Hunter’s Run Foundation is excited to be holding its 7th Annual 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on April 3 at Kingsbury Club Medfield.
Hunter is a 14-year-old two-time double lung transplant recipient. Hunter was born with a rare lung disease, and his parents were told...
On Saturday, February 19, five Medfield High School freshmen helped staff at the new Medfield Food Cupboard prepare a large food distribution in Medfield and surrounding communities.
...Of Medfield, and formerly of Dover, Needham and Westwood, died Tuesday, February 23, 2022 having lived a full life as a husband, father, and mentor. He is survived by his wife Nancy Fischer Mackay. He was preceded in death by his first wife Alice Guggenheimer Mackay.
Born in in Milton,...
The Westwood Artists have announced they are hosting a show at the main branch of the Westwood Public Library through the month of March. “It’s been two years since our last library exhibit,” says Karen Flowers Cagan. “It is so exciting to be able to host this exhibit once again!”
By Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Audiences of Walpole Childrens Theater’s (WCT) performance of "Wizard’s Crystal" were in for a real treat last weekend: the return of live theater.
Aspiring actors, devoted volunteers and the community...
Photo by John Terry. Shown with Ms Patel Are Club Members Joe Burns (on her right) and Jim Reulbach, President Elect.
Nikita Patel was honored as an Exchange Club Youth of the Month on February 17. She is an excellent student at Needham High and was recently...
Beth Shalom Garden Club will soon be presenting its 14th Needham’s Art in Bloom, virtually.
Beth Shalom Garden Club and participants from Needham Garden Club and Kalmia Garden Club will interpret artwork by Needham High School students with flower arrangements.
The free virtual presentation will be available...
The next talk in the virtual Zullo Gallery “Meet the Artist” series is at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, via Zoom, featuring internationally renowned jazz saxophonist and composer Jerry Bergonzi, and acclaimed jazz pianist/vocalist Geraldine “Jeri” DiMarco Bergonzi.
The Bergonzi husband-wife team has always had music as a shared...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The saviors of people who hate shoveling and the enemies of kids hoping for snow days, snowplow drivers operate in a unique space — their businesses depend on storms that may or may not happen, with each winter season being different. Looking to gain insight...
The Dover Land Conservation Trust (DLCT) is working to protect 8.5 acres of beautiful woodlands on Pine Street from development. Located on one of the oldest scenic roads in Dover, the land has been owned by the Dover Church since 1875 and was used historically as a pastor’s wood lot and for occasional...
Eileen Chi, a student at Milton Academy, will compete on Team Excel Juvenile, a synchronized skating team representing The Skating Club of Boston, at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships from March 3-6 in Colorado Springs, CO. Team Excel’s Juvenile Team was one of six Juvenile teams to qualify for...
Warner Emanuel Skomars, 85, of Charlotte, NC passed away on February 10, 2022. He was born in St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Minnesota, on February 24, 1936. Warner graduated from Duluth East High School in 1954 and the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a Bachelor of Science Degree on 9 June 1961. He proudly...
Susanne Cawley brought the Hometown Weekly to Vero Beach, Florida, ‘My second favorite place to be besides Walpole, Mass!’
To celebrate Hometown Weekly’s 25th anniversary, we’re inviting our readers to submit photos of their Hometown Weekly away from home.
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Left to right: Maureen Callahan, Domestic Violence Action Committee (DVAC) and Needham Women's Club Member; Lt. Belinda Carroll, Needham Police Dept. and co-chair of DVAC; and President Betsy Millane of Needham Women's Club.
Recently the Needham Women's Club presented a donation of $500 to Needham's Domestic Violence Action Committee (DVAC)...
Needham resident Nancy Motley Walton has received the Silver Medal Award for her painting, “Almost There”, in the New England Watercolor Society’s Signature Members Show, judged by internationally-acclaimed artist Keiko Tanabe.
Bringing together the work of 76 of New England’s finest watercolor painters, the show is on exhibit at the...
Medfield's Zullo Gallery is hosting winter art classes for children, beginning on February 26.
There will be two classes, hosted by professional artist and storyteller Kurt Jackson: Drawing & Mixed Media (for students in grades 1-3), which takes place on Saturday mornings from 9-10:15 a.m.; and Cartoons + Clay/drawing &...
Medfield Cub Scout Pack 200 visited the Public Safety Building on Sunday, February 13, hosted by Firefighter/Paramedic Matt Reinemann and Firefighter/Paramedic Jon Kenney. The scouts learned about first aid and what to do in various emergency situations. A favorite of the Webelo den was bandaging each other for simple cuts, bruises, and broken...
The Norfolk County Fire Chiefs Association recently hosted a successful leadership seminar at the Bank of Canton Auditorium.
On Thursday, Feb. 10, the association welcomed over 100 attendees, representing more than 20 fire departments, to the “Step Up and Lead” seminar led by Deputy Chief (ret.) Frank Viscuso.
Dover Sherborn Soccer Club is providing an excellent opportunity for local kids to find meaningful work in their own back yard through the Genesis Referee Program (GRP).
The Genesis Referee Program (GRP) got its start in Danvers through Jeff Chambers and Janet Gargan, both USSF certified referees. The organization’s purpose...
Sherborn resident Jill Anderson will be among more than 75 artists participating in the 2022 New England Watercolor Society Signature Members Show, to be held from January 29 to February 27. Bringing together the work of many of New England’s finest watercolor artists, the show will be held at the Guild of Boston...
