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Library Friends host Cheers for Books

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Librarian Angie Howes and Tom Costello try out...

Snowboarder Sadie McKinlay stuns in Colorado

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Dover’s Sadie McKinlay hit the slopes...

Rational Rocket mathletes on positive vector

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff   It’s not often that high school students would give up a Friday to do math. It’s even less likely that they would give up a Friday to compete in a competition where they had to solve math problems. But Needham High School’s math team did just that a few...

Brinkhaus, Rockets outlast Foley, Rebels

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two Bay State Conference powers met on the lacrosse field on Thursday afternoon as the Walpole Rebels hosted the Needham Rockets at Turco Field. Walpole entered looking to rebound after a 14-6 defeat to Newton North, while Needham looked to make it two wins in a row to start...

Needham High School Makes a Statement

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The 14th annual Make a Statement Day, part of Own Your Peace Week, was held on Thursday, March 28, at Needham High School, in collaboration with Needham Youth & Family Services and the Own Your Peace Group. This year, Make a Statement Day created puzzle pieces as a way to speak out, educate...

Robert Mesrop gives watercolor demonstration

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday night, the Needham Library held a live watercolor showcase of Robert Mesrop’s work, in which Mesrop took around an hour to create an original painting in front of - and inspired by - the audience. Co-sponsored by the Needham Art Association and the Wellesley Society of Artists,...

Medfield softball starts 3-0

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After graduating a significant portion of their starting roster from last year’s team that went 12-8 in the regular season and made it to the Division II South quarterfinals, the Medfield High girls varsity softball team entered the 2019 season needing some new players to step up...

Shadow puppets pop up at library

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff One of the most pleasant forms of entertainment for children is the puppet show, though it often takes an extraordinary amount of skill and effort to perform a great one. On Thursday, March 28, the Medfield Library hosted what can only described as the most lively shadow puppet show...

Hunter’s Run raises funds, warms hearts

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff It was a sunny day - one of the first warm days of spring - when hundreds of people lined up outside of Medfield’s Kingsbury Club. For some of them, especially the youngest participants, this was their first run. For others, this was just their first run of...

Dover shows that it’s ‘got talent’

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Dover’s Got Talent eventual champion Nick Mangiaratti performs an Otis Redding classic.[/caption] On Friday night, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church held its first ever “Dover’s Got Talent”...

Brain Busters excel in robotics

The Sherborn-based Brain Busters robotics team has secured a spot at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) New England Championship. The team faired remarkably well for its first year competing at the high school level, and is ranked 16th out of over 200 teams in the New England region. The team earned its spot at the...

Martha Washington visits Sherborn

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff It’s rare that women from history get the attention they rightfully deserve. First Ladies, in particular, are rarely seen for their accomplishments in light of their husbands’ success. Seniors visiting Pilgrim Church on March 28 were given the chance to see those accomplishments a bit more clearly as...

Balter, Lady-Raiders off to hot start

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It used to be Walpole and Needham who were the annual favorites to win the Bay State Conference in girls lacrosse. Now? Wellesley is, without a doubt, the odds-on favorite to win not only the Bay State Conference, but also win all of Division I South. Coming...

Ten WPS staffers honored

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The Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF), Wellesley College and the Wellesley School Committee honored 10 staff members who contributed 25 years of their professional career to the Wellesley Public Schools at the Chair Ceremony, held on March 14 at the Wellesley College Alumni Hall. “These dedicated members of our team have collectively touched the...

Wellesley STEM Expo dazzles

By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Wellesley Education Foundation’s (WEF) STEM Expo 2019, which took place on April 6 at Wellesley High School, was the 4th iteration of what organizers have called "a labor of love.” The Expo was a collaboration between committed volunteers, community members, corporate sponsors, Wellesley public/private schools’ teachers and staff, exhibitors and attendees....

Middle schoolers present colorful theater production

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent On March 29, 30, and 31, the Blake Middle School Theater presented the musical “How to Eat Like a Child and Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-Up” by Delia Ephron, John Forster, Judith Kahan. The production was colorful, energetic, fun, and larger-than-life, with excellent performances all around. The...

MCPE Spelling Bee a blast

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On Wednesday, March 27, students in grades 2 through 5 participated in Medfield Coalition for Public Education’s (MCPE’s) 14th Annual Spelling Bee. Teams of 2-4 students arrived, excited to demonstrate their spelling abilities and show off their creative costumes. Forty one teams participated in the Wheelock session, moderated by third grade teacher Jim...

Hometown stars shine in Carrier Dome

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Lacrosse has become a brand in towns such as Medfield, Needham, Sherborn, and Wellesley. On Wednesday afternoon in Syracuse, New York, this brand was put on full display when the No. 14 Union College Dutchmen (7-1, 2-0) squared off against the Middlebury Panthers (3-5, 2-3) in the Carrier...

Hometown kids sing their hearts out

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent Medfield High School’s SoundWaves and four other high school a cappella groups, including Westwood’s Passing Notes and Needham’s Fermata Nowhere, amazed the audience at Medfield High School’s A Cappella Night on Friday, March 29, at the school’s Lowell Mason Auditorium. They were joined by the accomplished Medfield Jr. Jazz...

‘Adventureman’ inspires Pine Hill students

On Friday March 22, Jamie McDonald (aka Adventureman) spoke to students at Pine Hill Elementary. Jamie recently completed his year-long run across the United States, which finished in Gloucester, to raise money for Sick Kids Hospitals. He took time off along the way to visit Pine Hill and share his message that all of us...

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