Wheelock third graders make annual pilgrimage
‘We Did It For You!’ performance upcoming
“We Did It For You! Women’s Journey Through History” will be performed at the Norfolk Public Library (139 Main Street, Norfolk) on Saturday, November 18, at 7 p.m. Free tickets are available through Eventbrite.com, and include a reception after the show.
“We Did It For You!” is the story of how women got their rights in...
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Vine Lake Trust receives prestigious honor
In Tuscaloosa on June 24, the Association of Gravestone Studies’ (AGS) Board of Trustees, at their Annual Reception and Banquet, awarded Vine Lake Preservation Trust with The 2017 Oakley Certificate of Merit "for the significant care and extensive educational programming" to Medfield's historic Vine Lake Cemetery.
The award consists of a certificate as well as the...
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Montrose presenting ‘Instagram Ate My Daughter’
Research demonstrates that the more time a girl spends on social media, the more likely she is to become anxious or depressed.
Why is this effect so strong for most girls, but much weaker for most boys?
What do parents need to know – and do – about how their daughters are using social media?
How can parents...
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Girls/Boys State participants attend Legion meeting
The October meeting of the American Legion Post 110 Medfield, held in conjunction with the American Legion Auxiliary, hosted 11 high school students who attended Boys or Girls State 2017 in June at Stonehill College. This year, the Post sponsored 12 young men and women who had just completed their junior year at Medfield High...
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Susan’s Surprise inspires Halloween decorating
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Kindergarten and first graders excitedly await the third Thursday of every month for Susan’s Surprise. With Children’s Librarian, Susan Allison, kids enjoy a crafty activity and a chance to meet other children their age.
In September, the students at Susan’s Surprise K – First Grade Fun made crafts using their...
Music Association holding wreath sale
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Medfield Music Association has launched its annual holiday wreath sale to help raise funds for trip scholarships and other expenses for over 150 Medfield High School music students. Wreath sales can also benefit Blake Middle School students who participate in the annual Six Flags music festival trip.
Wreaths are $20 each and buyers...
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
Medfield High School’s UNICEF Club is coordinating with the principals of Memorial, Wheelock and Dale to bring Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF back to Medfield this Halloween. The students in these schools will receive their UNICEF collection boxes the week of October 23.
Club members ask that residents who plan on passing out candy this Halloween also set...
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MHS theatre program hosting donation drive
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Medfield High School’s theatre program will be hosting a donation drive on November 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Medfield High School auditorium lobby.
Friends of MHS Theatre Society has once again partnered with Savers Thrift Stores, who will pay the group by the pound for the community’s donations of clothing,...
Local author discusses surviving medical trauma
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After suffering a massive stroke as a result of a ruptured brain aneurysm, Astrid Hendren laid in bed, listening to her doctor describe the malformation at the tip of her brain stem. The doctor told the 32-year-old patient: “We’ll try to fix it, but if I can’t get to...
‘The Snow Queen’ set to enchant Medfield
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Medfield High School Theatre will be performing the play "The Snow Queen" on October 27 at 7 p.m. and October 28 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., at MHS’s Lowell Mason Auditorium. The script, written by Tyler J. Monroe and adapted from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, follows a brave and...
Public schools in full swing
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Parent Information Nights are completed and school is in full swing in Medfield. The school district welcomed several new teachers and even more new students – 103 students joined the district for 2017-2018. The high school is seeing the biggest staff change with twelve new teachers. Principal Robert Parga notes an atypical combination...
Christmas Cookie Walk is back
The Christmas Cookie Walk is back in town and looking for dozens and dozens of bakers.
“We are so excited to bring this awesome event back to our community,” said Kathy Smith, Saint Edward & Saint Jude Christmas Cookie Walk Chairperson. Smith went on to explain Medfield’s First Baptist Church ran this successful and highly-anticipated fundraiser...
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MCPE celebrates 30 Days for 30 Years
The Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) launched its “30 Days for 30 Years” fundraising campaign on October 16. MCPE is a non-profit organization which raises funds for the benefit of all five Medfield Public Schools in the form of educational grants. To read more about these grants, or to contribute to their 30th Anniversary...
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Medfield celebrates Fire Prevention Week
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Having settled into their new station last year, the Medfield Fire Department was excited to invite the community to join them on October 11 for an evening of entertainment and socializing, while learning about fire safety. Since last week was Fire Prevention Week, the local firefighters organized the...
Zullo Gallery presents Juried Exhibition
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Stepping into Medfield’s Zullo Gallery, it almost feels as if one has teleported to an upscale art gallery in the heart of New York City. The bright airiness of the top floor gallery brings a sense of peace as visitors head towards the most alluring pieces hanging on the...
Styrofoam collection day coming to town
On October 28, from 9 to 1, volunteers will be collecting Styrofoam from Town residents who have a Medfield Transfer Station sticker.
Changes have been made to what items can be accepted due to vendor requests and recycling market changes. Only white Styrofoam can be collected. What can be collected includes packing blocks, clean white take-out...
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Millis-Berfield Band playing the Expresso
The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse returns at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North Street, Medfield. This month’s Coffeehouse will feature The Millis-Berfield Band. The theme for the evening is “Movin’.”
The Millis-Berfield Band features three talented and fun performers who have been playing together for over five years. Their...
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MCPE celebrating 30th year with campaign
Thirty years ago, in the fall of 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure was rescued from a Texas well, the Minnesota Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the first World Series to feature games held indoors, George Michael released his single, “Faith,” and the comedy “Full House” first debuted on television. In 1987, the Medfield State...
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Unique program mixes charity and education
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Fundraising for health-related charities and foundations can be hugely rewarding, but the time and effort spent organizing it can be quite taxing.
In school, fundraising can sometimes take the focus off of learning, too, which frustrates teachers and administration.
Luckily, Astrid Hendren has come up with an idea to combine fundraising...
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