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Apazidis receives Courage in Leadership Award
Medfield High School senior Marianna Apazidis is the recipient of this year's Sam Berns Courage in Leadership Award from the Norfolk District Attorney's Office.
Apazidis was recognized by Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Rowe and was presented with the award by Sam Berns' parents at the Peer Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Cross Insurance...
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Zullo Gallery holds holiday exhibit
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This week, at Art Basel, a banana duct-taped to the wall sold for $120,000. However, after hearing the news, a rival “performance artist” pulled the banana off the wall and ate it in an apparent protest. Lest you think there was anything special about the first banana, it was...
DS winter track starts strong
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity winter track team had its best start to a season in program history this past weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.
Senior Oren Wiemeyer broke the school record in the 600 after running a 1:28.89, previously held by current Boston College track...
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CDC, Horizons for Homeless Children partner
The teachers and families of the The Center for the Development of Children (CDC) recently partnered with Horizons for Homeless Children to assist those in need. The mission of Horizons for Homeless Children is to improve the lives of young homeless children in Massachusetts and help their families succeed by providing high-quality early education, opportunities...
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Santa with a side of pancakes
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Saturday, December 14, The Dover Mother Association hosted its annual holiday pancake breakfast at the Dover Church, giving the community a healthy dose of Santa, sweets and holiday magic.
Families took seats at tables, many finding spots with friends. One of the volunteering waitresses or waiters came over...
Woman’s Club hosts holiday party
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
For the Westwood Woman’s Club, the annual holiday party is a good reminder of the importance of the holidays: time to spend with old friends and time to make new friends.
Decked out in their most festive holiday garb, the women of the Woman’s Club were ready to celebrate....
Westwood lights up with holiday spirit
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
What is a pivotal game between two AFC powerhouses compared to a free festival of holiday music, fun and activities? And how can the star power of Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Tom Brady and Julian Edelman compare to the star power of Santa, his elves and a giant gingerbread...
Westwood boys hockey gears up
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood High School hockey made major strides last season. The Wolverines lost just once during the regular season, compiling a 13-1-6 record to earn the No. 3 seed in Division II South.
Westwood took out No. 14 Whitman-Hansen (5-1) in the first round before a 2-1 quarterfinal win...
WMS ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ delights
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Clever and funny with memorable songs and dances, the Wellesley Middle School production of “Singin’ in the Rain” was an all-around crowd pleaser that drew lots of laughs, and even inspired a few in the audience to sing along to the familiar songs. “It made me want to do theater when I grow...
Christmas Pops Concert unleashes the Bach
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Sunday afternoon, Music Director and Conductor Mary Lee Cirella, along with the St. Paul Adult and Children’s Choirs and Orchestra, presented their Christmas Pops Concert at St. Paul Parish.
But if you think this was a bunch of people in Santa hats singing “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”...
Wellesley girls basketball ready to impress
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 16-3 regular season in 2018-2019 earned the Wellesley High School girls basketball team the No. 2 seed in Division I South last season. The Raiders earned a pair of playoff victories against rival and No. 15 Walpole (56-45) and No. 10 Oliver Ames (46-41) before falling to...
‘A good life’ for Walpole’s Harland Cook
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Following each of the two world wars in which the United States helped save parts of humanity from the aggression of others, Americans felt a strong desire to make the world a better place, to create a brighter future.
A generation of Americans who helped save the world now raised children whose...
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Rebel hockey out to prove
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School hockey put together a respectable 12-7-3 regular season record in 2018-2019, earning themselves the No. 8 seed in Division I South. Unfortunately, the Rebels fell to rival and No. 9 Wellesley (3-0) in the opening round of the tournament to conclude their season.
In 2019-2020,...
Bird Park lights holiday tree
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each December, traditional holiday carols can be heard everywhere, from school concerts to the radio to local celebrations. On Friday, December 6, the hum of carols could be heard in the middle of Walpole’s Bird Park.
Despite the frigid weather and the snow-covered ground, visitors were bundled up...
Needham rings in the holiday season
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
December is filled with many festive events. Many towns celebrate by lighting a tree, but few can be said to be as iconic as Needham’s Blue Tree lighting. On Saturday, December 7, prior to lighting of the Blue Tree, Needhamites celebrated with a party in Powers...
Needham seeks ‘Green Community’ status
The Town of Needham has submitted an application to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to designate Needham as a “Green Community,” a designation that recognizes the town’s efforts to lower its energy usage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and positions the town to receive new grant funding for energy efficiency and economic development projects.
After...
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McIntyre, Rockets ready for liftoff
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 15-5 regular season helped the Needham High School girls varsity basketball team to the No. 2 seed in Division I South in 2018-2019. The Rockets took down No. 13 Brockton (40-26) in the opening round before a 57-41 victory against No. 12 Bishop Feehan in the quarterfinals....
Catherine Callahan, friend to monarch butterflies
When she began researching her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Medfield's Catherine Callahan was interested in the topic of pollinators, and learned about the dangerous decline of monarch butterflies. Monarch butterflies play a vital role in the ecosystem. Flying from flower to flower, their bodies pick up pollen and spread it to the next plant,...
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Medfield hockey out to prove
