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Dover makes care kits for homeless

Dover makes care kits for homeless

By Alexander Oliveira Hometown Weekly Reporter As part of their Dover Unplugged program, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church invited members of the congregation and the greater community to fill over 225 care bags for two Boston homeless shelters this past Friday night. “It’s the giving season” said event organizer Carol Chirico, “and we’ve got the whole community putting...

Medfielders turn holidays green at library

Medfielders turn holidays green at library

By Alex Oliveira Hometown Weekly Reporter It goes without saying that Medfield is dreaming of a white Christmas, but at the Public Library on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Medfielders were learning how to make a green one. [caption id="attachment_30591" align="alignleft" width="600"]

Bri leads the crew in bag making she called “basically origami.” Photos by...
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Holiday party delights Sherborn seniors

Holiday party delights Sherborn seniors

By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Even with a well problem shutting down the water inside of Sherborn’s Pilgrim Church, both the holiday spirit and the spirit of giving flowed freely throughout the Sherborn Council on Aging’s Senior Holiday Party on Thursday afternoon. Holiday music played and food was served, but while the meal was tasty and the...

He Will Indeed be Missed

He Will Indeed be Missed

This Old Town He Will Indeed be Missed In 1651, the first Board of Selectmen in the newly-founded town of Medfield consisted of five of the town’s most respected men: Mr. Ralph Wheelock, Timothy Dwight, Robert Hinsdale, John Frairy and Benjamin Alby. In those early years, the Board of Selectmen consisted of five members elected annually. It...

Paolatto, Raider hockey ready to impress

Paolatto, Raider hockey ready to impress

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor A new era is underway in Dover-Sherborn. Beginning this 2018-2019 season, the Raiders will be teaming up with Weston High School for a three-town varsity boys hockey program. After a 10-8-2 regular season, DS was awarded the No. 15 seed in Division III South last winter. With several key impact...

CDC coordinates drive for homeless children

CDC coordinates drive for homeless children

The teachers and families of The Center for the Development of Children (CDC) recently partnered with Horizons for Homeless Children to assist those in need. The mission of Horizons for Homeless Children is to improve the lives of young homeless children in Massachusetts and help their families succeed by providing high-quality early education, opportunities for...

Malik the Magician wows COA

Malik the Magician wows COA

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By Alexander Oliveira Hometown Weekly Reporter On Thursday, November 29, the Needham Council on Aging was treated to an afternoon of magic and dry humor by Malik the Magician. With the crowd gently murmuring, a bald man in a black vest – exactly what the mind’s eye conjures when envisioning an act called “Malik the...

Schmalz, Phelan, Lady-Rockets out to prove

Schmalz, Phelan, Lady-Rockets out to prove

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off an 11-6-3 season in 2017-2018 that earned them a spot in the Division I state tournament, the Needham High School girls varsity hockey team returns to the ice this season looking to make some noise in the Bay State Conference. The Needham girls will get two shots at...

Flying, flipping dogs loosed in library

Flying, flipping dogs loosed in library

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By Alexander Oliveira Hometown Weekly Reporter A number of unleashed dogs tore through the Needham Public Library on Tuesday, November 27, leaving children, parents, and staff, shocked and bewildered. With eyes wide and mouths agape, onlookers watched as four barking border collies leapt and sprinted at blurring speeds across the library’s community room. The dog catchers...

GOTR bring positivity to community

GOTR bring positivity to community

Seeking to bring smiles and positivity to the residents of Needham, the local Needham Girls on the Run (GOTR) team recently donated a Community Impact Rock Garden to the Town’s Parks and Recreation Department. The Rock Garden is made up of nearly 60 rocks, hand-painted by the 15 girls on the team who participated in...

Troop 62275 Brownies visit science lab

Troop 62275 Brownies visit science lab

Girl Scout Troop 62275, a 3rd Grade Brownie Troop in Westwood, recently visited the lab of Life Biosciences in Cambridge. The scouts were interested in visiting the lab to learn more about science, see it in action, and talk to a few female scientists about their careers, what they studied, and what they do on a...

Dalton, Keith, Lady-Wolverines gear up

Dalton, Keith, Lady-Wolverines gear up

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 13-6-3 regular season in 2017-2018, the Westwood High girls varsity hockey team is holding themselves to a high standard heading into what appears to be an extremely promising year. Back to lead the Wolverines in 2018-2019 are a trio of senior captains in leading scorer,...

Murder and intrigue at Westwood Library

Murder and intrigue at Westwood Library

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Before the audiences, a grizzly plot unfolds.

Before the audiences, a grizzly plot unfolds.[/caption] Last Wednesday, the Westwood Public Library hosted four mystery authors who demonstrated their talent by assembling the plot of a mystery novel on the spot....

Neil Martino here for a purpose

Neil Martino here for a purpose

By Linda Thomas Westwood Hometown Weekly Correspondent A ribbon of tracer fire cut through the night sky over the Green Zone in the middle of Baghdad. It was a black October night in 2005. The air was cool. Bullets were flying everywhere. No one knew where they were coming from. No one knew what was going on. One soldier,...

History presented through postcards

History presented through postcards

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter There are lots of ways to learn about a culture by examining the remnants of its past. But while most people understand historians’ interest in things like clay pots and arrowheads, on Tuesday afternoon, Wellesley Historical Archivist Allen Ludlow taught a crowded room inside of the Needham History...

Kressy, Lady-Raiders set to defend title

Kressy, Lady-Raiders set to defend title

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017-2018 season concluded with the ultimate prize for the Wellesley High School varsity girls hockey team: raising the Division II state championship trophy at TD Garden. As great as the accomplishment was of winning a state title, the focus for Wellesley girls hockey now shifts to...

Bonsai Creation Workshop coming soon

Bonsai Creation Workshop coming soon

The Wellesley Garden Study Group is offering a Bonsai Creation Workshop on Tuesday, February 5.  New England Bonsai Gardens will be coming to Wellesley to give a talk and demonstration. Containers, plants and materials will all be provided with the payment of a materials fee of $35. New England Bonsai Gardens will present the history...

WMS puts on magical ‘Aladdin Jr.’

WMS puts on magical ‘Aladdin Jr.’

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“It’s not what’s on the outside, but what’s on the inside that counts,” said the Genie in the production of “Aladdin Jr.” presented by the 7th and 8th graders at Wellesley Middle School. This was a key message in the production, in which Myles Chandler, who played a robust Genie with great comedic...

Molding magic at Potters Place

Molding magic at Potters Place

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Donegan helps a student pick out the color he’ll paint his pot.

Donegan helps a student pick out the color he’ll paint his pot.[/caption] Lizanne Donegan, or Mrs. Anne as her students call her, moves about the classroom as...

High hopes for McInerny, Hamilton, Lady-Rebs

High hopes for McInerny, Hamilton, Lady-Rebs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After an up-and-down 9-9-3 regular season, the Walpole High girls varsity hockey team earned the No. 15 seed in the 2018 Division II state tournament. Following a 5-2 victory over No. 18 Matignon in the preliminary round, the Lady-Rebs fell to eventual state runner-up Canton, 4-1. Despite...

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