Man’s best friend turned best book buddy
Pokémon GO a-go-go
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Summers in the suburbs have always had their own specific vibe, an amalgamation of outdoor adventure, old friends and conspicuous leisure time that can make even the most cynical of individuals nostalgic and wistful. For younger members of suburban communities, it is the finest of seasons, far removed from...
Ribbon cut at Medfield’s Straw Hat Park
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By Geena Matuson
Hometown Weekly Staff
The ribbon to Medfield’s newest park at 1 North Street was cut last Wednesday evening as part of the Straw Hat Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. From half past six to nearly eight o’clock, live music could be heard and ice cream could be had as the new Straw Hat...
A day for Mrs. Mann
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By Geena Matuson
Hometown Weekly Staff
Concentration camp escapee. Cancer survivor. 50-year Police Matron and Police Traffic Supervisor. Wife, Mother and grandmother. This is just a glimpse into the life of Elisabeth Mann. Today, July 21, 2016, officially marks the first year Medfield celebrates Elisabeth T. Berlin Mann Day, declared one year ago today, upon...
Gypsy moth caterpillars ravage Northeast
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
New England forests are being defoliated at alarming rates this summer, with the damage visible from space. Satellite photos taken of parts of New England taken one month apart in May and June of this year show advancing brown swaths across forested areas of the region. The destruction to...
Medfield launches solar initiative
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Medfield homeowners and businesses can have solar energy systems installed on their properties at discounted prices through the new Solarize Medfield community program, Marie Nolan, the program’s Solar Coach and a Medfield Energy Committee member, announced today. An installer -- New England Clean Energy of Hudson, Mass. -- has been selected after a...
‘Route 109’ rocks the gazebo
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By Maria LaRose
Hometown Weekly Staff
It was another great Thursday night with music at the Gazebo as Memo’s Summer Concert series continued. Last week, Route 109 - Medfield’s “not-your-average” cover band - wowed the crowded lawn of guests with their creative mix of hits from the 80s to the 10s. They played a mix...
Lowell Mason Band visits house
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The concrete floor and walls of the room are bare. The only sources of light are a few newly-installed windows. Visitors standing in the right spot can look up and see a hole where a staircase used to zip up to the first floor. Trying to imagine musical protégés...
Gazebo Players announce ‘Hamlet’ cast
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The Gazebo Players of Medfield are celebrating their fifteenth anniversary of Shakespeare in the Park this summer. After 14 years of performances at their namesake gazebo, the troupe is moving their Medfield performances to Meetinghouse Pond next to the Unitarian Universalist Church. Their first production at the new park will be “Hamlet,” often...
This Old Town – Straw Hat Park
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By Richard DeSorgher
At first, it was referred to as the “pocket park,” a sliver of town–owned land wedged between Starbucks and Zebras along North Street. But thanks to Jean Mineo and a hard working committee, a positive vote at town meeting, and support from town residents, town officials and town departments, it is...
Area 4th celebrations a blast
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By Hometown Weekly Staff & Correspondents
Perfect weather, tantalizing smells from the grill, friends and family were par for the course for this year's area July 4 celebrations. From Needham - boasting one of the nation's oldest Independence Day celebrations - to Walpole, where one of the native cognoscenti gushed about the town's "biggest...
Biennial band plays in Medfield
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
Forty-seven students. Fifteen schools. Eight pieces. Five states. Three grades. Two and a half days. One concert.
This isn’t some advertisement for a graduate school program or something like that. They’re the basic facts of the John Philip Sousa Lowell Mason Heritage Youth Band Concert that took place at...
Car show’s Medfield move a success
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
When one thinks of a weekend activity in Medfield, thoughts typically drift towards the town's idyllic, green spaces. Maybe a hike through Rocky Woods. A breezy walk downtown. Perhaps just laying out a picnic blanket and enjoying the afternoon sun glistening on the Charles.
For one day, though, there was...
PawSox CFO, Medfield resident, touches base
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
There are any number of things that can turn an average day on the job into a good one. Maybe you hit all the green lights on your way home. Maybe you finish your work a couple hours early, giving you the afternoon off. Maybe the project you've been...
Vine Lake hosts tour
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
There’s a witch, a roller skater, and seven brothers with the last name Morse. No, this isn’t some sort of overly complicated bar joke; it’s just a few of the people buried in Vine Lake Cemetery. On Saturday, June 18, visitors had the chance to hear stories about everything...
Zullo Arts Festival an elegant evening
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By Geena Matuson
Hometown Weekly Staff
If you were in Medfield last Saturday night, you may have noticed a giant, white tent radiating jazz and salsa music outside the Zullo Gallery. Each year, the Zullo Gallery Center for the Arts hosts a one-night arts and music fundraising festival right in the heart of Medfield. Sponsored...
History Day Trolley Tour wows Medfielders
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By Camille Kerwin
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Saturday, townspeople of all ages gathered at Dale Street School to celebrate Medfield History Day with six on-the-hour tours visiting 50 of Medfield’s historic homes. The lot in front of the school brimmed with excitement for the 24th Annual History Day Trolley Tour, a tradition that was established...
Medfield Girl Scouts turn 100
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
An older scout dressed in a green sash helps a younger scout pin a celebratory red rose onto their brown sash. Local businesses offer discounts to anyone wearing a uniform. Trills and Chills, an a Capella group, perform on the gazebo. A blue tent decorated in green, white, and...
Medfield High Class of 2016 graduates
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Medfield High School class of 2016 collectively met for the last time on Sunday for their graduation ceremony. Vocalized in the speeches of Class President Theodore Duffy, Honor Essayists Daniel Blessing and Olivia Taylor, and Senior Speaker Bryan Carrabis, there were collective feelings of bitter-sweetness, pride, and nostalgia...
Women’s Club holds senior Graduation Tea
