MHS seniors enjoy Woman’s Club tea
Medfielders figure out football
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Today, there are few parents and students who have not heard the warnings and worried about CTE and brain injuries. For those playing football, those warnings are of particular concern. Many football programs have seen players leave because of injuries, some never to return due to concussions they sustained while playing....
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Dog show leaves audience in awe
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
A crowd gathered outside the Medfield Library to watch the Flying High Dogs group preform amidst a warm, sunny day on May 18. Parents brought picnic lunches and lawn chairs. Others sat on the perfectly placed lawn chairs and rocks. All were excited to see what tricks these...
Student Services Director thrives in role
Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden has shared that Director of Student Services Mary Bruhl is thriving in her first year as the head of the district's special education, school health services and guidance departments.
"We have been very impressed with Mary's work so far and she has implemented and overseen a lot of fantastic improvements in the different...
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Norfolk Hunt Club hosts stunning show
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
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Anyone who pulled into 240 North Street over the weekend would have been shocked at what they...
Author Manchester comes to Medfield
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It is a wide known fact that most writers do not begin their career life as writers, nor do they intend it. There are many steps in between. J.K. Rowling studied Classics and French in college and worked as a secretary for Amnesty International. Steven King intended on being...
This Old Town: The Hero of Medfield
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This Memorial Day, Medfield will again assemble to honor those from this little town who went off to war and gave the ultimate sacrifice to their country. The parade will start behind Town Hall and march to Baxter Park with honor ceremonies, including an address by Navy veteran and Medfield High School class...
MFi celebrates 2019 volunteers
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The enthusiasm was palpable at the Medfield Foundation Awards Ceremony honoring this year’s volunteers at the Center at Medfield, on Sunday, March 31. A common theme of the eleven recipients was that volunteering is its own reward.
“I like doing community service because there is no better feeling than helping someone out,” said Sam Joline,...
70s and 80s fashions return in Medfield
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By Ainsley Shelley
Hometown Weekly Intern
Among teens all throughout America, there seems to be a resurrection of 70s and 80s fashion.
At Medfield High School, in particular, this trend seems to resonate with mainly girls, but also boys throughout all grades. Not all of the respective decades’ trends have made it into today's style,...
Author Marcia Butler visits Medfield Library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Marcia Butler recently visited the Medfield Public Library. Her talk was the first installment of the library’s Spring Author series. Due to a Bruins playoff game, there was a small audience, making it a perfect opportunity for those in attendance to learn something new about writing and creativity.
Marcia...
Community groups clean up Medfield
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It is said that if each person took the time to pick up five pieces of trash in their community, the world would be a far better place.
In honor of Earth Day, several local Medfield groups got together and took time out of their weekends to clean up...
MSHMPC receives John Keller Award
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The Medfield State Hospital Master Plan Committee (MSHMPC) is the recipient of the prestigious 2019 John Keller Award for Outstanding Planning Initiative for the Medfield State Hospital (MSH) Strategic Reuse Master Plan by the Small Town & Rural (STaR) Planning Division of the American Planning Association (APA). The STaR Awards Committee was incredibly...
Medfield Garden Club hosting Spring Plant Sale
The annual Medfield Garden Club Spring Plant Sale is set for Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, 26 North Street, Medfield. The sale features perennials from members’ gardens, including many varieties of flowering and foliage plants, edibles, succulents, small shrubs and gently used gardening articles. Massachusetts Master Gardeners...
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Challenge Success Team announces survey results
The Medfield Challenge Success Team has announced that the results of a student survey were presented to parents by a representative from the non-profit Challenge Success.
The survey, conducted by Challenge Success, was given to Medfield High School students in January and was completed by 734 students.
"We are happy to be able to present the results...
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Medfield students count on Marissa Gumas
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It isn’t a shock to anyone who knows her that Marissa Gumas, a seventh grade math teacher at Blake Middle School, is one of the finalists for Massachusetts’ 2020 Teacher of the Year award.
Anyone who walks into Gumas’ classroom will immediately be struck by the colorfulness of the space. Most of...
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This Old Town: When Jonathan Met Sally, A Medfield Love Story
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Oftentimes, history focuses on the famous, the well-known, and those whose contribution stands out as a major accomplishment.
But the vast majority of people never become famous, do the best they can in life, often struggle to overcome adversity, and frequently are little-known outside their own small sphere where they live.
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Caulfield named as new Wheelock principal
Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden has announced that he selected Holli Caulfield to be the new principal of the Wheelock School.
Caulfield, of Walpole, is currently the principal of the Oakdale Elementary School in Dedham, a position she has held since 2005. She formally accepted her new position on Thursday, April 11.
"We are thrilled that Holli has accepted...
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Ark of animals comes to library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Children and their parents recently gathered in the meeting room at the Medfield Library to learn all about some new animal friends. For an hour on April 18, the Medfield Library boasted its own ark of animals. Nick the animal handler brought a variety of critters with him,...
Obituary – William Ford, Jr.
William Paul Ford, Jr. of Barnstable and Naples, FL, died suddenly at his home in Naples on April 18th, 2019 at the age of 74. He graduated high school from Our Lady's Help of Christians, and earned a BA in Marketing from Boston College in 1967. After serving proudly in Vietnam with the Army's 513th...
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Marty Salka reflects on his legacy
By Ainsley Shelley
Hometown Weekly Intern
The name Marty Salka is one that almost every single member of Medfield High School is familiar with. But with roughly a thousand people recognizing this man, who is Marty?
According to Salka himself, his job title is “Permanent Substitute and Cafeteria Constable,” but his role at MHS is far too...
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