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Author Speaks in Wellesley About ‘Waking Up White’

Author Speaks in Wellesley About ‘Waking Up White’

By Via Perkins Hometown Weekly Correspondent The final event closing the community reading of Debby Irving’s book “Waking Up White” took place on February 4 at 7 p.m. More than 20 groups in Wellesley and beyond committed to reading and holding group discussions around Irving’s revealing, hard-hitting memoir. Three months spent considering the impacts of race, power,...

Wellesley Middle School Celebrates Year of the Monkey

Wellesley Middle School Celebrates Year of the Monkey

By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent Students from Wellesley Middle School Chinese language classes and Chinese Culture Club shared their knowledge of Chinese language and culture with over 350 fellow members of the middle school community at the sixth annual Chinese New Year Celebration. The hugely successful event was held last week and was led by Min...

Wellesley Troop 185 Holds Winter Court of Honor

Wellesley Troop 185 Holds Winter Court of Honor

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Wellesley Boy Scout Troop 185 held their winter Court of Honor on Monday, February 1 at the Italo-American Club. It was an exceptional year for earning merit badges with 43 Scouts received a total of over 200 merit badges, including badges earned at Camp Resolute and on Nantucket over the summer. Twenty-three boys advanced a...

The Sheffield Chamber Players Perform in Wellesley

The Sheffield Chamber Players Perform in Wellesley

By Rama K. Ramaswamy Chamber music, since its introduction to society in the 18th century, by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven during the so-called Viennese Classic Era, continues to be as much an enriching social experience as it is a deep and meaningful musical extravaganza for fans. At the heart of it is instrumental music played by...

Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Plastic Bag Ban in Wellesley

Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Plastic Bag Ban in Wellesley

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Following several years of study concerning the rising tide of plastic litter in Wellesley parks and conservation areas, the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission is proposing a bylaw banning the distribution of single-use plastic checkout bags in the town. The five-member commission will present the proposal at Wellesley Annual Town Meeting on March 28....

Sherborn Students Play New Ukuleles at Pine Hill

Sherborn Students Play New Ukuleles at Pine Hill

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Pine Hill School was recently awarded a grant from the Sherborn Arts Council to purchase five additional ukuleles for the fourth grade music program. “I was thrilled to hear we had received the grant, and very thankful, but not at all surprised at the generosity of the Sherborn Arts...

Sherborn Town Caucus to be Held March 3

Sherborn Town Caucus to be Held March 3

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The Sherborn Citizens’ Caucus Committee has called this year’s Caucus to meet on Thursday, March 3 at 8 p.m. in the Sherborn Community Center located at 2 Sanger Street. The Citizens’ Caucus is an annual nonpartisan event that provides a forum to encourage candidates to run for town office and give them an opportunity...

Dover-Sherborn Boys’ Hockey Fighting to Make Tournament

Dover-Sherborn Boys’ Hockey Fighting to Make Tournament

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff With just five games remaining in the regular season, the Dover-Sherborn boys’ hockey team is 6-7-2 and needs to win three of their remaining games to qualify for the state tournament. The Raiders have lost their last three games. “We hope to turn things around on Wednesday, February 10 when...

Dover Special Town Meeting Postponed

Dover Special Town Meeting Postponed

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On Monday, February 8, James Repetti, Moderator for the Town of Dover, determined that Town Meeting voters might be unable to attend the Special Town Meeting that was supposed to take place that night due to the snowstorm. After consulting with the Fire and Police Chiefs and Board of Selectmen for the Town of...

Dover-Sherborn Sees Growth in Destination Imagination

Dover-Sherborn Sees Growth in Destination Imagination

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This past week nine of Dover-Sherborn’s 18 Destination Imagination (DSDI) teams competed in “Instant Challenge Nights” against teams from around the MetroWest area. The team worked together to take 10 pieces of paper, two pipe cleaners and five popsicle sticks to see how high they could build a tower on one of their teammate’s...

Watch ‘Year in Review’ from Needham athletics

Watch ‘Year in Review’ from Needham athletics

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff This has been a year to remember for Needham High athletics. The Rockets brought home an Ames Award as the most successful Div. 2 team in the state according to statistics compiled by the Boston Globe and also earned a number of state titles and individual honors, not...

Medfield home winning streak ends against Westwood

Medfield home winning streak ends against Westwood

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff The Medfield High girls’ basketball team has dominated the Tri-Valley League in recent years, winning seven straight league titles and building a home winning streak in the TVL that stretched back to December 2007. The program that Medfield has modeled in its recent success is Westwood, which was the...

Medfield student chosen as Project 351 ambassador

Medfield student chosen as Project 351 ambassador

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

In a recent notice to parents, Blake Middle School principal Nat Vaughn announced that eighth grader Sophia Gustafson was selected as the school’s Project 351 ambassador for 2016.

Gustafson has a long history of community service throughout Medfield. She has assisted local...

Medfield High students show off their moves

Medfield High students show off their moves

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By Camille Kerwin Hometown Weekly Intern

This past Saturday, Medfield High ballroom dance students displayed a semester of hard work in the annual Dancing with the Warriors Showcase in the school’s gym. The students banded with a slew of collegiate dancers and performed a variety of styles such as the...

Medfield High musicians performing at Carnegie Hall

Medfield High musicians performing at Carnegie Hall

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

A pair of Medfield High students have been selected to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City this weekend as part of the 2016 High School Honors Performance Series.

Senior Emilio Luna and junior Amanda Xu have both been named finalists...

Medfield resident urges support of Hunter’s Run

Medfield resident urges support of Hunter’s Run

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

When she read the story of 7-year-old Hunter Williams and the efforts of Hunter’s family to create a 5K and one-mile fun run in Medfield to honor his battle through a second, double-lung transplant, resident Kristen Saulnier was moved to help out.

Candidate emerges for Medfield selectman’s seat

Candidate emerges for Medfield selectman’s seat

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff Two weeks ago, Medfield Town Clerk Carol Mayer discussed with Hometown Weekly the scarcity of candidates running for town office ahead of the March 28 election. With only a few days remaining until the deadline to return nomination papers (Monday, Feb. 8), a candidate has come forward to...

This Old Town: The Baxter family of Medfield

This Old Town: The Baxter family of Medfield

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By Richard DeSorgher Hometown Weekly Correspondent Rev. Joseph Baxter was Medfield’s second minister. He was the son of Lieutenant John Baxter of Braintree and was born in 1676. He graduated from Harvard College in 1693, at the age of 17. He first preached in Medfield when he was 18 years old and although well liked, the...

Medfield Romeo Club visits local distillery

Medfield Romeo Club visits local distillery

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The Medfield Council on Aging’s “ROMEO” (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Club’s January outing included an outing to AstraLuna Distillery on West St. in Medfield.

About 15 members of the Romeo Club were guests of Andrew McCabe, Partner/Distiller, who explained the process of using corn, potatoes, or molasses and...

Needham boys’ swimming wins Carey title

Needham boys’ swimming wins Carey title

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham High boys’ swim team had high hopes entering the season, despite having a lot of youth on its roster. After a strong start, the Rockets entered the heart of the schedule with a lot of confidence, as it got ready to face the perennial...

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