacevich will give a talk on his upcoming book, “America’s War for the Greater Middle East,” on Monday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Walpole Public Library. In his book, Dr. Bacevich makes a searing reassessment of U.S. military policy in the Middle East. Over the past four decades, U.S. forces...

Confederate flag removed from home behind Walpole High

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A Confederate flag that has been flown from private property located just behind Turco Field at Walpole High was removed last Thursday, according to Walpole Police. According to Walpole Deputy Police Chief Chris Mackenzie, the Walpole Police Department was notified that the flag was no longer flying on Thursday afternoon. A detective was...

Learn about Route 128 at the Walpole library

Learn about Route 128 at the Walpole library

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Bostonians have long taken Route 128 for granted, but it was not always there. Author David Kruh has researched the history of “Building Route 128” and that’s the title of his latest book that he will feature in a presentation at the Walpole Public Library on Saturday afternoon, March 16. His narrative about...

Mick Morgan 5K to be held this Saturday in Walpole

Mick Morgan 5K to be held this Saturday in Walpole

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The 5th Annual Mick Morgan’s St. Patrick’s 5K will be held this year on Saturday, March 19. The annual 5K benefits March for Meals. Race registration begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday March 19, with a 9 a.m. start time. Pre-race day bib, runners’ bag and T-shirt pick up is scheduled for Friday...

Wellesley NRC Seeks Ban on Plastic Bags

Wellesley NRC Seeks Ban on Plastic Bags

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff When Town Meeting goes into session on March 28, the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission will ask members to ban plastic checkout bags at retail establishments, citing environmental reasons. The move follows a similar decision by the City of Newton last spring, when they banned plastic checkout bags. Stores in Newton...

Wellesley Motorist Arrested After Striking Bicyclist

Wellesley Motorist Arrested After Striking Bicyclist

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Monday, March 14, a 21-year-old Wellesley man was arraigned in Dedham District Court on charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Personal Injury, Operating Under the Influence of Liquor and Causing a Serious Injury Accident, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Speeding and Failure to Keep...

Newton-Wellesley Nurses Vote to Strike

Newton-Wellesley Nurses Vote to Strike

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The nearly 1,000 registered nurses of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, who are negotiating a new contract with Partners HealthCare, voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday, March 9 to authorize a one-day strike to protest efforts by Partners to perpetuate its multi-million dollar profit margins and lavish executive salaries on the backs of patients and nurses. Ninety percent of...

Wellesley Teen Artists Honored at Awards Ceremony

Wellesley Teen Artists Honored at Awards Ceremony

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent The School of Museum of Fine Arts hosted an award ceremony on Saturday, March 12 honoring Massachusetts artists from 351 towns across the state in grades 7-12. The SMFA is one of over 100 affiliates across the United States that run the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in their...

Famed Improv Group Entertains Wellesley

Famed Improv Group Entertains Wellesley

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy The New York Times recently called Chicago City Limits, New York City’s longest running show with over 10,000 performances over 30 years, "ingenious and very, very funny", and the cast "the perfect masters of improvisation." True to the statement, their Wellesley audience was on their feet for a standing ovation when...

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