Recently, H. 3643, an act authorizing the Town of Medfield to enter into a long-term lease for an arts and cultural center, was signed into law. This law, shepherded through the legislative process by State Representative Denise Garlick (D-Needham), State Senator Paul Feeney (D-Foxborough), and State Representative Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk), will allow Town of Medfield, which has...
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Gazebo concert a classic summer scene
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Thursday night, August 8, in the gazebo in front of the library, the Medfield Employers and Merchants Organization (MEMO) presented The Shane Wood Jazz Trio, a jazz band led by Medfield resident/Berklee College of Music grad Shane Wood on vocals and piano, Neil Kruszkowski on saxophone and...
Museum of Science comes to Dover
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
August usually boats some of the hottest days of summer. With high temperatures, people tend to crank up air conditioners, jump in pools, and try to stay as cool as possible. On Wednesday, August 14, kids and their parents flocked to the Dover Library to see Super Cold Science,...
DS football ready to impress
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a 4-3 regular season that earned them the No. 7 seed in Division V South, along with a Thanksgiving victory over rival Medfield, Dover-Sherborn football is ready to take the next step and build upon that success in 2019.
Leading the Raiders this season will be five senior...
Super Awesome Fun Time moves outdoors
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
No matter how super, awesome and fun Dover Library’s Super Awesome Fun Time is when it takes place inside the Dover Library, it’s hard to beat being out in the sunshine, with the insects, butterflies and flowers of The Gardens at Elm Bank.
On Thursday, August 15, Nancy Tegeler...
Embroidery sews ideas together
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
For hundreds of years, women have been stitching together as a way of getting work done and socializing. While it was once a necessary part of life, stitching has become a beloved hobby for many people living in the United States. To that end, each Thursday night, starting...
Historic summer for Walpole baseball
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Baseball has always been one of Walpole’s strengths, from Little League all the way up to the high school level. In 2019, Walpole baseball showcased its thoroughness in a way that few towns ever have. Along with winning, one common denominator throughout the spring and summer for Walpole...
Walpole celebrates EPA Superfund success
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
When the various Walpole town officials, EPA members and police officers that showed up to celebrate the success of the Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund site went on a walk to examine the new senior center, police station and remediation of Lewis Pond on Thursday morning, you’d be...
Pfaff, Westwood football ready for battle
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite what may have been a bit of a rebuilding year in 2018, Westwood High football still earned itself a spot in the Division IV South playoffs with a 3-4 regular season record. The Wolverines nearly took out No. 2 Milton in the quarterfinals, dropping a heartbreaker, 20-16.
This...
Minuteman Library Crawl lets libraries strut
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On August 1, various libraries that make up the Minuteman Library Network - including those of Wellesley, Dover, Sherborn, Westwood and Medfield - hosted a library crawl, designed to introduce people to what makes each and every one of the network’s libraries unique. Community members were tasked with...
WestwoodWinds celebrate ‘Milestones’
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Monday night, August 5, WestwoodWinds presented “Milestones,” a celebration of the music they’ve played over the course of their ten years as a community band, to those in attendance in the Westwood High School cafeteria courtyard.
To celebrate the momentous occasion, the band opted to play one piece...
Fletcher, Wellesley football ready for battle
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 5-2 regular season earned Wellesley High football the No. 4 seed in Division II South last fall. After a tough 35-0 loss to Braintree in the quarterfinals, followed by a Thanksgiving defeat to arch rival Needham, it’s safe to say the Raiders are ready to get...
WTP presenting ‘Bright Star’
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Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) is set to present "Bright Star" on August 15-16 at 7 p.m., and August 17 at 2 p.m. All performances will take place at the The Katherine L. Babson Auditorium at Wellesley High School, located at 50 Rice St, Wellesley. Tickets are priced $15 for adults and $10 for...
Greg and Axel Show dazzles kids
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The classic magician’s assistant is an attractive woman in a bright red dress who acts to distract audience members from wherever the illusionist doesn’t want them looking.
But kids aren’t distracted by pretty girls in red dresses, they’re distracted by dogs.
So, to that end, on the night...
Droid-making workshop electrifies library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Any person who has ever seen “Star Wars” knows the feeling of wanting to have a droid of one’s own. Whether it’s the worrisome C3-PO, the talkative but helpful R2-D2, the small and sassy BB-8, or one of the hundreds of others from the “Star Wars” universe, there...
Historic summer for Needham Sharks
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After growing in size from just 82 swimmers last summer to 105 this summer, more than half of which (59) qualified for the A Regional Championships, along with an 8-3 dual meet record in the Suburban Summer Swim League, it’s safe to call the summer of 2019 a successful one for the...
New Legacy Swing gets crowd dancing
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While it wasn’t a swing dancing concert, on Thursday night at the Memorial Park gazebo, New Legacy Swing had at least one couple dancing - and pretty much everyone in the crowd bobbing their heads along to American favorites like “Blue Skies” and “Fly Me to the Moon.”
Based...
Medfield football out to prove
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Last season was a tough one for Medfield High football; the team lost to DS on Thanksgiving and failed to qualify for the postseason.
In 2019, though, the Warriors hope to change that - and they certainly have the talent to do it. Leading Medfield this season will be...
Peak House hosting hewing demonstration
Members of the community can check out the process of converting a log from its rounded, natural form into lumber using primarily an axe this coming Sunday, August 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 345 Main Street. Admission is free.
Attendees will be guided by Duane Houghton, a preservation/restoration carpenter, while he uses his antique tools...
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Sign Language Club signals success
