By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Thursday, October 10, kids travelled down to the children’s floor of the Dover Town Library to enjoy an autumn-themed craft party. There was a craft for every kid, with three different stations setup throughout the room. The program, designed by Liz, the librarian assistant, was open to kids of all...
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Raiders fight Blackhawks in downpour
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Down 14-0 in the third quarter and getting stuffed on the one-yard line on a failed fourth down conversion, the Dover-Sherborn football team had every opportunity to quit Friday afternoon against Bellingham. Their bleachers were barely half-full, it was cold, it was windy, it was downpouring, and the...
Westwood’s Viti a writer and fighter
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By Ella Kohler
Hometown Weekly Intern
“He said, ‘Do you write poetry now?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I never show it to anyone.’”
For much of Westwood resident Lynne Viti’s life, she kept her writing private. However, she is now an award-winning poet and author with numerous published works. Along the way, Viti learned —...
Spotlight learns fire safety
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Thursday October 3, the Westwood Council on Aging received a visit from some very special guests. The guests had been invited by Community Spotlight, a new group in Westwood formed to help understand the community and what it has to offer residents. Attendees at this Spotlight session -...
Mustangs outlast Wolverines
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
So far this season, Westwood High boys soccer holds a respectable 3-4-1 record at home. Playing away from Flahive Field, however, has been a problem for the Wolverines, who are 0-5-0 on the road this season and 3-9-1 overall (3-8-1 TVL).
On Thursday, the Wolverines made the...
Library hosts origami masters teaching craft
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Most people assume that every piece of origami was invented hundreds of years ago in Japan. This is incorrect, as origami is a legitimate art with new pieces being created every day. To this end, on Sunday afternoon, September 29, the Wellesley Library hosted origami masters Michael G....
Raider comeback falls short in classic
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The annual Wellesley and Natick football game is often a date circled on the calendar. This season, however, there was a lot more than bragging rights on the line; the game’s winner would be able to control its own destiny for the Herget Division title.
Despite a late surge...
Owls fly into Bird Park
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Sunday, September 22, visitors trekked through Walpole’s Bird Park to see a unique bird show. Husband and wife team Mark and Marcia Wilson, accompanied by a few of their feathered friends, taught their audience all about owls.
Marcia began by performing a perfect imitation of an owl...
Walpole resident Chiodo an Eagle Scout
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On September 22, Walpole resident John Chiodo was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by the Boy Scouts of America at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony. Eagle Scout is the highest Boy Scout rank. Nationally, only 4 percent of Boy Scouts attain this esteemed recognition. The path to Eagle Scout requires...
Strong second half lifts Rockets over Rebels
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Herget Division rivals Needham and Walpole met on the pitch at Bird Middle School on Monday afternoon for the second and final time this season. The Rockets (7-2-1, 6-1-1) came to Walpole looking to complete the season sweep of the Rebels (2-6-1, 2-4-0) after earning a 3-0 win...
Team effort from Needham smothers Wamps
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday night, the winless Needham Rockets football team travelled to Braintree, scored fourteen points in the first quarter and shut down the Wamps’ offense to hold on for a 14-6 win. The victory was the first for the Rockets and moved them to 1-4 on the year.
On...
Rocket volleyball blasts off in Natick
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By Maddie Gerber
Hometown Weekly Intern
The Needham girls varsity volleyball team continues to assert its dominance over the Herget Division, adding another win against Natick to its already impressive undefeated record of 8-0 and officially securing a spot in the post-season. Although the Rockets had already played the Redhawks in their...
Medfield football stuffed by Ashland
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Entering on the heels of a tough 41-6 defeat to division-leading Holliston (4-0, 3-0), the Medfield High football team traveled to Ashland on Saturday needing a win to get back on track and realistically stay alive for a shot at winning TVL Large.
Unfortunately for the Warriors (2-2,...
Medfield powers past Dover-Sherborn
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday afternoon, the Medfield boys soccer team beat Dover-Sherborn on the Raiders’ home field, 2-1, in a low scoring game in which an injury-riddled Dover-Sherborn team looked flat for long stretches.
Disaster struck early for The Raiders when around ten minutes into the game, a Medfield cross bounced...
First Sherborn Friendstoberfest a hit
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Supporters of the Sherborn Library travelled to Powisset Farm on Friday, October 4, to celebrate Friendstoberfest. A social Oktoberfest-themed fundraiser put on by the Friends of the Sherborn Library, the event was held in lieu of the group’s annual Friendsgiving celebration.
Despite the cold weather, people came out...
Shue’s late strike propels Raiders by Warriors
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the top girls soccer teams in the TVL met on the pitch at Medfield High School on Tuesday as Medfield played host to bitter rival Dover-Sherborn for the first and only time this season.
The Raiders (9-1-0) entered on the heels of a 2-1 bounce-back victory...
Downey Elementary named Blue Ribbon School
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The U.S. Department of Education has named Westwood’s Downey Elementary School a National Blue Ribbon School for 2019, joining 362 other schools from around the nation. Schools are awarded a National Blue Ribbon based on overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
“It is an honor to be named...
Westwood students are responsible Digital Citizens
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Give children a computer and the world is at their fingertips, but with that access comes a host of potential pitfalls. How do they learn to manage their time? How do they identify fact from fiction when searching Google for information? When Westwood Public Schools gave each of its high school students a...
COA cooks at Powisset Farm
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Visitors from the Westwood Council on Aging visited Powisset Farm on Thursday, September 26, to learn all about cooking with herbs during a class taught by Didi Emmons. Emmons is a professional chef who has founded four successful restaurants. She is also the author of several books, including...
Porkers too much for talented Franklin
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There are some games that are far closer than what the final score might suggest, and there are other games that are nowhere near as close as the final score shows. In the case of Walpole’s 2-1 win over Franklin on Saturday afternoon, the final score is far from indicative of...
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