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Medfield girls meet resurgent Raiders
By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Down 2-0 at home with around 15:00 remaining in their season on Monday night, the Dover-Sherborn girls soccer team knew they had to be mentally tough to continue their season.
“We’ve been down a lot this season,” explained Dover-Sherborn head coach Evren Gunduz. “We never take failure as a setback. Our motto...
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McNeil, Warriors battle Wolverines in playoffs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood High boys soccer went 0-2 against Medfield during the regular season, dropping a 5-0 contest on their home turf on September 27 before falling 2-1 at Medfield on October 24.
It seems only fitting that after going winless against their rivals to the west in the regular season,...
Rotary Club hosts annual pancake breakfast
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday, November 3, the Needham Rotary Club held its annual pancake breakfast for the community at Needham High School.
The event included a variety of games, face-painting, and, of course, pancakes. This was the 25th year of the pancake breakfast, and the community came out in full-force.
“It’s been an...
Library hosts live owl presentation
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday, October 31, the Needham Library hosted a live owl presentation for the members of the community.
The room was packed with young children and their parents, who were on hand to see a variety of owls up close.
“[My grandsons] are interested in [animals] and have never seen...
Schmalz, Rockets outlast Wolverines in overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
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Garden Club to host Candace Morgenstern
The Needham Garden Club is extending an invitation to the public, to attend the club’s next meeting on November 20.
Candace Morgenstern, a renowned floral designer, will share her innovative approach to floral design. She will demonstrate her skill and creative approach, using common materials in novel ways, to design several arrangements.
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Clennon King to screen ‘Fair Game’
Boston-based filmmaker Clennon L. King will screen his latest documentary about a Black New Jersey mother who, five years after Emmett Till, mounted a 26-month fight to rescue her son from a Georgia town notorious for lynching. Sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library, the screening is set for Sunday, November 18, at...
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Popper, Rockets push Raiders to PKs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The date is November 7, 2016. Wellesley High boys soccer has just lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in overtime to arch rival Needham in the Division I South quarterfinals.
“It’s tough,” said head coach Tim Mason. “These guys fought through so much this year. I couldn’t be more proud...
Popper, Rockets push Raiders to PKs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The date is November 7, 2016. Wellesley High boys soccer has just lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in overtime to arch rival Needham in the Division I South quarterfinals.
“It’s tough,” said head coach Tim Mason. “These guys fought through so much this year. I couldn’t be more proud of...
Conway, Wolverine field hockey shut out Clockers
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School field hockey team is enjoying another successful season.
The Wolverines entered Friday’s regular season finale against Ashland looking to score one final key conference victory before getting after it in the MIAA state tournament.
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Westwood Library hosts Paranormal Xpeditions
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With Halloween creeping up on the calendar, it seemed fitting that Friends of Westwood Public Library hosted a lecture on paranormal activity this October.
Paranormal Xpeditions, a popular group that discusses the supernatural, gave their lecture at the Westwood Library for the second time this year. The group was established...
WHS welcomes Spanish exchange students
If you’d wandered the halls of Westwood High School in the early part of October, you would have heard a lot of Spanish being spoken. During that time, the school hosted 13 students from Spain. Spanish teacher Eileen Flanagan and Dr. Kathy Lee, who chairs the foreign language department, arranged the trip. The students lived...
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WHS drama presenting ‘1984’
The Westwood High School drama program’s fall production of “1984” is sure to stoke some conversation, and that’s just the way the cast would like it. The play tackles most of the same subject matter of the book on which it is based: George Orwell’s 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” While the book examined a dystopian...
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Wellesley Library hosts butterfly show
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens visited the Wellesley Free Library on Tuesday, October 23, to share their collection of different butterflies and insects with the community.
Different members of the Wellesley community showed up to learn more about butterflies.
“I have always been a nature-[lover],” said Wellesley resident Tom Orsa....
Komjathy excelling as hybrid athlete
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The town of Wellesley has seen some incredible athletic success over the past year. The varsity girls lacrosse and ice hockey teams from Wellesley High School both took home state championships in 2018, while the baseball team finished as runner-ups in Division I South and the boys lacrosse...
Pumpkin Fair a big hit
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday, October 20, thousands of families and friends visited Bates Elementary School for the annual Pumpkin Fair.
The fair had a variety of activities, such as a hair spraying station, bouncy houses, a dancing area, a shave ice truck, different games and challenges, a haunted house, food and...
Choral Society readies ‘Magnificent Magnificats’
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The Wellesley Choral Society will present its fall concert, “Magnificent Magnificats,” on Sunday, November 11, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills. The chorus, led by Music Director Edward Whalen and accompanied by a professional string quartet, continuo, and soloists, will perform eight versions of the Magnificat.
The Magnificat...
Griffin, Porkers roll on senior night
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity field hockey team is in the midst of yet another dominant season, as the Porkers entered Thursday’s senior night contest and regular season finale with Milton still unbeaten in conference play.
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Health Department encourages composting
It’s easy to make compost, and the Walpole Health Department makes it even easier by offering rodent-resistant home composting bins for $25, over 60 percent off the retail price.
Composting is a great way to recycle organic “waste” into a beneficial soil amendment for yards and gardens. Composting at home can also help reduce methane production...
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