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Montrose builds turf fields and restores wetlands

Montrose School is excited to announce their Campus Renewal Project is fully underway and expected to finish by summer of 2026. Thanks to generous benefactors, the $8.5 million project includes the installation of two new, regulation-sized turf fields and the restoration of the property’s wetlands.

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Girls’ varsity soccer places first in division

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Last Tuesday, girls’ varsity soccer held their senior night, celebrating seniors Elizabeth George, Emily Hoffman, Ava Kraus, Isabella La Francesca, Kathryn Layden, Samantha Manning, Athena Polechronis, Catherine Rodenhi, Stella Scobbo, and Libby Sinis. After their win, the seniors ran the width of the field toward friends and family holding up...
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Undefeated Medfield Football becomes TVL Small Champs

By Charlie Bean Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Prior to the matchup that would decide the 2025 TVL Small Championship, Medfield’s coaching staff emphasized a message about control. Given life’s unpredictability, they noted, not everything is controllable. The difference, according to the coaches, is that athletes are given the ability to control their fate and the outcome...

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Varsity volleyball shuts out Millis on senior night

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Last Wednesday, girls varsity volleyball had their senior night game, celebrating graduating teammates Rebecca Coulombe, Ashley Fessenden, Ellie Hennessey, Lianna Kane, Kendall Larkin, and Ava Pender. This was their final home game, and the gym was decorated with a “Love...

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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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Medfield Football bests Bellingham on Senior Night

By Charlie Bean Hometown Weekly Correspondent

“That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse” (Walt Whitman, O me! O life!). The Medfield Football coaching staff emphasized this quote and its message throughout the week of practice leading up to Friday night’s affair.

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Warriors win at Dig Pink

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On Friday the third, the high school gym was decorated with ribbons and balloons and flooded with fans in pink for the girls varsity volleyball team’s annual Dig Pink game. Attendees were encouraged to donate money to The Ellie Fund, a Needham-based charity whose...
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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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MPL concludes Summer Reading Program

Photo courtesy of Andrea McCoy 24 Summer Reading grand prizes on display in the Children's Room.   The Medfield Public Library (MPL) is thrilled to report that over 940 kids and teens participated in the Library’s annual summer reading challenge this summer. The library is hugely impressed with the number of enthusiastic young readers in Medfield and thankful...
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Daniels brings Sinatra to Medfield

Photo by Julia Beauregard The performer shared bits of music history between each song     By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor   Jay Daniels, a pianist and vocalist of Virginia, came to The Center at Medfield to perform "It Might As Well Be Swing: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra and Count Basie.” This was Daniels’ first show in Massachusetts and he...
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Medfielders enjoy the Community Market

Photo by Isabell Macrina Ava showing her beautiful creations, given a chance to be worn again   By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter   The Medfield Community Market, located at The Lawn at Meetinghouse Pond on North Street, is a community favorite event. The open-air environment and pond adjacent to the stalls makes it a great place for families to explore....
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American Legion baseball at 100:  Fighting for survival

Mintz brought back the River Rats team nickname   By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of American Legion baseball.  But it is struggling to stay alive.   American Legion Baseball was organized “to teach practical lessons in sportsmanship and citizenship by emphasizing such qualities as loyalty, respect for the rules,...
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BSO brings Opera to Medfield 

Photos by Isabell Macrina LyteHaven, Shanefield, and Evans against the old hospital and hill, creating a scene for the crowd   By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The Bellforge Arts Center held their Summer Sounds event against the backdrop of the Medfield State Hospital last week, featuring artists that seemed unconventional. Though, these artists exposed a large part of the...
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Troop 89 visits the Virgin Islands

By Connor McDermott Community Contributor  In early July, 21 Troop 89 scouts, along with their chaperones, went on a high adventure trip to Sea Base in the US Virgin Islands. The group departed from St. Thomas and sailed around St. John, past Tortola, Virgin Gorda, and Saint Croix. The scouts had the opportunity to learn how...
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Blake students visit Washington D.C.

Photos courtesy of Medfield Public Schools Eighth-grade students from Thomas Blake Middle School in Medfield took a trip to Washington, D.C., visiting monuments, museums, and other sites, joining together for a group photo on the steps of the United States Capitol   Superintendent Jeffrey J. Marsden and Principal Nat Vaughn are proud to share that 190 eighth-grade students...
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Rain or shine, MEMO rocks on

Photo by Isabell Macrina The Elderly Brothers bringing the 50’s and 60’s to Medfield Center   By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The Medfield Employers & Merchants Organization, MEMO, held their annual summer concert series at the Gazebo in the center of town, tucked behind the Medfield Public Library and Brothers Marketplace. Despite the dreary weather conditions, Medfield residents still...
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BMS students shine at Civics Showcase

Photos courtesy of Medfield Public Schools From left to right, Ava Tosches, Leah Whitcher, Brielle Dhaiti, Finn Harvey, Vai Sahukar, Abby Joehanes, Anna Feldman, Maddie Unger and Lucy Cooprider   Superintendent Jeffrey J. Marsden and Principal Nat Vaughn are proud to share that nine eighth-grade students from two different groups at Thomas Blake Middle School (BMS) gave presentations...
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Medfield Historical Society expresses thanks

  Photo courtesy of Chris McCue Medfield Facilities Project Manager Ben Jachowicz joins Medfield Society Interim Co-President Yumi Jones and former president David Temple (in background) to assess status of improvements at the Society museum on Pleasant Street   While the July rainstorm that hit the Medfield area would have normally created flooding in the basement of the Medfield...
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Medfield Village Cleaners runs school supply drive

By Lenny Strauss Hometown Weekly Reporter Starting on July 14 and running through August 16, the Medfield Village Cleaners, located here in Medfield, MA, will be running a school supply drive in support of the Corey C Griffin Foundation. This organization, since 2014 has focused on ensuring that Boston-area youths are provided with health, safety, and education,...
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Route 109 at MEMO Concert

Photographs by Audrey Anderson Route 109 Acoustic performs at the MEMO concert at the Gazebo   By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On Thursday, July 10, the Medfield-based Route 109 Acoustic band played its 14th annual concert in the MEMO (Medfield Employers and Merchants Organization) Summer Concert Series. The concert was held at the Gazebo in Warrior Park next to...
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