Wellesley High School junior Nate Poresky and a group of friends are looking to connect with local seniors as virtual pen-pals to reduce isolation and boredom. Individuals who would like to be matched to correspond with a local student and share their words of wisdom are asked to email an introduction to Nate...
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NRC, WCC ready City Nature Challenge
This April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In typical years, there are scheduled events throughout the month of April designed to educate about the environment, celebrate the planet, and bring people together outdoors. This year, due to COVID and social distancing regulations, many events for Earth Month have had to...
MassBay collecting Student Emergency Fund donations
MassBay Community College Foundation is currently requesting donations to help support the Student Emergency Grant Fund, which assists students with outside college expenses so they can continue their education, during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. MassBay students who apply for this funding typically use the money to pay for books and other classroom...
Rotarians to raise restaurant funds
As a result of the coronavirus, the Rotary Club of Wellesley's annual Taste of Wellesley fundraiser has been cancelled. Consequently, in consideration with the club’s mission, the Rotarians hope to help support the local businesses in town who have graciously supported the club fundraising events in the past.
The Rotary...
This Old Town: These are the Times that Try Men’s Souls
It is during periods of darkness and times of crisis that we see common, everyday people step forward to show courage and work to get us out of that crisis. They rise to the challenge. They clearly are heroes. So it is during the current coronavirus crisis; doctors, nurses, medical personnel of every...
Food Cupboard faces shortages, spearheads drive
Since the onset of the COVID crisis, the Medfield Food Cupboard has worked diligently and successfully to continue its mission of providing supplemental and emergency food to Medfield residents in need.
Now six weeks into the quarantine, the Food Cupboard is facing a shortage of several essential shelf stable food...
Sustainability Alliance encourages Earth Day observance
It’s Earth Week this week, with April 22 marking the 50th Earth Day. The Medfield Sustainability Alliance is encouraging individuals to celebrate with activities around home that promote the health of the planet. One suggested activity is to make a sign with the hashtags #EarthDay2020 and #MedfieldLovesEarth and put it in a visible...
Arts/Crafts Fair cancelled, unveils website
The annual Arts and Crafts Fair, organized by the Friends of the Sherborn Library, has been cancelled this year in light of coronavirus. To support the small businesses that usually sell at the event, organizers have created an online marketplace: www.sherborncraftfair.com.
...Kindness rocks appearing in Walpole
Attentive walkers in Walpole may have notice something recently: colorful, hand-painted rocks distributed throughout the town, emblazoned with uplifting messages. Their origin: Keep Walpole Beautiful. "So many of you helped us this winter to make kindness rocks to bring happiness and a little whimsy to our town," wrote Rebecca Joyce on the group's...
K of C halts redeemable donations
The Walpole Knights of Columbus are temporarily halting their collection of cans and bottles until further notice. Members of the community are invited to watch Hometown Weekly and the Knights' Facebook page (@kofcwalpole) for further updates.
...Household Hazardous Waste Day cancelled
Due to COVID-19, the Walpole Household Hazardous Waste Day scheduled for May 2 has been cancelled for the time being. Once a new date has been determined, this information will be made available to all Walpole residents.
...NCC teachers stage fun parade
Teachers at a local daycare, Needham Children's Center (NCC), have really been missing their students. Since beginning social distancing, the NCC teachers have quickly transitioned to virtual classrooms and have enjoyed having Zoom meetings with their students. But they decided to go a...
VFW Past Post Commander Daniel Keane
It is with great sadness that the Needham Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2498 announces the death of Past Post Commander Daniel Keane. He was a victim of the coronavirus.
Dan had been living in the Chelsea Soldiers Home, where he suffered from a variety of ailments. Prior to that,...
Needham K of C battles hunger
The Needham Knights of Columbus are rising to address one of the menaces which has emerged in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic: hunger. “The coronavirus pandemic rages around us and is creating devastating damage to individuals, families, the healthcare system, the stock market, the economy, businesses and more," said Grand Knight Bob Timmerman...
Charles River Center auction moves online
The annual Charles River Center Building A Dream Gala fundraiser, scheduled for Friday, May 1, was canceled due to the coronavirus health crisis. To mitigate the significant financial shortfall, an online auction will take place from Saturday, April 25, to Saturday, May 2. This is an opportunity to provide much needed financial support...
Real estate evolves during coronavirus crisis
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
From sports to restaurants, hospitals to universities, every business in America has been significantly altered by COVID-19 and the social distancing rules it’s necessitated. Real estate has been far from immune from these radical changes, with agents significantly altering the ways they buy and sell...
WHS senior collecting gently-used instruments
Westwood High School senior David Han is collecting gently used orchestral or band instruments for WHS’ Senior Independent Project Program (SIPP). The focus of his project, “Old Instrument - New Life,” is to provide donated musical instruments to students in order to increase music learning opportunities in Westwood and the greater Boston area.
Students share music with Westwood seniors
With the Senior Center closed until June 1 and town events cancelled, local students and teachers are looking for new ways to share music with Westwood’s seniors. Music Matters, a music appreciation program that was scheduled to take place at the Senior Center, has moved online to a YouTube channel for the remainder...
Student Council launches creative campaign
“Socially Distant, but not Socially Isolated.” That’s the name of a creative campaign launched by Westwood High School’s Student Council to help students stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The social media challenge started on March 22, and will continue until students return to school, which is now slated for...
Social Distance Files: walking in Wellesley
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday afternoon, I was driving seventy miles per hour and cars were passing me like I was standing still. Whether it's the historic lack of traffic, the new age demographics of who is (and isn’t) leaving their home, or everyone wanting to spend as...
