All members of our Wellesley and neighboring communities are invited to the final session of Wake Up, Wellesley on this evening, August 10, at 6 p.m. In this 90-minute livestream, organizers are looking to conclude a series of emotional experiences shared and ideas for reform proposed by students and alumni, as well as...
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its “Initial Fall Reopening Guidance” for the upcoming 2020 - 2021 school year. Within this guidance, every school district in the Commonwealth was required to develop a reopening plan with three scenarios for reopening: Full - In-Person, Hybrid, and Full Remote.
Enlisting...
You may hear church bells tolling at 8:15 a.m. on August 6. It marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversary.
In May of 2019 Needham Town Meeting passed the Back from the Brink Resolution which cautioned a no first use of nuclear weapons...
Sherborn Neighbors:
At Town Meeting, citizens will have the opportunity to authorize the Select Board to investigate, and possibly pursue, choice in electric power supply for the town and its citizens through a collective group purchasing program called Community Choice Aggregation (CCA). Voting “yes” to investigate electrical aggregation under Article...
More than four months ago, the Needham Council on Aging, often referred to as the Center at the Heights, closed its doors to the public and began operating remotely in response to COVID-19. While we miss hearing the whirr of machines in the fitness room, laughter and delicious smells coming out of our...
Ruth Caroline Johnson, 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 24, 2020. Ruth was born in Roxbury on December 15, 1925 to Swedish immigrants Harold and Lena Aronson. She was the youngest of three children and loved her older siblings, Vincent and Esther. Ruth delighted in her family...
Medfield native Barbara Leighton was a woman before her time due to her interests and achievements over her long life. As reported last July when she celebrated her 100th birthday, Ms. Leighton grew up in Medfield doing the physical work of men, such as chopping wood, tapping maple trees and clearing brush -...
170 Claybrook Road/The Benjamin Sawin House, currently owned by The Litle Family.
By Jane Johnstone
Dover Historical Society Board
The first in a series of occasional articles highlighting notable Dover homes and their inhabitants past and present.
Benjamin Sawin grew up on...
On Friday, July 10, Governor Baker rescinded his temporary order suspending all local shopping bag laws and banning the use of reusable bags.
It is open to argument if the temporary order, put in place on March 25th, was ever necessary in the first place. At best, it may have...
Hello everyone,
I never realized how privileged I have been throughout my life.
I could have gone to any school I wanted to but because of financial problems I chose to work at W.T. Grants after graduating H.S.
I could walk all over Boston...
I would like to start by saying that I truly appreciate the work done by our Medfield Police. They have always responded when I needed their help and have also spent time helping me deal with certain situations. I have to also say that the Medfield Fire Department is also terrific in quickly...
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, there’s an intense national focus on law enforcement and people have had a variety of reactions. Some people have chosen to protest or hold rallies. Some of our legislators have proposed new standards at both the state and national levels. I wanted to find...
Rooney, Janet M. (Larkin) died Friday, July 24, 2020 after a three-week illness.
Born September 8, 1927 in Norwood MA to the late Albert and Agnes Larkin. She was the sister of the late Robert (Shirley), Allan and Richard Larkin all of Medfield, and the sister-in-law of Joan Larkin. She...
As Bob Dylan presciently sang so many years ago, “the times they are a changing.” Our times have certainly changed in so many ways as of late. We can engage in fair debate whether all of these changes are for the better, but one such awareness, that of sexual predation in our society,...
By Rachel Talcoff
Hometown Weekly Intern
This fall’s high school sports season is right around the corner, yet countless student-athletes and eager fans are left with uncertainty as to how the season will play out. Teams must prepare for whatever lies ahead while COVID-19 is spreading, making it particularly difficult for...
There is a new podcast creating some buzz in town. Small Town Scuttlebutt, a weekly show focusing primarily on all that is trending in Medfield and the relevant discourse on social media, has over 1,500 downloads since its launch in mid-June.
Rick Fink Jr. is a parent raising two kids...
DeSORGHER, Ruth Marian (Eckland), 96, July 23, 2020 of Medfield, wife of the late L. Lee DeSorgher Sr., daughter of the late Walter and Grace Eckland, sister of the late Dorothy Clemente, and Scylena Jones. Loving mother of Nancy L. Brown and her husband Spencer of Brewer, Maine, L. Lee DeSorgher Jr. and...
July 23, 1932 - July 11, 2020
Beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend Rodney J. “Rod” Marzolf, 87, was born into eternal rest on Saturday, July 11, 2020. He was born on July 23, 1932, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan to Orley T. and Beulah (Goodwin) Marzolf.
Hector Roland (Rolly, Pelly) Pelletier, 88 yo.
Passed away July 18, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Walpole in 1931, lived his entire life in Walpole.
Brother of the late, Omer Pelletier of Walpole, Florence Simoni of Bourne and Norwood Ma, Raymond...
NHS alumna Erika Ogbebor displays her incredible painting.
By Maddie Gerber
Hometown Weekly Intern
“This is what America means to me as a black man,” said Amo-Mensah Amota, an artist from Glastonbury, Connecticut, gesturing to the detailed graphite and charcoal drawing behind him. Amota’s piece...
