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Cooking with Jessica at the CATH

By Paula Roberts

Hometown Weekly Reporter

On October 17,  2023, a lucky group of chefs, who registered before the class, were treated to a wonderful lesson on cooking Butternut Squash Soup by Jessica Weiss at the Center at the Heights (CATH). Chefs gathered in kitchen at the...

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Raiders squash the Mohawks

By Jeff Kiesling 

Community Contributor 

The DSHS Varsity Football Team won on the road against Tri-Valley League rival Millis on the road last Friday night to even their season record at 3-3 and keep their playoff hopes alive.  The Raiders led by two scores at the half...

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Raiders squash Mustangs

By Jeff Kiesling

Community Contributor 

The DSHS Varsity Football Team secured an exhilarating victory last Friday night at Medway High School in a closely contested matchup. The game witnessed a seesaw battle between the two teams, with the outcome hanging in the balance until the final seconds....

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DS Field Hockey dominates Panthers

By Jeff Kiesling

Community Contributor 

The DS Varsity Field Hockey team defeated the Holliston High Panthers at home on September 27 to push their record to 4-1-1 on the season.  The two squads tied in their only meeting last year.  The Raiders were looking for a win...

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Westwood Seniors aspirations for the future

By Ethan Lu

Hometown Weekly Correspondent 

The rising seniors of Westwood High School found themselves bracketed by two major milestones. The first of August kicked off college admissions for Fall 2024 with the rollover of Common App, the digital one-stop shop for college applications. The thirtieth signaled...

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Girls Volleyball 4-0 to start the season

By Susan McNeil

Community Contributor 

The Walpole High School (WHS) Varsity Volleyball team has embarked on a spectacular start to the season, clinching four consecutive victories that have ignited excitement among both fans and players, raising hopes for an exceptional season.

The team's successful...

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Raiders pick up first victory

By Jeff Kiesling 

Community Contributor 

Dover Sherborn’s Varsity Football Raiders picked up their first win of the season last Thursday night at  Sharon High School by defeating the host Eagles by the final score of 7-0. The Raiders had suffered two tough losses against non-conference opponents to...

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Medfield falls to Dedham in home opener

By Curran Coakley 

Community Contributor

After shutting out Medway on the road, the Warriors entered their home opener against Dedham on a high note. However, the unpredictability of football and the whims of the football gods became evident.

The Warriors now find themselves back...

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Raiders open the 2023 season

By Jeff Riesling

Community Contributor 

Dover-Sherborn High School's Varsity Football team commenced their 2023 season on Friday night with a challenging road defeat against non-conference rival, Ashland High School Clockers, by a score of 28-19. The Clockers employed an unconventional run-blocking scheme, relying on multiple pulling linemen...

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Pine Hill Elementary construction underway

By Ethan Lu

Hometown Weekly Correspondent 

Few Zoom meetings inspire the lower half of the jaw to escape the embrace of its upper sibling and swan-dive for the floor. The joint meeting of the Permanent Building and School Building Committees on August 16th at 6:00 PM was...

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Warriors football prepare for regular season

By Curran Coakley

Community Contributor 

Following a narrow defeat to a strong Dover-Sherborn last Thanksgiving there was one emotion on the minds of all players and coaches as they closed out last season: hope.  

The Warriors had come up just short against a...

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Dover-Sherborn presents “Big Fish” 

By Amanda Christy Brown 

Parent Volunteer

The acclaimed Broadway production, "BIG FISH," an enchanting musical odyssey, is set to grace the Sherborn Community Center stage from August 23rd to August 26th. This captivating musical, centered around family, is a collaborative endeavor, featuring multiple sets of siblings in...

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Westwood’s summer triumph: Championship glory

The Westwood 11A summer baseball team secured the championship title at the 2023 annual Summer Blast tournament held in Sandwich, MA from July 20th through July 23rd, surpassing a field of 14 teams from Massachusetts and Connecticut. This victory marks the first time a Westwood team has won the tournament at any age...

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HT10: Meet the editor

Hometown Weekly Editor, Julia Beauregard, shares some insights into her life by answering questions from the Hometown Ten. HT10 is a set of ten interview questions that we’ll be asking members of our communities. Be sure to keep an eye out for new installations of

the Hometown Ten, and to...

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Hometown Cartoonists unite at ConTropolis

Hometown Weekly Staff

Hometown talent converged last month when long time Hometown cartoonist Tim Jones and up-and-coming Hometown artist Carter Witham met for the first time at Comic Con’s “ConTropolis”  convention at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough.  Jones as a featured guest artist at the convention and Witham...

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Go forth and celebrate together

Hometown Weekly Staff

Despite the threat of rain in the forecast, Memorial Field came to life once again as the Needham Exchange Club brought the Fourth of July festivities to Needham. The July 3rd festivities kicked off around 5:30pm as crowds gathered to check out the food tents, pony rides,...

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Pine Hill is making progress

Almost a year into the construction of the new Pine Hill Elementary School on Gay St., the School Building Committee (SBC) is happy to report that the project is going well. 

“Thanks to the diligence of our general contractor and the hard work of both our project manager and our...

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Writers celebrated in Walpole

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

This spring, the Walpole Cultural Council held their second annual, town-wide writing contest, Walpole Writes. The contest was open to all residents of Walpole, elementary school students through adults, and to nonresident students at Walpole schools. 

Entries were...

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A fun start to summer at Bellforge

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

On June 21, an enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the first concert in the Summer Sounds series at the Bellforge Arts Center. On the sunny, summer solstice evening, folks of all ages relaxed on picnic tables, blankets, and chairs, enjoyed BBQ from Ribpublic’s...

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Needham Has Pride

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Sunday, June 18th, 2023 Needham hosted its second annual pride event “Needham Has Pride”. The event was co-hosted by First Parish in Needham and The Congregational Church of Needham and the day was filled with love and color. 

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