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2019 Medfield wall calendar available

2019 Medfield wall calendar available

The all-new Medfield wall calendar for 2019, with proceeds benefiting the Medfield Food Cupboard, is now available for sale at various retailers around town. A full-sized, full-color, 13-month calendar, it features photos taken exclusively of Medfield, and 50 percent of the profits are donated to the Food Cupboard each year. This is the calendar's fifth...

An uplifting winter concert in Medfield

An uplifting winter concert in Medfield

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Medfield High School Music Department presented their winter concert on December 11 at 7 p.m. in the school’s Lowell Mason Auditorium. Excitement filled the air as the large crowd settled in to hear the varied program performed by the Concert Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, and Concert Band. The...

Garden Club holiday party warms hearts

Garden Club holiday party warms hearts

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Smiles as Spanish carols are attempted.

Smiles as Spanish carols are attempted.[/caption] The event room at the Westwood Senior center was a wintry field of red, green and soft white on Thursday afternoon as the Westwood Garden Club hosted...

DSHS serenades Historical Society

DSHS serenades Historical Society

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Thanks to the Dover Sherborn High School's a cappella singing group, Noteworthy, the Dover Historical Society launched the holiday season in grand style. A dozen singers performed in the Caryl Farm’s Fisher Barn. They serenaded visitors with a delightful array of seasonal music, which they had chosen and arranged themselves. They and the audience...

Thomas Philbin takes LBE award

Thomas Philbin, Westwood's Energy Manager, was honored at the Massachusetts State House on December 6, 2018 with a Public Sector Individual Award in the 12th annual Leading by Example (LBE) awards. These awards, given by the Baker-Polito administration, recognize those who promote clean energy and sustainable initiatives. Additionally, Philbin was awarded congratulatory citations on the LBE award...

Sherborn Library finds refuge at home

Sherborn Library finds refuge at home

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By Alex Oliveira Hometown Weekly Reporter Since the Sherborn Library closed for extensive renovations in December 2016, the library’s collection and staff have found a welcoming temporary home in the Sherborn Community Center. “The Community Center has been very kind to us, letting us integrate ourselves into their space,” Said Liz Rowland, the library’s Assistant Director. [caption...

Westwood residents contribute to Elite football success

Westwood residents contribute to Elite football success

On Dec. 2nd, at Dexter/Southfield in Brookline, MA the sixth, seventh and eighth grade Massachusetts Elite football teams won their way into the Elite 8 of the FBU National Championship. This year’s eighth grade team features six athletes with Westwood connections. Five of the players are from Xaverian (Matt Defeo, Alex Saunders, Cole Jette, Michael Oates...

McDonough, Wolverines blank Warriors

McDonough, Wolverines blank Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 6-3 victory at Framingham on Friday afternoon, the Medfield/Norton High girls varsity hockey team returned home to Rodman Arena on Saturday night to open up TVL play against rival Westwood. Like the Warriors (1-2-0, 0-1-0) the Lady-Wolverines (2-0-0, 1-0-0) also entered Saturday’s tilt coming...

Town Report Committee seeks Dover photos

The Dover Town Report Committee is inviting photography enthusiasts to submit their work for publication consideration in the upcoming 2018 Dover Town Report. The committee seeks photographs that showcase Dover and it's citizens through themes such as nature and wildlife, architectural highlights, sports events, everyday town scenes or events that include Dover Days, summer concerts,...

Warriors dominate Raiders in opener

Warriors dominate Raiders in opener

By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Friday night, Dover-Sherborn just wasn’t ready for Medfield’s defense. In what would end up ultimately being a 61-23 loss to the Medfield Warriors, the ladies of Dover-Sherborn seemed shell-shocked at the multi-faceted, hyper-aggressive defense they were facing. Early on in the game, Dover-Sherborn could barely get the ball over half-court...

Festival of Trees illuminates holiday season

Festival of Trees illuminates holiday season

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The lights of the Snow Village carnival can make you forget it is not a real place.

The lights of the Snow Village carnival can make you forget it is not a real place.[/caption] As your car winds down...

Resilience for Wellesley

By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Resilience Project is an innovative initiative designed to promote the mental health and well-being of adolescents through school-community based support for students, parents, educators, counselors and communities. Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) and Wellesley High School PTSO, in partnership with Newton-Wellesley Hospital, have been working to put this collaboration into place. It...

Methuen Ballet brings ‘Nutcracker’ to Wellesley

Methuen Ballet brings ‘Nutcracker’ to Wellesley

Methuen Ballet Ensemble will waltz into Wellesley on Thursday, December 27, at 2:30 p.m. at Wellesley High School, 50 Rice Street in the Katherine L. Babson Jr. Auditorium. The company will perform Excerpts from “The Nutcracker” and ballerinas will guide the audience through the Land of Sweets in Tchaikovsky’s second act of the holiday classic. ...

Guiffre’s 22 lifts Lady-Raiders past Revere

Guiffre’s 22 lifts Lady-Raiders past Revere

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Molly Cronin (10) directs traffic and sets up a play.

Molly Cronin (10) directs traffic and sets up a play. [/caption] Coming off a 45-27 season-opening victory at Medway on December 10, the Wellesley High School...

1A field construction plan unveiled

1A field construction plan unveiled

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Gene Bolinger discusses possible changes to his plan.

Gene Bolinger discusses possible changes to his plan.[/caption] After extensive studying and planning, Weston & Sampson unveiled their proposed field construction plan for the 1A fields in Walpole and took questions...

Walpole Co-op Bank, Person of the Year

Walpole Co-op Bank, Person of the Year

Since their founding in 1987, The Friends of St. Patrick have been dedicated to helping neighbors and celebrating those who do the same through their annual Person of the Year award and annual luncheon. Recently, the Friends announced a unique and unprecedented choice for the 2019 award recipient – Walpole Co-operative Bank. “We are so proud...

Rebel hockey opens season 1-1

Rebel hockey opens season 1-1

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Mike DiCenzo (11) fights off a Mansfield fore-checker and gets the puck up the boards.

Mike DiCenzo (11) fights off a Mansfield fore-checker and gets the puck up the boards. [/caption] The Walpole High School varsity...

Clerici String Quartet wows in Walpole

Clerici String Quartet wows in Walpole

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The quartet bows to a standing ovation.

The quartet bows to a standing ovation.[/caption] The Clerici String Quartet gave a performance to audience members at the Italian American club in Walpole on Saturday afternoon. A part of the Carol...

Zullo Gallery unveils holiday exhibit

Zullo Gallery unveils holiday exhibit

By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Medfield’s Zullo Gallery Center For the Arts unveiled its holiday pieces this week, but visitors won’t find any Christmas trees, elves or stockings covered in glitter - just reasonably-priced pieces from local Massachusetts artists. [caption id="attachment_30596" align="alignright" width="600"]

Medfield’s Tom Cadman provided ceramics, the first ever exhibited at the...
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MacTavish, Warrior hockey ready for next step

MacTavish, Warrior hockey ready for next step

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite entering the tournament as the No. 8 seed, Medfield High School boys hockey nearly captured the Division II South title last season, winning their way to the sectional finals before falling to No. 3 Plymouth, 6-3. With last season’s tough ending behind them, the Warriors enter 2018-2019 ready to...

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