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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...
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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,...
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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...
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Festival of Trees illuminates holiday season
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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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...
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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.
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Guiffre’s 22 lifts Lady-Raiders past Revere
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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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
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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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
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...
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Rebel hockey opens season 1-1
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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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
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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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
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.
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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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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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