Community a cappella night prospers
Medfielders climbing Kilimanjaro to raise awareness
On February 16, Medfielder Liz Sandeman and her daughter, Sophie, will fly to Tanzania and climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. It stands at 19,341 feet or 5,895 meters. Liz and Sophie are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the importance of...
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First Parish hosting Humanity Helping Sudan
Sunday services on Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. at First Parish UU Medfield will feature three special guests from the Humanity Helping Sudan (HHS) Project. Manyang Kher, founder of HHS, fled South Sudan at age three and remained in a refugee camp until able to enter the United States at 17. He holds a degree...
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Montrose student Landry wins poetry contest
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Gabrielle Landry, a senior at Montrose School, has won the JFK Library’s high school poetry contest. Gabby’s original poem, “Parkland,” was chosen as the winner in the contest run by the JFK Library Foundation and the nonprofit Mass Poetry.
Gabby read her poem aloud at a reception at the JFK Library, held to celebrate...
Date set for MCPE annual auction
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The Medfield Coalition for Public Education will be hosting its Treasured Experiences Auction from Thursday, January 25, through Friday, February 2. The online auction will feature over 140 priceless experiences generously donated by Medfield K-12 teachers, administrators, and community members. These prizes are unique items and opportunities that will appeal to parents and...
Library offers ‘pawsitive’ reading experiences
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Medfield Public Library’s Children’s Department hosted a very special guest on January 13. He waltzed up the stairs to the Children’s Library, his golden brown locks bouncing with every step. He was a superstar at the library, with every visitor’s head turning to look at him and many...
The Center celebrates 10 years
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On January 7, the Center at Medfield’s director, Roberta Lynch, stood before a crowd of seniors, staff, and community members. Despite working tirelessly day and night in preparation for the day at the Center, she appeared overjoyed to see the community celebrating with her.
“It’s exactly ten years ago...
Troop 89 members honored as Eagle Scouts
Medfield’s Boy Scout Troop 89 members Stephen Daniel Williams, Garrett Theodore Gipson, Robert A. Raine and Tyler James Hatch were honored at their Eagle Court of Honor on December 2 at the United Church of Christ in Medfield. Family, friends and many members of Troop 89 attended this event, recognizing these young men for their...
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Date set for MCPE annual auction
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The Medfield Coalition for Public Education will be hosting its Treasured Experiences Auction from Thursday, January 25, through Friday, February 2. The online auction will feature over 140 priceless experiences generously donated by Medfield K-12 teachers, administrators, and community members. These prizes are unique items and opportunities that will appeal to parents and...
Students present hilarious theater special
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Medfield High School Theatre Society prepared for an evening of hilarity and entertainment with the one-night-only performance of “Medfield After Dark.” The show, abbreviated to MAD, featured nine skits written by MHS seniors, comedy from emcee Mason Hajj, and music by Brigitte and the Boys.
The first skit of the...
MHS hosting a cappella night
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Medfield High School’s a cappella group, MHSound, will host an night of live a cappella music Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at MHS’s Lowell Mason Auditorium.
The premiere a cappella group from Ithaca College, ICVoicestream, will be featured performers, along with Medfield’s MHSound, Blake Middle School A Cappella, Montrose School’s The Treblemakers, Westwood...
Meet the flockers: why birds migrate
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape.
Every...
Library hosts toddler playtime
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In the past year, the Medfield Public Library staff has been hard at work to introduce new and exciting programs to the community. Even in just the last few months, the library held a grand opening of the STEAM room, also known as the Makerspace, celebrated its centennial,...
This Old Town
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This Old Town
Welcome 2018
With the arrival of the New Year, 2018, a look back at Medfield’s previously centennial years of 1718, 1818 and 1918:
1718
In 1718, Medfield was still recovering from the loss of more than half its territory when Medway in 1713 (which at the time also included what is today Millis) broke...
MHS hosting a cappella night
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Medfield High School’s a cappella group, MHSound, will host an night of live a cappella music Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at MHS’s Lowell Mason Auditorium.
The premiere a cappella group from Ithaca College, ICVoicestream, will be featured performers, along with Medfield’s MHSound, Blake Middle School A Cappella, Montrose School’s The Treblemakers, Westwood...
Library offers teen ornament-making craft
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With just a few more days left until school vacation, the Medfield Public Library offered teens a relaxing and casual evening of ornament making with polymer clay. With the help of Bri Ozanne, the library’s adult services and technology librarian assistant, the tweens and teens worked on handmade clay creations while...
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‘Parachute Play’ celebrates season’s first snowfall
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every month, the Medfield Public Library’s Children’s Department hosts a program that combines literacy with gross and fine motor skills development. It’s a program thoroughly enjoyed by toddlers and their caregivers, and undoubtedly a perfect program to attract the town’s youngest readers to the library.
Through the Medfield Coordinated Family...
Medfield High musicians amaze community
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After two sold out “Spaghetti with Santa” events at Medfield High School, there is no doubt that the students and community are dedicated to Medfield’s music program.
On December 13, the students showed their love for music and commitment to their program at the annual winter concert, featuring the concert...
This Old Town – The story of Ruth
