The Medfield Employers and Merchants Organization (MEMO) Board of Directors is sponsoring an initiative to encourage community members to buy gift cards from MEMO businesses during these challenging economic times. The initiative is called Gift Card-A Palooza, and MEMO is offering a grand prize of $250 to a lucky winner.
Social Distance Files: perspective at Medfield State Hospital
By Stephen Press,
Hometown Weekly Editor -
I park my car and exit, taking a breath of fresh air and looking out at a skittish flock of starlings dancing in the field.
Over the last weeks,...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center up Route 27, through...
Social distance files: Medfield’s Noon Hill
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
We went from house to wood
For change of solitude.
Hands sanitized, car parked, checklist in hand, and not another human in sight (though plenty of vehicles in the lot), it’s time to get to work.
Today’s goal: scramble to...
Medfield COA combats coronavirus
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
In recent weeks, all Medfield public buildings have shut their doors to everyone except for essential personnel. This means that Medfield’s often-active Council on Aging (COA) and Center are barren of any senior visitors - not to mention most of the staff and volunteers that...
Social distance files: the grand tour
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Wednesday, March 25.
The mission is simple: drive through all of Hometown Weekly’s communities, maintain appropriate distance from passers-by, and record what’s changed since the coronavirus pandemic began. I’ve plotted a sensible route: I’ll head from Walpole center...
Social distance files: Wellesley’s Centennial Reservation
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There’s no coronavirus in the Capital Wasteland. There are mutated radscorpions, drug-addicted raiders, and power-armored super soldiers, but there’s no coronavirus. Ditto for the snowcapped mountains of Tamriel, the extremely hostile streets of San Andreas, and the rolling plains of New Austin.
MHS responds to coronavirus outbreak
By Ella Kohler
Hometown Weekly Intern
With the coronavirus outbreak growing more serious each day, it seems the world has been turned upside down. Many aspects of daily life, from working to socializing to schooling, have been changed dramatically — and life at Medfield High School is no exception.
Social distance files: Westwood’s Sen-Ki
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“Why isn’t there anyone here?”
This was my first thought about a half hour into checking out the Hale Reservation’s Sen-Ki trail, when I hadn’t run into anyone despite it being late on a Thursday afternoon when everyone in the state had...
Social distance files: Walpole’s Bird Park
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Whenever I’m in Walpole and start asking questions for Hometown Weekly, people assume this is where I’m from. I’m not, though. I’m from Braintree. And, if I’m being honest, my knowledge of Walpole’s geography isn’t that great. See, I’m in Walpole all the time, but...
NHS students confront COVID changes
By Maddie Gerber
Hometown Weekly Intern
Thursday, March 12, at Needham High School felt like a fever dream. Although classes were continuing as normal, everything seemed to be clouded in a haze of uncertainty as whispers about the coronavirus spread through the halls. Even within the classrooms, the discussions often veered...
Schools, athletics remain shut down
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The COVID-19 outbreak has paused the entire sports world. All areas and levels of the sports industry are hurting right now.
At the high school level, players are not able to compete. Along with being unable to make memories with teammates and stay active,...
Needham Heights Neighborhood Association hosting meeting
Wellesley Dental Group hosting blood drive
Unity Farm teaches truth about animals
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday afternoon, Unity Farm Sanctuary opened its doors for a winter solstice celebration. With tours of the facility, free hot cocoa, cookies and cider, the farm (and farmhouse, built in 1833) were extremely inviting and pleasant.
Unfortunately, some of the facts that the farm has to deal with...
Walpole Random Acts of Kindness Day
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