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Doug Most discusses latest novel at NFPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) hosted local author Doug Most to discuss his latest novel “Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That Took America to War.” This historical novel tells the story of President Franklin D. Roosevelt partnering with industrialist Henry Kaiser to create a fleet...

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Best selling author comes to WPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Westwood Public Library welcomed New York Times best seller Peter Swanson, author of “The Kind Worth Killing” and “Eight Perfect Murders” to talk about his new book and the one he broke the mold for, “Kill Your Darlings” and the process that goes into his writing.

Swanson was a...

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WFD hosts Open House

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

It is that time of year again where the Walpole Fire Department (WFD) hosts their annual Open House. The doors open, trucks are brought out, and everyone is invited to see just what makes the Walpole FD who they are and what they can do.

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Pursuing the Paranormal at WPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

For the Halloween season and to get the people of Westwood to look at the art of poetry in a more fun way, Westwood Poet Laureate Beth Swinning set up a Pursuing the Paranormal workshop at Westwood Public Library (WPL). What better way to lean into the holiday than...

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Crafting spooky fun at WPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

At a time when crafting can fall to the wayside in favor of responsibilities, Westwood Public Library (WPL) aims to give adults a chance to connect with their inner artist in this class from Pop up Art School. This class was to teach the basics of needle-felting, and so...

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Fright and fun at Medfield Public Library

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Medfield Public Library transformed into a house of fun and frights with their annual Haunted House!

Presented by the Teen Advisory Board, the haunted house was full of young volunteers done to the nines in spooky makeup and costumes, giving a very varied truly haunted house.

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Crafting for fall at WPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

The fall season is in full swing and for most people that means one thing, decorations are coming down from the attic and covering the house to invite people in. Walpole Public Library (WPL) invited adults to enjoy a night of crafting and leave with a fall wreath to...

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Gullette discusses Eldercide at NFPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) welcomed author, scholar, and activist Margaret Morganroth Gullette for a lecture titled: “American Eldercide and Ageism Today.” In her recent book, “American Eldercide: How it Happened, How to Prevent it,” Gullette argues that during the COVID-19 pandemic cultural biases and government abandonment results in...

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Learning about the mysteries of Massachusetts at DTL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Massachusetts has a history with the mysterious and unexplainable, and Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe has always been fascinated with the paranormal. She took to the Dover Town Library (DTL) as GeekGal with lectures and panels on geek culture and in October, all things spooky. On Tuesday night people filed in to...

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Puleo discusses Charles Sumner at Sherborn Library

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Sherborn Library welcomed author Stephen Puleo, known for his works “Dark Tide” and “Due to Enemy Action,” to speak about his newest book “The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union”. The book is a biography of Charles Sumner, United States Senator for Massachusetts...

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A wonderful Westwood Day

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Westwood High School grounds were transformed into a stage for the celebration of Westwood Day this past Saturday. Every year the event showcases what Westwood has to offer, its hidden treasures that even residents of the town can miss. The day started off at 9 a.m. with the 5K race. Participants lined...
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Women in Music perform at the ‘Forge

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Bellforge Arts Center held a performance in partnership with Women In Music Boston, a non-profit organization dedicated to equality in the music industry for women and those outside of the gender binary. On the grounds of the old Medfield State Hospital, three performers took the stage to amongst the stalls of...
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Fun for all at Dover Days Fair

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The town of Dover gathered in excitement for the annual Dover Days Fair. Every year the fair is held on the second Saturday of September to properly kick off the fall season. The Dover Dash 5K and Fun Run happens during the fair, and this year was especially special because the...
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Dover Dash 5K hosts biggest race yet

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Every year, in partnership with the Dover Days Fair, the Parks and Recreation department and the Dover-Sherborn High School cross-country team organize and run the Dover Dash 5K and Fun Run. There used to be a five-mile run with the Dover Days Fair, but ten years ago the Parks and Recreation...
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Clara Silverstein hosts book talk at WPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The city of Boston holds many treasures that can go unnoticed, and one of the is food. Clara Silverstein, a Boston-based cookbook author, wants to share that with the people of Westwood at the Westwood Public Library (WPL) on Monday night. With the second edition of her book “The Boston Chef’s...
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Authors discuss latest novels at NFPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Authors Timothy Gager and Laurette Folk joined the folks at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) on Tuesday night to share excerpts from their latest novels and discuss their stories, and the process of writing, with each other and the assembled crowd. After talking for a few minutes while waiting to start, Folk...
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