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Furry friends find refuge at shelter
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Since 2004, pet lovers in need of a new companion have been coming to the Medfield Animal Shelter - whose residents are often found on Hometown Weekly’s pet page - to find their new best friends. In 2018 alone, 553 animals found new homes after their stays at the...
‘The Maids’ production upcoming
A production of Jean Genet's classic absurdist play "The Maids" will be performed at the Sherborn Community Center this month. The production is run entirely by a team of Dover-Sherborn students and alumni, who previously presented Jean-Paul Sartre's "No Exit" last June. The play tells the story of two maids, Solange and Claire, and follows...
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Raycroft named DIII Player of the Year
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was quite the year for Dover-Sherborn’s Cameron Raycroft and DS athletics in general. First, the DS boys took home the school’s first-ever Division III state championship in basketball this past winter, with Roycroft serving as one of the Raiders’ centerpieces on the offensive end as a small...
Jay Mankita teaches engineering through play
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With schools increasingly trying to lead children to STEM careers, there is a huge need to make engineering seem as fun as long-beloved subjects like art and music.
Looking to fill that gap, Jay Mankita brought his Rube Goldberg machine building event, Playful Engineers, to the Sherborn Community...
Students strut stuff at STEAM Fair
The Martha Jones School recently held a STEAM Fair to showcase the wide variety of talents of its student body. The fair lets students present projects they create in the areas of science, technology, engineering, art or math. Fair visitors viewed demonstrations and art displays from 100 students, and were treated to a concert by...
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Westwood PMC Kids Ride raises $50K
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Sunday, the kids of Westwood, along with a few adult volunteers that made sure they didn’t go astray, hopped on their bicycles to take part in the PMC Kids Ride, a fundraiser and bike ride designed to let kids take part in the Pan-Mass Challenge.
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WLT celebrating anniversary with summer hikes
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Westwood Land Trust (WLT) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since its incorporation in July 1999, WLT has permanently preserved over 220 acres in Westwood. To mark the occasion, WLT Board members will be leading hikes through several Westwood properties, most of them protected by WLT. All ages are welcome. Dogs are only allowed...
Hutchinson, Legion outlasted by Medfield
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After falling 10-0 to Medfield Post 110, whose roster is comprised mainly of Medfield High and Dover-Sherborn players, on Monday night, Westwood Legion Post 320 hosted Medfield on Thursday looking to bounce back and serve up some revenge to their rivals to the west.
Unfortunately for Westwood, whose...
Eagle project cleans up Cronk’s
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On June 22, Wellesley Conservation Council's Land Management team worked at the Cronk's Rocky Woodland Sanctuary on a special project leading toward the Boy Scouts of America's highest award of Eagle Scout for Edward Ryan, Troop 185 - Wellesley. The project team was managed by Scout Edward Ryan, with excellent work by scouts...
Caterpillar Club teaches kids about bugs
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Wednesday at 11 a.m., former preschool and kindergarten teacher Kathi Gariepy presented the Caterpillar Club, a weekly educational program designed for children to learn about the natural world around them. Taking place in Weezie’s Garden for Children, a space located within The Gardens at Elm Bank and...
Legion Post 14 battles Walpole rivals
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All seemed well for Needham Legion Post 14 on Monday night, as the Needham High, St. Sebastian’s, Belmont Hill and Wellesley High boys carried a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth against rival Walpole Post 104 at Eldracher Field.
Despite being down by four in the middle...
Bates students reach out to NRC
Three fifth grade students from Katherine Lee Bates Elementary school recently wrote a letter to the Wellesley NRC about the use of pesticides and fertilizers. The students have been learning about the negative impact of pesticide and fertilizer use on the environment and the living things in the environment, including humans.
Jack Burkhead, Natalia Medina, and...
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Walpole patriot Armand DuBois reminisces
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
PFC Armand DuBois, a 25-year-old 60mm mortar gunner, found himself lying on a bunk in an underground cell in an old French prison in August 1944, contemplating his shattered right arm. The pain felt like he had been slammed with a baseball bat.
D-Day was only a couple months earlier,...
Council on Aging holds birthday bash
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
With 250 babies born every minute, one would think that somebody would’ve had a birthday during the month of June to celebrate on Wednesday, June 19, for The Walpole Council on Aging’s monthly group birthday party.
With an abundance of vanilla and chocolate cupcakes and Hoodsie cups, seniors gathered and...
Katie Hurwitz awarded Girl Scouts scholarship
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA) has congratulated Katie Hurwitz of Walpole for earning a Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Scholarship. Each year, the council presents scholarships to local graduating Girl Scouts. Katie was awarded one of two scholarships valued at $1,500.
Katie is a senior at Walpole High School. A Girl Scout...
Walpole Legion rallies past Needham
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All seemed well for Needham Legion Post 14 on Monday night, as the Needham High, St. Sebastian’s, Belmont Hill and Wellesley High boys carried a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth against rival Walpole Post 104 at Eldracher Field.
Despite being down by four in the middle...
Needham’s Arrieta-Ruetenik an Unsung Heroine
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Georgina Arrieta-Ruetenik of Needham was named a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s 2019 class of Unsung Heroines. Senator Becca Rausch (D-Needham) nominated Arrieta-Ruetenik for this recognition because of her behind-the-scenes activism and commitment to serving the community of Needham. Arrieta-Ruetenik was honored with 130 other Unsung Heroines for...
Laser show electrifies Needham
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Monday, June 24, parents and their kids came to the Needham library to see a laser show. Fitting perfectly into the 2019 summer reading program’s theme of “A Universe of Stories,” the performance focused on the history of space travel, scientific discoveries, and popular space-themed stories and tropes.
The...
Legion Post 14 battles Walpole rivals
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All seemed well for Needham Legion Post 14 on Monday night, as the Needham High, St. Sebastian’s, Belmont Hill and Wellesley High boys carried a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth against rival Walpole Post 104 at Eldracher Field.
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