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Weymouth gets revenge against Walpole
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Earlier this year, the Weymouth boys basketball team lost to Walpole in a thriller at home, 59-56.
On Tuesday night, the Wildcats would get...
Bird Park quietly thrives in winter
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With the deep cold of winter, a stillness and a solitude falls over Bird Park. The great lawn, which stretches green and sings with laughter in the summer, falls brown and crunches underfoot in February. The basketball courts, wet and chained off, hold a pack of colorful Fisher-Price...
Folk titan John Gorka coming to Needham
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By Pam Steinfeld
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Editor's note: John Gorka, an artist Rolling Stone referred to as "the preeminent male singer-songwriter of the New Folk Movement," is set to perform at the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, February 9. To mark the occasion, the editor has interviewed Needham's Pam Steinfeld, herself a singer-songwriter, to put...
Needham smokes out underage tobacco use
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
On July 1, stores in Needham will no longer be able to sell mint, menthol, and wintergreen flavored tobacco products and vape products. The restriction is the result of an effort to reduce the underage use of tobacco products.
Needham previously banned other flavors of smoking products. However, prior legislation...
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Nawrocki, Schmalz hat tricks lift Lady-Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Sophomore forward Caroline Han (9) corrals a loose puck and fights off a stick check...
Tri-Valley meet competitive, fun
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Roxbury’s Reggie Lewis Center hosted the Tri-Valley League’s indoor track meet on Saturday night, February 2. The meet featured teams from Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, Medfield, and their conference opponents.
While there were many gifted athletes and innumerable great performances in Roxbury, a few did stand above the rest.
For the Medfield Warriors, the...
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Wamps freeze Lady-Rebels unbeaten streak
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The two lead dogs in the Bay State Conference Herget Division squared off for the second and final time this season on Saturday afternoon as the Walpole Lady-Rebels (12-3-1, 7-3-1) hosted the Braintree Wamps (12-3-0, 8-0-0) at Rodman Arena.
The Lady-Rebels, who entered the contest on...
Junghann family art exhibition opens
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On the evening of Friday, January 25, Medfield TV hosted a reception for the opening of the Junghann family art exhibition. With Junghann sisters Julia and Diane in attendance, visitors enjoyed some light snacks and four walls filled with three generations of one local...
DSEF brings augmented reality to schools
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A DSEF-funded virtual and augmented reality program is bringing the world into classrooms at Pine Hill, Chickering, and Dover Sherborn Middle School (DSMS).
The program enables educators to provide more dynamic learning experiences for K-8 students using Google Expeditions kits that allow teachers to take students on virtual field trips without leaving...
Scalabrine Classic invites local hoops players
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The Scalabrine Classic, an epic 3v3 basketball tournament for all ages and skill levels, will take place on Sunday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Roxbury Latin High School. Former Celtic and current NBC Boston Sports commentator Brian Scalabrine, commonly known as the “White Mamba,” will host the tournament...
Noon Hill rises by winter
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Millie, who lives on Rocky Lane, blends nicely into the terrain of Noon Hill.[/caption]
Noon Hill shoots out of the woods of Medfield like...
SFTA revelers enjoy ‘Conservation Connections’
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Sherborn Forest and Trail Association (SFTA) held its biannual cocktail party, “Conservation Connections: a Conscientious Cocktail Party,” on Friday night. Featuring the Dixieland music of John Clark, Jimmy Mazzy and Rick McWilliams, the night was a chance for the local hiking crowd to spend some time indoors...
Buckmaster Pond hike planned for Feb.
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Westwood residents are enjoying the monthly hikes with the Westwood Community Trails group.
The Westwood Community Trails group is inviting locals to explore various areas throughout the town. Richard de Reyna is leading hikes that will have residents discovering Westwood’s outdoor resources in a fun, safe, and healthy way. The next outing will be...
Westwood just too good for Dover-Sherborn
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The girls of Westwood High School beat Dover-Sherborn 57-24 last Monday afternoon, putting on a dazzling display of passing, cutting and forcing turnovers so well executed that you would have thought they were from Westwood, Los Angeles, not Westwood, Massachusetts.
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Donohue tallies pair as Wolverines tie Mustangs
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High varsity boys hockey team entered Saturday night’s contest with Norwood still unbeaten in TVL play and looking to keep pace with Medfield (also unbeaten) in the race for the conference crown.
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Roche, Lady-Rebels outlast Silk, Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Medfield High girls met on the hardwood last Thursday night in Walpole for their one and only meeting this season. Behind a game-high 22 points by junior guard Elisabeth Roche, the Lady-Rebels (7-6, 4-4) earned a huge 60-53 non-conference victory. Another big storyline for Walpole...
Footlighters ready ‘Miz Arnette’ for stage
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The Walpole Footlighters first production of 2019 is "The Mystery of Miz Arnette" by Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards.
October 1934, Hardesty, Oklahoma – Widower Reuben Landers and his daughter Floy Kate are desperately trying to hold on to the family farm, but it’s very difficult when the soil keeps blowing away....
Scholarship Fund holds annual fundraiser
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday night, the Walpole Scholarship Fund (WSF) hosted its annual fundraiser at the German-American Club of Walpole. With a 38 eight team cornhole tournament, a silent auction, and German beers flowing from the taps, Walpole residents enjoyed a night out together, with all proceeds going towards the WSF....
WHS hosts LGBTQ alumni panel
Westwood High School recently hosted a number of alumni on an LGBTQ panel as part of its Courageous Conversations program, through which students and staff work together to identify topics that should be discussed.
Spanish teacher Anne-Marie Sklarwitz organized the event, bringing together six alums who graduated from 1975 to 2017. Each spoke about...
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