Category Archive for "Medfield"

Medfield’s Merz starring on History Channel

Medfield resident Jon F. Merz is one of the stars of "The Cars That Made America," a miniseries debuting on the History Channel Sunday, August 13, at 8 p.m., and continuing Monday, August 14, and Tuesday, August 15. The miniseries tells the epic stories of the iconic names behind the cars that shaped America. It...

Medfield Farmers’ Market soldiers onward

If it’s Thursday, it must be Market Day in Medfield. As Farmers’ Markets go it probably would be considered small, but without a doubt comprehensive. Each week approximately twelve farmers and other vendors set up on the lawn of the historic First Parish Meeting House on North St., beside Meeting House Pond, with festive canopies...

Coffeehouse to support Women’s Equality Day

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“And they decided to do something about it!” says a character in the musical “We Did It For You!” But it could be a description of the women and men who formed the Medfield Huddle in February to address the rights of the oppressed and disenfranchised. Since forming, this social justice group has...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Charlotte Cassidy loves teaching children sign language, and so when she had the chance to share her knowledge of the language at the Medfield Public Library, she immediately acceded. On July 11, 13, 18 and 20, children ages six to ten gathered in the Children’s Room of the library...

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The Medfield Garden Club (MGC), a working and teaching club that welcomes new members with and without gardening experience, is continuing its mission to beautify the town. Recently, new members Helen Beedy and Marcia Trahan have joined in the effort, adding to the ranks of more than 30 members who plant and maintain two...

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The tennis courts at Metacomet Park have been completely resurfaced over the past three weeks. The courts officially re-opened for play on Friday. The work, completed by East Coast Sealcoating, including repair of all the cracks around the playing surface and the perimeter of the courts. After the cracks were filled, they were grinded...

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Medfield’s William Johnson has recently returned from a Make-A-Wish trip to see the World Cup of Power Soccer being played in Kissimmee, FL and take in the World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios down the street. The Make-A-Wish team from MA/RI sent the Johnsons to stay at a private villa at the...

Gazebo Players present ‘Merchant of Venice’

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern On the evening of June 22, a throng of people, pets, and blood-thirsty mosquitoes gathered at Rocky Woods Reservation in Medfield to see the Gazebo Players of Medfield present William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” on opening night. The classic play follows Bassanio, a young Venetian who wishes...

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If you’re looking for great music from Medfield students, look no further. The award-winning Medfield High School Music Program produced two CDs this year – one for the Jazz Band, and another a compilation featuring Concert Band, String Orchestra and Concert Choir – and both are on sale at Park Street Books for...

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By Amelia Tarallo  Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent   For the past few years, Medfield residents have been fighting to ensure that the Medfield Meadows development never makes its way off paper. The initial plans for the development included over 200 units and a modern architectural style and size that many residents believed did not fit with...

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Amilia’s Light will hold a golf tournament at Foxborough Country Club on August 14, 2017 to raise funds to help survivors of human trafficking. A highlight of the event is the opportunity to golf with Patriots Hall of Famer, QB, Steve Grogan, and a special online auction is now open for golfers to bid...

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By Peter Kougias Hometown Weekly Intern On Thursday, July 13, librarian Kristen Chin lead a group through soap felting. Soap felting is an entertaining and cheap project for a rainy day or perhaps a new hobby. A novice to the craft, Chin confidently demonstrated the steps to the group. Felt is sheep’s wool that is unwoven....

Community comes together after vandalism

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent In the early hours of June 22, students, parents, and teachers became aware that the rainbow crosswalk stretching between Blake Middle School and Medfield High School had been vandalized. The perpetrators had thrown green and blue paint onto the rainbow, smothering a portion of the colorful crosswalk....

Ruff pasts, bright futures at dog rescue

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern "Shelter dogs aren't broken. They’ve simply experienced more life. If they were human, we would call them wise. They would be the ones with tales to tell, stories to write. The ones dealt a bad hand and responded with courage. Do not pity a shelter dog. Adopt...

Mass Art students’ work displayed at Zullo

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By Peter Kougias Hometown Weekly Intern Hidden above Main Street, The Zullo Gallery is a quaint space featuring a powerful exhibit this summer. The Mass Art Provocation is a display of artwork from fourteen seniors that focus on important issues of the day. The class instructor, Irena Roman, and gallery director William Pope collaborated for...

X-Men: New Mutants begins filming in Medfield

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Summer brings changes to Rocky Woods

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff When one visits Medfield's Rocky Woods, a 491-acre reservation administered by the The Trustees of Reservations, over the course of several seasons, it becomes clear that the only constant is change. That suits Kira LaFosse-Baker, engagement site manager for the reservation, particularly well. "It's greener. That's for sure," she says of...

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This Old Town by Richard DeSorgher Medfield has always had a strong patriotic tie to Independence Day. It stems from the overwhelmingly patriotic spirit that was clearly evident here and seen from the first signs of troubles with Great Britain in the early 1770s. As early as 1773, when Bostonians were feeling their rights were...

Carolyn Waters playing Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse

The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse returns at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North Street, Medfield. This month’s Coffeehouse will feature Carolyn Waters. The theme for the evening is "Coming Into Me." Carolyn Waters is a performing and singing songwriter who fuses blues/roots/folk and other musical genres into a unique...

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Christina Perrone Hometown Weekly Intern The Medfield Farmers’ Market has been a summer staple for seven years. Vendors from all around the Boston Area congregate every Thursday in front of the Unitarian Universalist Church. On Thursday, June 22, Hometown Weekly stopped by to talk to local farmers and artisans. At one stand was Tony Lulek....

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