Category Archive for "Medfield"

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Clothing drive to benefit Medfield families

Medfielders are being asked to take a few minutes this week to donate their new or gently used clothing of all sizes (including Halloween costumes). Donation boxes are located at Pfaff Center, Blue Moon, Library, and St. Edwards, or can be dropped off on Saturday, October 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the...

Medfield Green celebrates successful decade

Ten years ago, four like-minded women, Jill Driscoll, Ingrid Nevins, Cheryl Patry and Megan Sullivan, got together and formed Medfield Green Moms. Its mission was simple: learning and sharing how to live green. They hosted meetings in various homes covering a range of interesting topics, and over time grew into the organization now known as Medfield...

Residents of Thomas Upham House shared their artwork with the community on Medfield Day, the theme of which was “Picture Perfect.” They had not only the fruits of their artistic labor to show for themselves, but a prize, as well - the Thomas Upham House booth won first place for creativity....

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Medfield community gathered on October 1 for a once-in-a-lifetime occasion. Over one hundred years ago, a man named Granville Dailey, a New York City native who summered in Medfield, contacted William G. Perry, an architect, to draw up the plans for a library in town. Soon after, the...

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Local arts advocate and Cultural Alliance of Medfield Chair Jean Mineo was among the contingent of state arts, business, education and political leaders at the recent, invitation-only launch of the "Arts Means Business" advocacy campaign in Boston featuring Mayor Marty Walsh. In addition to Walsh, featured speakers included Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce...

Medfield babies love library’s Pattycake Place

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Between feedings, naps, and diaper changes, babies need enriching and engaging activities. While they aren’t yet ready to check out books and start reading, the Medfield Public Library welcomes the youngest and tiniest infants to join the library community to enjoy age-appropriate programs. One of the programs is Pattycake...

Category Archives: Medfield

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

MHS theatre program hosting donation drive

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Local author discusses surviving medical trauma

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‘The Snow Queen’ set to enchant Medfield

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Public schools in full swing

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MCPE celebrates 30 Days for 30 Years

Medfield celebrates Fire Prevention Week

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Zullo Gallery presents Juried Exhibition

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Styrofoam collection day coming to town

Millis-Berfield Band playing the Expresso

MCPE celebrating 30th year with campaign

Unique program mixes charity and education

Clothing drive to benefit Medfield families

Medfield Green celebrates successful decade

Upham House residents share artwork

MHS Theatre presenting ‘The Snow Queen’

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Medfield Library celebrates centennial

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Medfield joins arts campaign launch

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Medfield babies love library’s Pattycake Place

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