The Hometown Weekly for all your latest local news and updates! Over 27 Years of Delivering Your Hometown News!  

Category Archives: Medfield

Gold Awards given out to Medfield Girl Scouts

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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,...

Read more

Medfield High jazz band wins gold medal

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Medfield High seniors walk in Fashion Show

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Project Moves returns to Medfield High

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Solve the Mystery at the Medfield Library

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Medfield students join in No Idling campaign

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Art ‘N Bloom springs into life at Medfield Library

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Medfield DI teams take first at regionals

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Medfield Girl Scouts honored with Gold Awards

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Medfield concert wipes away the Winter Blues

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Officials announce Medfield joining solar program

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

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:

Read more

‘Cinderella’ dazzles audiences at Medfield High

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Families have blast at Medfield Winter Carnival

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

LCB Senior Living Buys Clark Tavern in Medfield

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

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

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

This Old Town: Irish Pioneers of Medfield

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

‘Expresso Yourself’ at First Parish Medfield

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Medfield Class of 2016 Fashion Show on Saturday

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more

Winter Blues concert returning to Medfield Legion

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]

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...

Read more