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Walpole rallies at Camy/David 5K

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 10, the Walpole community visited the Walpole Italian-American Club to enjoy a 5K race and support a variety of organizations. It was the 18th year of the Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk, and despite the cold and rainy weather, there was still an excellent turnout. “I think...
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Toy drive to benefit Gifts for Kids

A holiday party and drive to benefit Gifts for Kids is scheduled for December 7 from 7-11 p.m. at Napper Tandy's in Walpole. The event will feature a DJ and light appetizers. For over 25 years, the Gifts for Kids program has helped ease the financial burden for families in need during the holiday season. Children...
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Platoon of Rebels sign NLIs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Walpole High School has pumped out a solid number of collegiate-level athletes over the years. On Thursday, a new wave of Rebels made it official as seven Walpole High athletes signed their National Letters of Intent to play a sport in college. Pitchers and due-to-be senior captains of Rebel...
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Seven Needham Rockets sign NLIs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_30101" align="alignright" width="300"]Pictured against Westwood in the 2018 South Sectionals in field hockey, Eileen Manning (9) will take her lacrosse talents to Marist next fall after getting after it one last time this spring for Needham High. Pictured against...
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NWC announces Holiday House Tour

The Needham Women's Club (NWC) has announced that tickets for the 21st annual Holiday House Tour are now on sale online at www.needhamwomensclub.org and at Needham's Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms. This year, the NWC will have up to six houses on the tour and will once again feature the Holiday Marketplace, “Gifts that Give...
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Temple Aliyah welcomes Craig Breslow

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Just weeks after the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, it was only fitting that a former Sox champion would come to Needham to speak at Temple Aliyah’s annual Men’s Club dinner. On Wednesday, November 14, Temple Aliyah welcomed former Red Sox reliever and Jewish baseball player Craig...
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Seibel, Hirschfeld sign NLIs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_30073" align="alignright" width="300"]Medfield’s Jaimee Hirschfeld (middle) poses with her family and coaches after signing her NLI to run track at Assumption College. Medfield’s Jaimee Hirschfeld (middle) poses with her family and coaches after signing her NLI to run track...
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Plastic Bag Reduction Initiative holds forum

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Thursday, November 15, the Medfield Plastic Bag Reduction Initiative hosted a public forum at the Medfield Public Safety Building to explain why it is important for the town to eliminate the use of plastic bags. This was the first of two forums for the week, and the overall...
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Food Cupboard encourages Giving Tuesday donations

With a week left in November and Giving Tuesday (Tuesday, November 27) only a few days away, the Medfield Food Cupboard is asking that residents include them in their annual end-of-year giving plans and help continue their mission of providing food to Medfield individuals and families in need. Each tax-deductible donation received will help feed...
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MHS ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ enchants

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent [caption id="attachment_30053" align="alignright" width="300"](L to R) Nicole Mulready playing Hermia; Marcus D'Angelo playing Lysander. (L to R) Nicole Mulready playing Hermia; Marcus D'Angelo playing Lysander.[/caption] The Medfield High School Theatre Society presented a lively version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”...
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Sherbornites make pumpkin centerpieces

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, November 13, members of the Sherborn Garden Club and other residents of the community visited the Sherborn Community Center to learn how to make succulent pumpkin centerpieces. [caption id="attachment_30046" align="alignright" width="300"]Owner of The Captured Garden Deborah Trickett shows members of the Garden Club how to... 			
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Raider XC makes history

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite having to battle through some non-ideal snowy and cold conditions, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School cross country team made history on Sunday afternoon at the All-States meet in Westfield. Led by junior Oliver Fried, the DS boys XC team finished fifth in the state, their best...
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DSHS to host performance of ‘Mr. Joy’

ArtsEmerson and partners are set to present "Mr. Joy," a play that explores issues of race and class in America. Directed by David Dower and performed by Adobuere Ebiama, the event will be held on Monday, November 26, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the Alan T. Mudge Auditorium at Dover Sherborn High School. Tickets...
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Quilters provide comfort, warmth to neighbors

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter   On Saturday, November 10, the Unitarian Universalist Area Church held a Quilt-A-Thon for quilters in the community.   The Quilt-A-Thon is part of the Power of the Quilt Project, which focuses on donating comfort quilts to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. [caption id="attachment_30029" align="alignleft" width="300"]A member of the Power... 			
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Train show returns to Wellesley

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 3, train enthusiasts and families visited the Wellesley Community Center to witness The Great Wellesley Train Show IV. The scene at the Community Center was an impressive sight. There were two different floors at the show, each displaying different trains moving around a large track. Different people built...
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BSO wows at Davis Museum

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Boston Symphony Orchestra brought their 2018–2019 Community Concerts series to a sold-out audience at the Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery in the Davis Museum, Wellesley College, on Sunday, November 11. The program, chosen to align with the Christiane Baumgartner: Another Country exhibit currently at the museum,...
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WHS swim/dive team wins BSC

By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Wellesley High School girls swim and dive team enjoyed an undefeated regular season, capping it off with first place at the Bay State Conference Championship meet at Wellesley College. The WHS team beat rivals Needham and Framingham, who, according to WHS team captain Emma Petrovich, "were close behind in 2nd and 3rd...
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Mass Hort readies Festival of Trees

Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Tenth Annual Festival of Trees will take place on Friday, November 23, through Sunday, December 9, at The Gardens at Elm Bank, located on 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The festival will showcase over 65 decorated trees and feature Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection. The Festival of Trees offers...
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Blood drive to honor Dan McCabe

A Red Cross memorial blood drive in honor of Dan McCabe is scheduled for Wednesday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, located on 207 Washington St. The event is co-sponsored by the Hills Church Youth Fellowship and Boy Scout Troop 182. As a 17 year-old, Dan McCabe gave...
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The play’s the thing at TMS

The play within a play is a dramatic device most commonly known from “Hamlet.” While this year’s sixth grade class at Thurston Middle School (TMS) isn’t tackling Shakespeare, their upcoming performance of “Myths at the Edge of the World” by Matt Webster will deliver four plays within one. The production is an extracurricular activity, but it...
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