This Old Town: On the 19th of April in 1775
Medfield native explores childhood home
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
It wasn’t long before the end of World War II when Bob Knight came back to live in the house he knew as a child. Now, the Medfield native got a chance to visit the house he hadn’t been inside for nearly seven decades.
Though his old home felt strangely...
Medfield resident donates time to trim trees at Hinkley Pond
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By Josh Perry
Hometown Weekly Staff
A few years ago, Medfield resident David Gingrich dedicated his time and that of a crew of workers from the tree service company for which he works, Hartney Greymont in Needham, to fix trees that were located on Adams St. in front of Dale Street School, which his son...
Medfield scouts win District Pinewood Derby
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By Josh Perry
Hometown Weekly Staff
For the first time, Cub Scouts from Pack 200 in Medfield won the District Pinewood Derby at Bass Pro Shops in Foxboro and four scouts will head to the world championship event in Time Square in New York City on June 25.
Matteo Benson of Pack 200 took first...
Community Meeting being held for Medfield State Hospital
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The Medfield State Hospital Master Plan Committee is hosting a community meeting on Monday, April 11 from 7-9 p.m. in the Medfield High auditorium to inform the public about the ongoing work to create a master plan for the use of the State Hospital property.
The first goal of the meeting is to...
This Old Town: When slavery existed in Medfield
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By Richard DeSorgher
Hometown Weekly Correspondentt
On the issue of slavery in America, one usually thinks right away about the Southern States, but as William Tilden reminds us in his “History of Medfield 1650-1886,” that in Medfield’s early history, “slavery was common with most wealthy citizens.”
The earliest slaves in the then Massachusetts Bay Colony were...
Medfield music honored by national foundation
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This week, 476 school districts across the United States are being recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME), out of the nation’s 13,515 school districts.
Medfield was named among those top districts for music education.
Now...
Gold Awards given out to Medfield Girl Scouts
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
In front of family, friends, and town and state officials (such as State Representative Shawn Dooley, Medfield selectman Osler “Pete” Peterson, and Medfield Town Administrator Michael Sullivan), seven Medfield Girl Scouts received Gold Awards in a ceremony at St. Edward’s Church.
In addition,...
Medfield High jazz band wins gold medal
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield High honors jazz band competed in the Massachusetts Association for Jazz Education Southeast District Jazz Ensemble Festival at King Philip High on March 3 and qualified for the Div. II state finals at Coakley Middle School in Norwood.
At the finals...
Medfield High seniors walk in Fashion Show
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
On Saturday, March 19, Medfield High seniors took to the red carpet to show off the latest prom fashions and help raise money for the school’s annual All-Night Graduation Party in June.
The annual Senior Prom Fashion Show featured prom dresses and...
Project Moves returns to Medfield High
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Project Moves is coming back to Medfield with a free performance on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Medfield High auditorium.
Thanks to a funding grant from the Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE), the dynamic dance troupe based at the Gold School in Brockton is bringing...
Solve the Mystery at the Medfield Library
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Come join the Gazebo Players of Medfield for this year’s “Mystery at the Library” fundraiser on Saturday, April 2.
William Shakespeare is touring libraries around the country to promote his latest play, but when he gets to Medfield, he finds that the play is missing.
It’s up to you to...
Medfield students join in No Idling campaign
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Massachusetts State Law prohibits unnecessary idling of a vehicle for more than five minutes. The Medfield schools are becoming involved in bringing awareness to the law and the health issues caused by excessive idling.
Last month Medfield High science teacher Michael Cowell added a unit to his Environmental Science curriculum...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:
‘Cinderella’ dazzles audiences at Medfield High
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...
