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Art ‘N Bloom springs into life at Medfield Library

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Medfield Library was alive with the colors of the changing seasons last weekend as it played host to the annual Art ‘N Bloom, a collaboration between the Medfield Garden Club and art students from Medfield High.

Everywhere visitors to the library...

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Medfield DI teams take first at regionals

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A team of sixth graders from Blake Middle School claimed first place at the regional Destination Imagination tournament and qualified for the state competition to be held this weekend (Saturday, March 26) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Daniel Riddick, Grayson McClements, Ryan Tierney, Max Augustini, Brendan Lawless, Kyle Gaffney and Henry...

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Medfield Girl Scouts honored with Gold Awards

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Saturday afternoon at St. Edward’s Church, Medfield Girl Scouts honored seven of its own members for reaching the highest recognition in scouting, the Gold Award.

In addition, Medfield Girl Scouts celebrated 17 Ambassador Scouts (nine of which had received National Leadership...

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Medfield concert wipes away the Winter Blues

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Ironically being held on the weekend of the first day of spring, Medfield-based band Route 109 held its annual Winter Blues concert last Friday night at the Medfield American Legion.

The concert helped rock away the cold of winter and was also...

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Officials announce Medfield joining solar program

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State energy officials today announced the selection of two additional communities, Bolton and Medfield, to participate in Solarize Mass for 2016. 

The community-based solar energy group-buying program is currently underway in Somerville, Natick and Shelburne, Colrain and Conway, with the latter three communities participating as a group.

“As...

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Medfield TV video explores benefit of local farming

Medfield TV has announced a new video series, “Let’s Go Farming,” which explores and demonstrates the benefits of local agriculture to the community, schools, restaurants, environment, parents and kids. 

The 30-minute video is currently being aired on Medfield Community Access TV and is also available on YouTube:

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‘Cinderella’ dazzles audiences at Medfield High

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By Camille Kerwin Hometown Weekly Intern

Three dazzling nights have come and gone, as the Medfield Theatre Society celebrated a weekend of sold-out shows and standing ovations.  

Medfield High’s production of “Cinderella” this past weekend reflected the enthusiasm and effort put into the show by all of the...

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Families have blast at Medfield Winter Carnival

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Medfield families packed into Memorial School on Saturday for the annual Memorial and Wheelock Winter Carnival, which raises money for each of the schools’ PTO.

The event was filled with fun games and activities for children from basketball shooting to face painting to...

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LCB Senior Living Buys Clark Tavern in Medfield

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Late last week, LCB Senior Living announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase the Clark Tavern property on Main St. The Norwood company said that it will not be merging the property with the already purchased land on which it has proposed...

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‘Most Likely to Succeed’ to be screened at Medfield High

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Tuesday, March 29, Medfield High will host a screening of the acclaimed documentary “Most Likely to Succeed,” which takes a look at the education system in this country and the ways that it is affecting youth. 

The screening will take place in...

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This Old Town: Irish Pioneers of Medfield

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By Richard DeSorgher Hometown Weekly Correspondent

They were the pioneers; the first of the Irish to enter into Medfield, break the prejudice and live the “American Dream.”

James Griffin, born in Ireland, came to Medfield in 1840 at the age of 20 with his brother Michael. He found employment in...

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‘Expresso Yourself’ at First Parish Medfield

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Saturday, March 26, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on North St. in Medfield will host its second, monthly Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse from 7-9 p.m. and invites local residents or students to join in the fun of performing poetry, stories, and music in an...

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Medfield Class of 2016 Fashion Show on Saturday

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m., Medfield High will host the Class of 2016 Fashion Show. Watch Medfield High seniors show off some of the latest fashions and help support the annual All-Night Graduation Party.

Tickets for the Fashion Show are $22...

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Winter Blues concert returning to Medfield Legion

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Medfield American Legion, 110 Peter Kristof Way, will once again play host to a night of music to support the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and the Pediatric IBD Foundation (PEDI IBD). 

The eighth annual Winter Blues Concert, organized by...

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Astrid Hendren of Medfield writes book on handling trauma

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

When she was 32 years old, Astrid Hendren suffered a massive stroke when a brain aneurysm burst. Living with her two young children but with her family miles away in her natïve Netherlands and without close friends to lean on, Hendren turned to writing...

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Medfield student wins DAR Good Citizen Award

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Col. William McIntosh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)  recently held a ceremony at the Needham Historical Society to present its annual Good Citizen Awards to five local high school students.

The chapter winner was Medfield High student...

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Thomas Vagnini of Medfield is Tri-County salutatorian

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Tri-County Superintendent-Director Stephen Dockray announced this week that Jennifer Bowness of North Attleboro has been named the school’s 2016 valedictorian and Thomas Vagnini of Medfield has been named the salutatorian.

Vagnini earned the honor of salutatorian by achieving a GPA of 4.38...

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Medfield Winter Carnival is this weekend

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The annual Memorial and Wheelock Winter Carnival will be held on Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Memorial School. The main fundraiser for the two schools will feature fun for the whole family as well as raffles and an auction. 

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This Old Town: Medfield residents invited to Spring Fling

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By Richard DeSorgher Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Calling all Medfield residents and anyone else for that matter. Open to everyone!

On Saturday, April 9 at the American Legion on Peter Kristof Way, the Medfield High (MHS) Alumni Association will host its fifth annual Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the scholarships given...

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Trump, Clinton win close primaries in Medfield

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Super Tuesday, Medfield voters took to the polls to vote on who the Democrats and Republicans should nominate for this fall’s presidential election. Republican voters chose Donald Trump and Democrats chose Hillary Clinton, but both by slim margins.

The 2,206 Republican voters...

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