By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It’s been just over a year since the Medfield Public Library shut its doors to patrons for what was expected to be a short time. Except for a brief time in the fall, patrons have since been unable to visit the library without an appointment....
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
A year ago, Medfield public schools shut down in-person learning as the country tried to get a grip on COVID-19. What was expected to be a two-week closure soon evolved into learning from home. In September, students and teachers were welcomed back for part-time in-school...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Storytime has never been anything but fun for kids visiting the Medfield Public Library. While COVID-19 has moved all of the Medfield Public Library’s programs to a virtual format, it hasn’t stopped kids and librarians from having fun during storytime sessions.
On...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
About a year ago, councils on aging were still hosting in-person events to bring seniors together for activities like yoga, line dancing, card games, educational programs and birthday parties. But as was the case with many other professions, once COVID-19 hit the USA, the role...
February is Black History Month, and the members of Medfield Together are looking forward to celebrating and sharing Black history with the town. Medfield Together is inviting the community to join them on a Black History Month “Knowledge Quest” throughout Medfield.
Families and individuals are challenged to visit various locations throughout Medfield to find Black history portals. A total of...
Patrick Brennan’s Simon Blake and Molly Gooman’s Mary Rose.
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
In a pandemic-altered year that’s forced changes to nearly everything, among the more disappointing consequences has been watching young, talented members of Hometown Weekly’s communities denied their “close-ups.” It is...
As the perfect skating conditions persist, managers of the Grist Mill property ask that visitors please stop removing the ladders placed around the pond. The ladders are left around the pond as a safety precaution. If a skater or hiker should fall through the ice, the ladders serve as one of the quickest...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield Public Library is famous for its unique and captivating crafting classes. On Thursday, February 4, crafters met over Zoom to take on yet another project. This time, they were collaging.
Prior to the class, local attendees picked up a bag...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Just along Route 27, past St. Edward the Confessor Church, sits the Kingsbury Grist Mill. It’s a tiny building, decorated with red doors and red trim, sitting between a massive pond and what first appears to be a brook.
Unassuming as it...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Of all the waste categories, textiles tend to be a growing and significant contributor to landfills each year. In 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that 17 million tons of textiles were generated in the US. Of that tonnage, only 2.5 million tons were recycled,...
Medway’s Ted Maiorana, a retired Deputy Chief from the Boston Fire Department receives the first shot of the Covid vaccine.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Because COVID-19 has struck nursing homes so hard, it only makes sense that they would be first in line...
In what might be Hometown Weekly's most extreme understatement of the still-young 21st century, we at the paper are confident in saying the last 365 days won't soon be forgotten.
With a world-stopping pandemic, contentious US presidential election, and demonstrations for racial equality dominating headlines around the globe, it won't...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On any regular night, the historic Medfield State Hospital property is usually completely dark. This weekend, it could not have been any more lively as people in a line of cars a mile from the entrance waited patiently to see the Winter Lights, a ticketed...
On Saturday, December 12, Medfield residents went outside their homes to find the sounds of sirens and laughter. In the passenger seat of Medfield's Engine 2, Santa Claus waved to people as he drove with his parading town vehicle escorts through town.
This celebration comes after the traditional MEMO...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
People have had to readjust their lives since the COVID-19 measures were put in place. A large number have gone from wearing suits to wearing pajamas, from a desk to a laptop, from a classroom to a Zoom session. With so many affected by the...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Saturday, December 12, members from the Medfield Lions Club came to the parking lot of St. Edward the Confessor Church to sell the last of their Christmas tree supplies before closing shop for the season. This year’s iteration has been different from those prior,...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each year, residents and visitors flock to Medfield center to enjoy the annual Holiday Stroll. Some of those taking part in the stroll typically enjoy a meal at some of the local eateries, while others get to work on their holiday shopping. Families make...
The 8th Annual Wish Maker event for the Medfield Food Cupboard has kicked off. As in previous years, "wishes" are being collected for clients of the Medfield Food Cupboard.
There have been a few changes this year as a result of the pandemic. The normal party usually hosted to...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield Public Library (MPL) closed its doors in March out of precaution for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, frequent patrons have been resigned to attending Zoom meetings and doing contactless pickup to get their MPL fix. However, on September 10, the Medfield Public...
Medfield resident and award-winning concert pianist David McGrory will be performing the finale to this year’s Lowell Mason House Holiday Concert. He is one of more than a dozen performers in the 2020 virtual event to air Dec. 5 on Medfield TV.
For the 6th consecutive year,...
