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Post 14 outlasted by Hyde Park
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a tough end for Needham Post 14 Legion on Sunday afternoon in Braintree. Less than 24 hours after a miracle 10-9 comeback victory against Norwood to keep their season alive, No. 4 seed Post 14 took on No. 2 seed out of the East Division, Hyde...
Needham’s Julia Cuddy takes prestigious award
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Massachusetts' top two youth volunteers of 2019, Julia Cuddy, 17, of Needham and Will Gladstone, 14, of Arlington, were recently honored in the nation’s capital for their outstanding volunteer service during the 24th annual presentation of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Julia and Will – along with 100 other top youth volunteers...
Needham Little Leaguers take state championship
Needham’s 10-year-old “Williamsport” Tournament team won the 2019 Massachusetts 10-Year-Old Little League Tournament on Sunday, July 21, with a 9-1 win over Mansfield at O’Grady Field in Salem, Mass. The victory represented the first state championship for a Needham baseball team participating in a Little League-sponsored state or national tournament in decades.
In 1954, Needham’s...
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Medfield’s Murphy makes Team USA lacrosse
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Representing your country in an event is a dream most Americans never get the opportunity to fulfill.
For Medfield’s Owen Murphy, though, that dream became a reality this past week. The 18-year-old Johns Hopkins-bound lacrosse star was selected to the 2020 United States training team, set to play in the...
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Center at Medfield hosts cook-out
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly
This summer can only be described as beautiful. Most days have had the sun high in the sky and hot temperatures, making it the absolutely perfect weather for barbecues. On Wednesday, July 10, seniors came to the Center, excited to attend one of its famous cook-outs. This was one...
Laps Around MAP raises cancer funds
With sincere excitement, Walking Club 2019 from the Medfield Afterschool Program (MAP) donated $1605 to help fund the research needed to cure cancer.
Under the guidance of respected MAP teachers Terri Lynch and Carol Brown, fifteen kindergartners and first graders were sponsored by moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, friends, teachers, and nannies to complete...
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Medfielders over the moon for parachutes
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By Ella Kohler
Hometown Weekly Intern
When summer temperatures climb too high for comfort, "fun in the sun" can quickly lose its appeal. On July 8, the Medfield Public Library offered a cool alternative to outdoor pastimes: forty fun-filled minutes of Parachute Play. The program involved a story, a craft and, of course, a parachute.
As...
Champs honored at Fenway
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After capturing the school’s first-ever Division III state championships in boys basketball this past winter, the Dover-Sherborn boys were honored at Fenway Park for their winning ways on July 15 ahead of the Red Sox game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The event capped off an absolutely incredible...
9U boys win Tondorf Tournament
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Spring baseball led to summer baseball, and the 9U boys of summer made it count. Eleven players from DS were selected to play in the prestigious MetroWest Tondorf Tournament. The league included teams from Ashland, Bellingham, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Medway, Millis, and Dover Sherborn.
The team played well in the regular season, going 5-5...
Game night provides friendly competition
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Game night is a time-honored tradition for friend groups and families alike. From basic card games, like go fish, to more complicated games like Monopoly, people get excited when it comes to playing a good game with their closest compatriots.
Twice a month, one group meets at the Dover Library...
Festival Day spreads creative joy
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By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Charles River Creative Arts Program, held in the summer at the Charles River School in Dover, is celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary this year. Since 1969, the camp has emphasized critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative skills, while students study performing and visual arts, athletics, and technology.
Walking through...
Project VAN visits Community Council
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
For most of the summer, kids fill their calendars working summer jobs and spending time with friends and family.
But for a few days in July, local kids sacrifice their time volunteering with Volunteers Around Needham (VAN). Each week of the month, a group of volunteers visits a different place in...
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NASA Ambassador teaches kids about Mars
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This year, the Needham Free Public Library’s summer reading program revolves around space exploration. So, last Tuesday, July 9, the Library invited NASA Solar System Ambassador Piyush Khopkar to speak about the red planet, Mars, and the science involved in exploring it.
While going to Mars is in so...
Connelly’s blast lifts Post 14 past Westwood
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham Post 14 and Westwood Post 320 met for the third and final time this season on Saturday afternoon. Unlike the first two times these District Six rivals squared off earlier this summer - the teams split a pair of 1-0 games in late June and early...
Medfielder Michaeli tackles plastic pollution
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each day, thousands of plastic bags needlessly end up in our oceans and in landfills around the world. Each day, the earth is polluted further and further. Now, communities are trying to reduce their pollution and make the world a better place. Sometimes, all it takes is for one person to...
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Medfield recalls Independence Day
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Around July 4, Americans prepare for celebrations around their communities. There are countless barbecues and pool parties, not to mention wrangling to find the perfect spot to catch fireworks. Through it all, though, everyone’s mind is fixated on the thought of how this country came to be.
And what...
Peak House welcomes visitors anew
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Anyone who has ever driven on 109 through Medfield has driven past the Peak House. For years, this house has welcomed third grade classes and history-lovers alike to explore the 308-year-old dwelling. During the summer, visitors are invited to see the house on Sundays.
But on July 7,...
Meg Tallon teaches cooking for two
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“They say if you don’t like something, you have to eat it fifteen times. I used to hate ginger, but I’ve eaten it so much that now I love it.”
Such was the advice from Meg Tallon to the people of Westwood and Dover attending her “eating for...
Concert on green entertains town
