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Scouting For Food drive coming soon

Scouting For Food drive coming soon

This Saturday, October 27, Wellesley’s Boy Scout Troops, Cub Scout Packs, Girl Scout Troops, and Venture Crew will be spreading out across Wellesley to place door hangers listing items for the Wellesley Food Pantry to provide to residents in need. The scouts are once again hoping that Wellesley residents will help re-stock the pantry with...

Six straight wins for Raider soccer

Six straight wins for Raider soccer

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It took a little bit of time following a 2-3-2 start, but the Wellesley High School varsity boys soccer team has found its stride at the perfect time after rattling off six consecutive victories over the last two weeks to completely turn their season around and climb to...

United Church members visit border

United Church members visit border

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, October 20, Lois and Philip Czachorowski gave a presentation at United Church in Walpole about their trip to the border with Mexico. The church was packed for the lecture, with around 75 people in attendance. Before the talk, the couple explained why the immigration topic is an important...

BSS holds first Color Fun Run

BSS holds first Color Fun Run

Blessed Sacrament School held its first ever Color Fun Run on September 21, leaving a trail of bright colors and even brighter grins in its wake. Held at Bird Park in Walpole, the BSS Color Fun Run included a ¼ mile loop for runners to walk or run around. Along the way, over 250 runners ran...

Evening Garden Club hosting peony presentation

Evening Garden Club hosting peony presentation

Lovers of peonies are encouraged to put Tuesday, October 30, on their calendars. That’s when the Norwood Evening Garden Club will host Kathleen Gagan, owner of Peony’s Envy Flower Farm in New Jersey. The meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. at the Carriage House behind the First Baptist Church, 71 Bond Street, Norwood. The...

White, Rebels outduel Reid, Rockets

White, Rebels outduel Reid, Rockets

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Friday night at Turco Field saw a constant display of offensive fireworks as the Walpole Rebels (5-2) took on the rival Needham Rockets (5-2) in each team’s regular season finale. Behind huge performances from senior receiver Andrew White (nine catches, 155 yards, two touchdowns), senior safety Ethan Kelley (two...

Vic Gatto speaks about ‘The Game’

Vic Gatto speaks about ‘The Game’

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Thursday, October 18, former Harvard football captain Vic Gatto gave a talk at the Needham Library Community room about the most memorable game in his alma mater’s football history. The lecture was the last of a four-part series on the Beanpot, which is a hockey tournament in New England...

Needham Antiques Show moves to Eliot School

Needham Antiques Show moves to Eliot School

With construction projects still in progress at Needham High School, the 21st annual Needham Antiques Show will take place in a new venue. This year’s show will be at the John Eliot Elementary School, located at 135 Wellesley Avenue in Needham, on Sunday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees bringing a printed...

White, Rebels outduel Reid, Rockets

White, Rebels outduel Reid, Rockets

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Friday night at Turco Field saw a constant display of offensive fireworks as the Walpole Rebels (5-2) took on the rival Needham Rockets (5-2) in each team’s regular season finale. Behind huge performances from senior receiver Andrew White (nine catches, 155 yards, two touchdowns), senior safety Ethan Kelley...

Register of Deeds informs seniors

Register of Deeds informs seniors

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, October 17, the Council of Aging hosted a talk at the Center at the Heights featuring Norfolk County Register of Deeds William O'Donnell. Around 36 Needham residents visited the senior center for their monthly breakfast and lecturer. O'Donnell explained why it is important for his office to speak...

Medfield’s Aucoin a MacArthur Fellow

Medfield’s Aucoin a MacArthur Fellow

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Matthew Aucoin, a composer and conductor who graduated in 2008 from Medfield High School, has been named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. In announcing the award, the MacArthur Foundation said that the 28-year-old Aucoin’s work as a composer is “expanding the potential of vocal and orchestral music to convey emotional, dramatic, and literary meaning,'' adding:...

Girls soccer rolls on Pink Day

Girls soccer rolls on Pink Day

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Sporting their alternate pink uniforms as part of their Program Pink Day for breast cancer awareness, the Medfield High School varsity girls soccer team took care of business with a convincing 9-1 victory over Bellingham on Wednesday night. [caption id="attachment_29471" align="alignright" width="300"]

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‘Emily’ performed at First Parish

‘Emily’ performed at First Parish

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent On October 19 and 20, the Music and Worship Committee of First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Medfield presented “Emily: A Chamber Opera Based on the Life and Works of Emily Dickinson” by Eva Conley Kendrick, the church’s award-winning director of music. Ms. Kendrick was inspired to research Emily...

Chowderfest set for November 3

Chowderfest set for November 3

The Medfield Lions' 10th annual Chowderfest is scheduled for Saturday, November 3, at the Center at Medfield, located at 1 Ice House Road. Seven local restaurants/markets will have their signature chowders steaming hot for attendees to sample and then vote for their favorites.

The event runs from...

Dover’s Kocher setting records at Dartmouth

Dover’s Kocher setting records at Dartmouth

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Dover native Sophia Kocher is making a name for herself this fall at Dartmouth College, where the sophomore is helping lead the school’s varsity equestrian team and was recently named Dartmouth’s Athlete of the Week. Kocher’s recognition came after she won her Advanced Walk Trot canter class at...

Sherborn students organize ‘Vote & Donate’

Sherborn students organize ‘Vote & Donate’

The Sherborn Town Clerk, together with the student directors of the Sherborn Community Center Foundation, will again run their Election Day Food Drive to benefit A Place to Turn in Natick. Collection of non-perishable food items will take place during the Midterm Election, October 22 – November 6, at Sherborn Town Hall. Student Director...

Caryl Center hosts ukulele class

Caryl Center hosts ukulele class

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Every Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the fall, the Caryl Center hosts a ukulele class for seniors. The class consists of around 30 individuals who appear 65 and older. The members pay for the class online and play once a week to improve their use of the...

Sherborn Library hosts Friendly Witch

Sherborn Library hosts Friendly Witch

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter In the spirit of Halloween, the Sherborn Library hosted a fun performance for the kids by bringing in performer and musician Elaine Kessler. As the Sherborn Library is still under construction, the program was hosted in the nearby Sherborn Community Center. Kessler, also known as the Friendly Witch, has...

Keating receives national VFW honor

Keating receives national VFW honor

Thomas Keating, past commander of Needham’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2498, and its current Post Chaplain, has been appointed as National Aide-de-Camp by the National Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Keating, a US Army Vietnam War veteran, was cited for "going above and beyond" in his work as Post...

Seidl lifts Arrows to 4-0

Seidl lifts Arrows to 4-0

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The St. Sebastian’s varsity football team moved to 4-0 on the season on Saturday with a 35-14 victory at Governor’s Academy. Dover native Louis Hansen made the play of the game with a one-handed Odell Beckham-esque grab along the near sideline, while Wellesley native and Duke baseball...

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