By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On June 21, an enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the first concert in the Summer Sounds series at the Bellforge Arts Center. On the sunny, summer solstice evening, folks of all ages relaxed on picnic tables, blankets, and chairs, enjoyed BBQ from Ribpublic’s...
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The 2023 Spring season proved to be a phenomenal period for Medfield student-athletes, characterized by exceptional talent, impressive wins, and unwavering determination to compete at the highest level. Athletes understand the challenges inherent in their pursuits, but they also recognize...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Medfield Council on Aging kicked off summer with their event, “Welcome to Summer” Cookout. Seniors gathered at The Center at Medfield to enjoy hot dogs, macaroni salad, beans, chips, coleslaw and ice cream sandwiches in honor of the official start...
Medfield High School’s (MHS) boys’ hockey team put on their first annual street hockey tournament on June 17th at MHS. Captains of next year’s Varsity team, Owen DuRoss, Charlie Hardiman, Gavin Marmai, and Zach Palmer, organized a fun day that raised money for the Varsity and JV teams for the 2023-2024 season.
Kids from grades...
By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Playing from behind for the first time in the MIAA Division III state tournament, Medfield High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse made a strong final push but could not overcome their semifinal opponents from Norwell High School. The team’s dominant playoff run,...
By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On a rain-soaked Friday afternoon at Polar Park in Worcester, second-seeded Medfield High School Varsity Baseball battled fourth-seeded Oakmont for the MIAA Division III state championship. The 12-inning marathon eventually went the way of the Spartans, who ended the Warriors season...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The crazy mix of weather alternating between sun and rain did not stop the Bellforge from hosting their first annual Pride event this past Saturday, June 10th. This joyful celebration was in partnership with ONCE Somerville and honored the equality, visibility,...
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
It has been eight years since Maddie Walter, a resident of Westwood, experienced a life-altering traumatic event that led to her battle with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Following a two-week coma, Maddie defied the odds and has made remarkable progress...
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Medfield girls and boys tennis teams have paved their way through round 32 of the tournament this post-season, after defeating their first round of competition this past week.
The sixth-ranked Med Ten girls carried on their...
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Medfield celebrated the Class of 2023 on June 3rd with music, cheers, speeches, applause, light blue caps and gowns, and lots of smiling faces. It was a blustery and chilly day, but the warm words of school officials and fellow students...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
It was a pleasure to interview local author, David Lifsitz who is a 29-year resident of Medfield. Lifsitz has released his first novel, Just Bounce It, a fictional story about the coming of age of two teenage girls and the power...
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday, June 3rd, Medfield High School graduated their most recent class of seniors, but the real fun doesn’t start until hours after the ceremony. The annual All Night Grad Party (ANGP), thrown by Medfield High School, is a safe place...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
On Saturday, May 13th New Life Furniture Bank hosted its 6th annual 5k Trail Run and Kids Fun Run on the Medfield State Hospital grounds. The event consisted of a Kids Fun Run at 10:00am, and the 5K Trail run, which...
By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Medfield Varsity Boys Lacrosse traded goals with Xaverian Brothers early on Friday night, but the Hawks overwhelmed on both sides of the ball in the second and third quarters to secure a 19-7 victory on their home field.
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Historian, author, radio host, and percussionist Craig Harris hosted his event “America’s Musical Roots: Songs and Stories” this past Wednesday night at The Center to a crowd full of guests. This foot-tapping program traces from the Appalachian ballads, fiddles, and banjos...
Last Thursday night, more than 150 people turned out for Comedians of Comedy, a stand-up comedy event presented by Small Town Scuttlebutt LLC, at the Zullo Gallery. The two 75-minute shows were produced and hosted by Rick Fink.
The comics included: Jim James, who is a former runner-up in the...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Bellforge Arts Center is back again with their FieldFest Music Festival just in time to kick off the warm weather. Local music happens to be one of the heartbeats of Bellforge Arts Center, so the 2023 live music season has officially begun this past Saturday....
by Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Word’s out that a Chipotle Mexican Grill is coming to Medfield Shops on Route 109.
“We are currently planning to open a location in Medfield at some point this winter,” said Sally Evans, External Communications of Chipotle corporate headquarters in Newport Beach,...
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Medfield resident and vice president of Business Banking at Dedham Savings Bank is someone who takes on any challenge that comes his way. Only ten years ago did Teachout begin his marathon journey after losing 50 pounds at his work’s greatest loser challenge. Now,...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
On Friday, April 14th, The Center at Medfield was pampered by the freshman and junior cosmetology students from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. The students provided hand and arm massages to the seniors and manicures while music played in the background.
