Blake Middle School (BMS) sixth graders spent three days this fall learning and exploring at Hale Education, an experience teachers say helped students grow both as learners and as a grade.
Nearly 200 students took part in an outdoor program that combined science lessons with group challenges on Hale’s wooded trails and activity areas.
Plaque honors fallen Civil War Soldier
Michael Amaral has presented a memorial plaque to the Walpole Public Library, dedicated to Walpole’s Private Lowell E. Hartshorn, of the Massachusetts 56th Veteran Volunteers, Co. A. The plaque will be placed in the Walpole Room at the library.
Pvt. Hartshorn of Walpole, was taken prisoner in May 1864 at the Battle of North Anna, Virginia,...
Crafting poems into printed art at NFPL
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) welcomed back Needham Poet Laureate Anne E. G. Nydam to host a class introducing people to a unique art skill that she pairs with her poetry, block printing!
Block printing is typically done with linoleum or...
WFD faces three major calls in one weekend
The Westwood Fire Department responded to three significant fires over the weekend of December 12-14, requiring emergency recalls of off-duty personnel for each incident and prompting department officials to highlight ongoing staffing shortages.
The busiest call came on Friday night at Fox Hill Village, a five-story, 350-unit...
WPL hosts inaugural book swap
By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor
The Westwood Public Library (WPL) successfully hosted its inaugural Adult Holiday Season Book Swap on Tuesday evening in the Main Library's Community Meeting Room.
The event invited community members to bring 1-5 gently used adult or young adult books in good...
Lauren Gordon leads Walpole Recreation
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Lauren Gordon started as the Recreation Director for the Town of Walpole in the first week of July 2025. She hit the ground running with the Independence Day fireworks, the opening of town pools and summer camps.
The Rec Department manages over 150 programs for all ages...
Raiders show resilience to the end
The Dover-Sherborn football team ended the season on a high note, showcasing strong team play and resilience. After struggling through the first seven games of the season, the Raiders entered their November 14th matchup against the Wareham Vikings with high expectations. The team had recently won back-to-back games against Millis and Southeastern Regional High...
Warriors place exclamation point on outstanding season
By Chris Seitz Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Prior to the season, Medfield’s varsity football players hit the gym to improve their strength, speed and stamina. In-season, they spent afternoons, nights and weekends dedicated to making themselves and their teammates better. They nursed broken bones and multi-colored bruises – they bled for each other. They left it...
Warriors place exclamation point on outstanding season
By Chris Seitz Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Prior to the season, Medfield’s varsity football players hit the gym to improve their strength, speed and stamina. In-season, they spent afternoons, nights and weekends dedicated to making themselves and their teammates better. They nursed broken bones and multi-colored bruises – they bled for each other. They left it...
Learning how fiction can save the world at NFPL
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
Fantasy and science fiction are some of the most popular genres today, but they can still be looked down on by the public for their “unserious” nature. Needham Poet Laureate, fantasy author, and artist Anne E. G. Nydam hosted a program at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) to share...
The Block opens in Islington
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday, November 25th, Supreme Companies, Inc. held a ceremony to officially open their new mixed-use multi-family community building, “The Block,” at 22 Everett Street. This project came after the passage of the MBTA Communities Act in early 2021, which Mass.gov explains requires all MBTA Communities, such as Westwood,...
Pine Hill students further family legacy
Jones to represent NCS at RI ComicCon
Hometown Weekly cartoonist Tim Jones will be attending this year’s Rhode Island ComicCon, representing the National Cartoonist Society (NCS). The local cartoonist and Massachusetts native is best known for his self-syndicated comic strip; “SOUR GRAPES.” A whimsical comic strip about “Aesop”, a miserable-flying dog, living in a strange, problematic and troubled world with his...
Townwide Food Drive on November 15th
The Westwood Cub Scout Troops will once again be hosting their annual “Scouting For Food” Drive to benefit the Westwood Food Pantry on Saturday, November 15th. All residents are encouraged to participate in this drive that stocks the food pantry’s shelves for the coming months.
Over the weekend of November 8/9th members of the...
Montrose builds turf fields and restores wetlands
Montrose School is excited to announce their Campus Renewal Project is fully underway and expected to finish by summer of 2026. Thanks to generous benefactors, the $8.5 million project includes the installation of two new, regulation-sized turf fields and the restoration of the property’s wetlands.
Montrose...
Undefeated Medfield Football becomes TVL Small Champs
By Charlie Bean Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Prior to the matchup that would decide the 2025 TVL Small Championship, Medfield’s coaching staff emphasized a message about control. Given life’s unpredictability, they noted, not everything is controllable. The difference, according to the coaches, is that athletes are given the ability to control their fate and the outcome...
“Love/Sick” at Dover-Sherborn High School
The DSHS Drama Program production of “Love/Sick” opens this weekend. After putting on full-length story plays the last few years like Macbeth, Sherlock Holmes, and Radium Girls, this vignette-style play is a change of pace. Playwright John Cariani describes the play as a nine-play cycle about love and loss. It features quick dialogue and...
NOS exhibits at the Community Gallery
Photos courtesy of Needham Open Studios
The active artists of Needham Open Studios are exhibiting for the first time at the Community Gallery at Christ Church, Needham. The public is invited to the Holiday Sale/Opening Art Reception on Sunday, November 16, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Visitors can enjoy the art exhibit...
Housing growth makes Downtown a Destination
This is part 1 of a 2-part story about how downtown Walpole is seeing steady investment as it continues to attract developers, homebuyers and renters alike. This story explores what’s driving this development and the influx of new residents. Next week part 2 will provide an update on the latest development projects in downtown...
“Space Princess Wars” Coming to Westwood High School
Get out your light sabers. “Space Princess Wars,” a comedic play that blends “ The Princess Bride” and the “Star Wars” film franchise, is coming to the Westwood High School stage Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
“We chose this gem specifically because it is such...
