By Emily Rast
Hometown Weekly Intern
Among the stellar schools, top-notch youth sports programs, and friendly neighbors that make Hometown Weekly’s communities ideal for raising children, there are, of course, some things that the children themselves would point to as the highlights of their towns.
Anyone who’s had...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Summer on Stone program, a weekday camp designed for children ages four to eleven, is currently in full swing in the center of town. The program, run by Walpole Recreation Department, runs for six weeks.
By Emily Rast
Hometown Weekly Intern
It seems the whole town came down to Needham High School on Sunday to cheer on the class of 2022, and the sun was no exception.
A sea of navy...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Needham Public Library turned into a woodland habitat for a day as visitors welcomed Matt Gabriel and a few animal special guests.
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Last Friday at 1 p.m. marked the official grand opening for pools at Rosemary Recreation Complex. Community members geared up for the heat with sunglasses and snacks in tote, ready for the summer and everything the facility has to offer.
The Medfield class of 2022 had the benefit of a bright, beautiful day as it walked in caps and gowns to its graduation on Sunday, June 5.
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By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Last Tuesday ended the school year in Medfield, and staff at Medfield Public Library wasted no time organizing events and programs for the warmer months.
The first of these events was a festive Summer Reading Kickoff, which featured an outdoor Rhyme Time,...
The grounds of the Medfield State Hospital (MSH) roared to life on Saturday as the Medfield on the Charles Auto Show iterally rolled into town. This was the 20th installment of this antique, classic and custom car show, and like the previous 19, it did not disappoint.
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Sunday gifted us beautiful weather — the best July has to offer — and the sun motivated families to get to Farm Pond in Sherborn for the 38th annual Sand Sculpture Contest. Shovels and pails in hand, everyone secured plots and started building. Concepts ranged...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Though school just let out, children of the Dover-Sherborn area were up early last Friday morning to attend a special summer class outdoors. Bryan Man, better known as Professor Bugman, lent his expertise to friends at the Sherborn playground for an insect safari.
By Emily Rast
Hometown Weekly Intern
Dover Library was the place to be on Thursday afternoon, as another successful Big Truck Day hit the street.
If the lucky kids at the event weren’t playing in the...
By Emily Rast
Hometown Weekly Intern
A beaming crowd of family and friends looked on last Thursday as Dover-Sherborn’s class of 2022 walked at a wonderful graduation ceremony.
Students were likely anticipating a late-spring scorcher on...
The Westwood Young Women's Club's (WYWC) Spring Treasure Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, at 10 a.m., at Deerfield Elementary School in Westwood.
Attendees will enjoy a fun, free hunt for spring-themed treasures, including Easter eggs. Bags will be provided for kids to collect treasures, and donations for the...
By Cheryl Bornstein and Michael Petta
“I walk a lot. I’m a walker. I find if I don’t walk I end up in one spot.” Mitch Hedberg
Just over three-hundred public roads wind through the small town of Westwood, MA. In 2021, we, two long-term Westwood residents,...
Hometown Weekly is currently seeking exceptional sports writers to cover assignments — high school games in Dover, Medfield, Needham, Walpole and Westwood — on a freelance basis. Hours of assignments are highly dependent upon event schedules, areas of specialization, and photographic ability. This role requires transportation and availability on weekday afternoons.
Art in Bloom is a community event that displays artwork generated by Norwood and Walpole High School students coupled with interpretative floral designs created by members of the Norwood Evening Garden Club. This year marks the 16th year of this high school/garden club collaboration.
The Morrill Memorial Library at 33...
A presentation on ice harvesting on ponds in Walpole is set to be given by Betsey Dexter Dyer at the Tuesday, April 12 meeting of the Walpole Historical Society, held in the Walpole Public Library at 7 p.m.
From about 1880-1940, entrepreneurs in Walpole harvested tons...
Senator Paul R. Feeney and Mimi Connell, chair of the Walpole Cultural Council, have announced the award of 22 grants totaling $10,283, for cultural programs in Walpole. A complete list of recipients and grant amounts follows.
The Walpole Cultural Council is part of a network of...
Mezzo-Soprano Renee Tatum will sing a program of songs reflecting love and hope
The Needham Concert Society will present a program of vocal and piano music titled "Love and Hope on a Spring Afternoon," featuring mezzo-soprano Renee Tatum and pianist Douglas Sumi in Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, 800 Highland...
Michael Niden will lead interested visitors through the historic Zirngiebel/Wyeth house at 178 South Street from 9-3 both Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10, in celebration of Needham's Town Flower, the giant pansy.
The property is owned by the N.C. Wyeth Research Foundation & Reading Libraries, a non-profit effort...
