It’s Earth Week this week, with April 22 marking the 50th Earth Day. The Medfield Sustainability Alliance is encouraging individuals to celebrate with activities around home that promote the health of the planet. One suggested activity is to make a sign with the hashtags #EarthDay2020 and #MedfieldLovesEarth and put it in a visible...
MHS Student Council opens inspiring Instagram
Taking inspiration from John Krasinski’s “Some Good News” YouTube channel, the Medfield High School Student Council has decided to spread some good news. They will be spreading positivity throughout Medfield on their Instagram (@medfield_fans) with local stories from the town's own good samaritans.
Throughout the quarantine, individuals with stories they...
New Life running with virtual 5K
The pandemic has affected every community event this spring, including the annual New Life 5K Trail Run, an event that raises more than 20 percent of the New Life Furniture Bank’s budget. This Massachusetts charity serves nearly 700 hundred households every year, including individuals, families, single mothers, seniors and veterans, as they come...
HESSCO seeks Meals on Wheels drivers
HESSCO Elder Services is appealing to Medfield, Norfolk, Sharon, Walpole and Westwood residents for volunteers interested in becoming drivers for its Meals on Wheels program. This program, which delivers prepared meals to homebound elders, is in search of volunteers to contribute approximately one hour per day to elders who would have difficulties getting...
Medfield TV steps up during pandemic
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
As the weeks of shutdowns and self-isolation go on, Medfield TV continues to serve the community, while providing them with additional programming and services to help them get through these difficult times.
While Medfield TV has made this transition seem easy, its...
Basketball All-Scholastics, All Stars announced
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Boston Globe announced recently recognized its 2019-2020 class of All-Scholastic and conference All-Star recipients.
From Dover-Sherborn, junior point guard Evan Skeary was named a TVL All-Star. Skeary will be a returning captain for his senior season next winter.
Food Cupboard continues service through COVID
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With the economy taking a severe downturn and record high numbers of people unemployed, services that help the needy are becoming more and more vital every day. And, with the COVID-19 outbreak putting a new emphasis on social distancing, virtually every...
HESSCO seeks Meals on Wheels drivers
HESSCO Elder Services is appealing to Medfield, Norfolk, Sharon, Walpole and Westwood residents for volunteers interested in becoming drivers for its Meals on Wheels program. This program, which delivers prepared meals to homebound elders, is in search of volunteers to contribute approximately one hour per day to elders who...
MFi launches COVID-19 grant effort
As the local foundation serving the town, the Medfield Foundation, Inc. (MFi) has launched an effort to provide grants to residents who are experiencing significant financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The MFi Public Need Fund is the vehicle through which the Medfield...
New Life running with virtual 5K
The pandemic has affected every community event this spring, including the annual New Life 5K Trail Run, an event that raises more than 20 percent of the New Life Furniture Bank’s budget. This Massachusetts charity serves nearly 700 hundred households every year, including individuals, families, single mothers, seniors and...
Take a bow: Medfield’s ‘Into the Woods’
Photos courtesy of Kim Price, Zoe Lewis, Andrea McCoy and Kenneth Manning
The Medfield High School Theatre Society was set to present Sondheim's "Into the Woods" on March 13 - that is, before COVID-19 threw a social distancing wrench in the gears. The community at large - including...
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...
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.
Crafters etch glass at Medfield library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each year, men and women struggle with the age old question: what do I get my loved ones for Valentine’s Day? This year, the Medfield Library had the perfect answer: glass etching.
Prior to the start of the February 13 class, Adult Services/Programming Librarian Bri Ozanne gathered each attendee’s requests...
LEGO Club participants build imagination
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
One of the Medfield Library's most popular activities has become LEGO Club. Perfectly placed during February break, the meeting on Friday, February 21, yielded yet another round of impressive builds.
Charlotte Cassidy, who led this LEGO Club session, began with an important reminder for all participating builders:...
Medfield sew for Australia’s animals
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
There is very little that Medfield, Massachusetts has in common with Australia when it comes to climate this time of year. As residents of Medfield put on their coats and gloves before they head out the door each day, Aussies are dressed in shorts and tank-tops. As Medfielders are...
Medfield girls stand for Australia
Australia is facing an unprecedented national crisis, as bushfires have spread across the nation. Over 20 people have been killed, 1,500 homes destroyed, and an estimated 1 billion animals may have perished.
Across the country, over 10 million hectares of Australian land has been burned to the ground. Over 1 billion animals have lost their lives...
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Zina Avagyan, Project 351 participant
Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden and Blake Middle School Principal Nathaniel Vaughn have announced that eighth grade student Zina Avagyan has been named as a participant for this year’s Project 351 service initiative.
Avagyan has been selected as Medfield’s student ambassador for Project 351, which brings together one student from each of the 351 communities in Massachusetts...
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