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Amilia’s Light Garden Party May 24

Amilia’s Light supports programs that are empowering and changing the lives of women who are victims of human trafficking. The community will gather to help continue Amilia's Light's work at the annual Garden Party on Thursday, May 24, from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the home of the founder and president Michelle Luhrmann, 26 Loeffler...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As a teenager, Lisa Halliday sat on the steps of the Medfield Public Library, waiting for its doors to open. This was a regular occurrence for Halliday, who has since moved abroad. She recently visited the library, though, reminiscing about the spots where she used to read and the...

On May 26, Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse will be featuring storyteller Andrea Kamens. She tells traditional, original, and first-person stories that tremble with truth. With skillful structuring and improvisational verve, she opens dialogue between her listeners and the story. “I like a good story,” Kamens says, “whether I make it up, I tell it, someone else tells...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Origami is an amazing art. It takes patience, abstract thinking, and steady hands to fold a single piece of paper in all sorts of ways. It’s crazy to think that from a flat piece of paper, origami masters can create hundreds of different animals and objects. Medfield Public Library’s adult...

Amilia’s Light Garden Party May 24

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As most in the Medfield community know, the children of Medfield Public Schools are extremely skilled. As exemplified by their science fairs, theater performances, and chorus concerts, the students possess ample creativity, innovation, and talent. It is no surprise, then, that the kindergarten through grade 12 artwork at Zullo...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Disappointed by the lack of Goldfish crackers for his school lunch, Steve took his “Tuesday Surprise” outside to eat. Unbeknownst to Steve, an ordinary boy, a Peruvian devil bug had landed on his lunch, and he accidentally ate it. Minutes after eating the slop of food and the poisonous...

Earlier this week every Medfield household received the annual blue ANGP fundraising flyer in their mailboxes. ANGP, also known as the All Night Graduation Party, is seeking community support to help underwrite the expense of the annual event. All in Medfield have an opportunity to participate in the send-off. The annual ANGP blue flyer appeal...

Medfielder a Celebration of Music finalist

Out of over 500 entries, Medfield resident, 12 year old Hanna Jameson O'Loughlin has been selected as a finalist (one of just 23) in the Celebration of Music contest for RI PBS. The winner will be selected with online voting, and the winner will be announced during the Ethan Bortnick: Celebration of Music concert on...

On May 4, Medfield won’t know what hit it when Grace Kelly, a high-energy, inspirational and sell-out 25-year-old sax player and vocalist headlines Jazz Night with the award-winning Medfield High School Jazz Band and Jazz Choir, and Blake Middle School Jazz Bands. Grace Kelly will be the first-ever female guest artist and vocalist for Medfield Jazz...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Every year, second grade students at Medfield’s Ralph Wheelock School spend weeks preparing for the science fair. For days, they rack their brains to conceive an idea that will wow their classmates. Hours upon hours are spent testing hypotheses and making slight adjustments to their experiments to see if...

MPL offers new reading experiences

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter When she arrived as the Medfield Public Library’s new director in February, Meena Jain brought a handful of new ideas and suggestions with her. Already during her short time in Medfield, she has worked with Medfield Public Schools to bring children’s author Kwame Alexander to town, invited a guest speaker to...

Spring Gala to support Neighbor Brigade

Medfield is known for being a "giving community.” Many groups hold fundraisers, but what makes the Medfield Lions Club Spring Gala unique is that all proceeds raised are used by the Medfield Lions to support the needs of the Medfield Neighbor Brigade. Who are the Neighbor Brigade? The Medfield Neighbor Brigade chapter was formed in March...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter National Donate Life Month, held annually in April, aims to promote registering to be an organ, tissue, or cornea donor. Though it is celebrated in April, nine-year-old Hunter Williams and his family know the importance of educating the public on organ donation and registering at all times of the...

MFi awards Medfield’s outstanding volunteers

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Anyone who has been to Medfield can agree that the town is home to some outstanding people. Each year, the Medfield Foundation’s (MFi) volunteer awards recognize some of the wonderful people in the community who put in the effort to make Medfield a better place to live. On April 8, one...

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Purge with a Purpose, the 14th annual Cure SMA Yard Sale, has been scheduled for May 5 from 8:00-11:00 a.m., and organizers will soon begin accepting item donations. From April 22 to May 4, any items that are in good, sellable (non-broken) condition will be accepted - though participants are asked to avoid dropping...

Blake students participate in science fair

On Friday, March 16, students at Blake Middle School participated in the annual science fair. Students were excited and eager to share their findings with the attendees, who were equally interested in learning what interests and excites our middle school students. Prize winners were Jim Kemp, Chase Coughlin, Shea Coughlin, Ronan Schoenfeld, Alex Munz, Kelly Blake...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter “A special treat on a cold Saturday,” one library-goer writes in the guest book at the Medfield Public Library’s Art ‘N Bloom. “It’s dreary out, but beautiful inside.” From Thursday, March 22, to Sunday, March 25, the library housed 19 pieces of art from Medfield High School students and a...

Miss Amazing celebrates abilities and inclusiveness

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter A handful of people gasped as the auditorium went dark. It was that pitch black - can’t-see-your-hand-in-front-of-your-face dark. But after a moment, the stage lights came on and illuminated the hot pink banners and string lights. The bright lights danced off of the pink and silver balloons on stage...

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The Medfield Lions Club, with support from the Medfield Neighbor Brigade, will host its 5th annual spring gala on Saturday, May 5, from 7:30 – 10 p.m. at the Zullo Gallery on Main Street. All proceeds from this event are distributed by the Lions to local families in temporary crisis, identified by the...

Category Archives: Medfield

Amilia’s Light Garden Party May 24

Hometown author returns to Medfield

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Andrea Kamens coming to Expresso

Origami returns to the fold at library

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Amilia’s Light Garden Party May 24

Zullo Gallery features student art

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Children create hilarious comic book

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ANGP fundraising drive underway

Medfielder a Celebration of Music finalist

Jazz Night to feature Grace Kelly

Wheelock fairs well with science

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MPL offers new reading experiences

Spring Gala to support Neighbor Brigade

Hunter’s Run encourages donating life

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MFi awards Medfield’s outstanding volunteers

Cure SMA Yard Sale set for May

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Blake students participate in science fair

Artwork blooms inside Medfield Library

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Miss Amazing celebrates abilities and inclusiveness

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Lions prepare for annual gala

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