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Libraries participate in Minuteman Library Crawl
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday, August 1, libraries belonging to the Minuteman Library Network hosted a scavenger hunt. The event, now in its second year, introduced attendees to the friendly staff and myriad resources available to them at their local libraries.
During the event, each participating library invited attendees to take a picture...
Soska, Yablonski dominate Mile Swim
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
An exciting Jim Ehrlich Mile Swim on July 27 at Dug Pond in Natick saw Framingham take home the first-place crown. However, members of the Walpole Barracudas, Westwood Waves, Medfield Marlins, Sherborn Snappers, and Needham Sharks had some outstanding individual performances.
Medfield’s best performance at the event came...
Hometown stars shine in All-American game
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2018 high school lacrosse season may have come to an official end two weeks ago at Nickerson Field in Boston, but some of the state’s top talent assembled at Xaverian Brothers High School for one final tilt on Monday night for the BostonLax All-American Game.
Playing on...
Jolly green giants: the wonder of trees
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Trees have been the object of wonder and amazement for centuries. They have been written about by famous philosophers, authors, poets, and thinkers. They have been drawn, painted, and sculpted into by master artists and novices alike.
They are the majestic kings of the plant kingdom, and there are over 60,000 different...
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Night moves: nocturnal critters quietly creep
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
As winter reluctantly releases its grip over the region and hibernators and migrators reappear in the area, familiar sights and sounds return, declaring that winter is over and spring has officially begun. Birds, squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks have returned to view, moving about in our neighborhoods. Soon, the greening...
The (Bay)path to animal adoption
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you check out the adorable animals featured in Hometown Weekly’s ‘Pet of the Week’ section, you’ve probably seen a handful of Baypath Humane Society’s residents. Though they frequently find themselves featured in the pages of paper, the luckiest of Baypath’s residents find forever homes with members of Hometown...
For some birds, love is in the air
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
With winter’s icy grip still clutching the landscape, it is hard to imagine local birds nesting and laying eggs, events most people associate with spring.
Yet with spring still over a month away, some of the area’s birds are already well into breeding season.
A bird’s sole purpose for...
Hometown communities a lacrosse gold mine
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Lacrosse has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, and the seven towns that Hometown Weekly covers (Dover, Medfield, Needham, Sherborn, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood) have all become certifiable hotbeds for the sport.
But how hot, exactly?
Currently, 37 NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse players reside in, or are natives to,...
Hometown Weekly Photo Challenge
Dear Hometown Weekly readers,
Last year, we invited you to submit photos of your Hometown Weekly away from home, and you rewarded us with shots from all over the globe. Week after week, you wowed us and your neighbors with your travels. We loved it, but often lamented that Hometown Away limited participants to those who...
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Historic Patriotism
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With the Pats headed back to the Super Bowl, football fans all around New England (and the country) are gearing up for the Big Game. Whether you're a super Pats fanatic or just a Brady fan, here's some football knowledge to drop on your guests at half-time:
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The travels of Hometown Weekly
Thank you to all our readers for bringing your Hometown Weekly to the corners of the earth and for making our newspaper a part of your lives. You’ve made our 20th anniversary an unforgettable one. And, without further ado, we present the travels of Hometown Weekly.
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The great Hometown Weekly history tour
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
In the wake of Thanksgiving’s stories of Pilgrims, Native Americans, colonies, and exploration, readers in Hometown Weekly’s communities may have found themselves contemplating their home’s place in history.
And why not?
Plymouth and Salem are no more than an hour away. Boston, Lexington, and Concord are even closer. Much of America’s important...
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4th of July events in your area
Here is a quick guide to some of the 4th of July events in our local area:
Boston
The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is free and open to the public and is held at the DCR Hatch Shell on the Esplanade located at 47 David G. Mugar Way, Boston.
Monday, July 3
Official Rehearsal of the July 4 Show....
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