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,...
The Medfield Lions Club are hosting a Coat Drive with Blue Moon Cafe as the collection area once again. Gently-used or new coats for children, women, and men can be dropped in the collection box inside the front door at the Blue Moon Cafe.
The annual coat drive will generate...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Doodle Club has become a fascinating addition to the Medfield Library’s COVID-19 repertoire. No one ever needs to pick up supplies, except in very special cases - instead, participants create beautiful designs with just a pencil, pen, and paper. On Monday, November 16,...
There have been no pint-sized Pilgrims by the shores of Chickering Pond this fall.
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
For decades, third-grade students at Wheelock Elementary have excitedly attended the Rocky Woods field trip. Once a year, students and teachers dress up as...
As the school year continues, educators have had to find new and creative ways to support their students and find creative ways to keep them engaged. As a result, the Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE), the K-8 Parent Teach Organization, and the High School Parent Teacher Organization have organized Heroes Under the...
The bags remained lit until about 8:30 on Veterans Day; although there was no ceremony, there was plenty of time for people to visit them.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
One of the most striking visuals of the fall season in Medfield is the...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Even before the pandemic made activities where people are breathing heavily, grabbing and holding you, and communally sharing a ball with nine or more people far less attractive than before, esports and video game-based competitions were becoming extremely popular. Worldwide, some video game tournaments are...
For far less of a walk, you could just travel down Dwight Street and see this view of the Charles.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Various reviews of the Shattuck Reservation talk about how good of a trail it is for mountain bikers, snowshoers,...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
With COVID-19 ravaging the country, it's not a shock that Halloween events have been canceled; some that have gone on for decades have suddenly been put on hold in the interest of public safety. The year’s pandemic hurdles have also led to the invention of...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On October 20, Medfield TV hosted a virtual fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a childhood cancer charity that funds pediatric cancer research and pays for people to become pediatric oncologists (who specialize in the unique ways cancer affects children and study the treatments that...
These unique, rainy day pieces from Rick Legge were made using gold leaf.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With movies continually being pushed back because the theaters aren’t open, Broadway shows being cancelled until May 2021, and schools having to cut electives like art...
The event ended with an optional jump over a choice of stone walls.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Sunday morning, the colorful foliage of fall in New England was greeted by the majesty of horses galloping through fields of green grass, trotting through...
The Medfield Community Garden exploded to life during the summer months.
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
As a journalist of integrity (I like to think, at least), it is my job to report to you what I’ve learned during my summer adventure...
While the northern half has more interesting things to see, the southern portion of the loop has better views of the Charles.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Technically, the Charles River Reservation Loop is one trail. But with Route 27 slicing it in two,...
The MCPE will commence its first event in the One Medfield Virtual FunRaising Night In series on with a floral workshop. The class will be on Thursday, November 19, at 8:00 p.m.
Each ticket costs $87, with $20 per ticket helping to fund MCPE grants. Each ticket will provide...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
If you drove or walked by First Parish Church on Saturday, September 12, you would have been a bit thrown back by the sight. From 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., observers spotted rows and rows of shoes decorating the lawn and steps of First Parish....
The group spots the beaver while the guide attempts a photograph.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After the adults had drank their beer and the kids had eaten their chips and run around the field, Trustees tour guide Susan Eastland delivered the crushing words...
