Polo pulls in big crowds
DS field hockey fights off Medfield
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn and Medfield varsity field hockey teams met for the first of two times this 2019 season on Friday afternoon. The Raiders (2-0-0) entered looking to make it two straight wins to start the year, following a 4-1 season-opening victory against Medway last Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Warriors...
DS field hockey ready to impress
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off of a 10-7-1 regular season and a preliminary round victory against Plymouth South in the Division II South playoffs, Dover-Sherborn Regional High field hockey returns a significant core of talent and appears poised to take the next step with a deep playoff run in 2019.
In...
Center cookout provides summer fun
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
What’s says summer more than a cookout? And what’s better than a free drink?
You’d be hard-pressed to find an answer to either question, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better way to spend six dollars than to attend one of the Center at Medfield’s summer cookouts.
For...
The magic of music in Medfield
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
A love of music is known to form at a young age. On Monday, August 12, parents were invited to bring their kids to a playgroup centered around making music. From 10:30 until 11:30, these parents found themselves watching as their kids' faces lit up in glee while they...
Gustafson, Medfield girls soccer ready up
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 9-7-2 regular season earned Medfield High girls soccer the No. 14 seed in Division II last fall. The Lady-Warriors took out No. 19 Milton (2-0) in the preliminary round before a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to No. 3 Foxboro in the first round.
The Warriors return a significant core...
Betsey Baker, straw hat maker
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By Shelly Santaniello
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Betsey Metcalf Baker (1786-1867) was an inventor and entrepreneur long before it was socially acceptable for women to be independent thinkers and/or wage-earners.
At age twelve, the native Rhode Islander devised a method to make her own straw bonnets. She couldn’t afford the expensive ones imported from England at...
War-Hawks take first place
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The Medfield Youth Baseball Babe Ruth Majors team, comprised of players from Medfield and Millis, finished in first place. The team, known as the War-Hawks (a combination of Medfield Warriors and Millis Mohawks), finished with an impressive 9-2-1 record. The team suffered a tough 3-2 nail-biting loss in the league semi-finals, but had...
Gazebo concerts continue to impress
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
If there’s one thing Medfielders love during the summer, it’s their seasonal Thursday concerts on the gazebo. For a couple hours each Thursday, neighbors come to enjoy some new music, all while soaking in the warm summer evenings. July 25’s band, Back Pages, had the town excited to hear...
Warriors outlast Wolverines in lacrosse
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following an 18-6 win by Medfield back in April, Westwood and Medfield played for the second and final time this regular season on Friday night at Flahive Field.
Behind a pair of goals each from Brian Abely and Tommy Gill, the No. 3 Warriors (11-1, 8-0) fought off...
Obituary – William Ford, Jr.
William Paul Ford, Jr. of Barnstable and Naples, FL, died suddenly at his home in Naples on April 18th, 2019 at the age of 74. He graduated high school from Our Lady's Help of Christians, and earned a BA in Marketing from Boston College in 1967. After serving proudly in Vietnam with the Army's 513th...
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Home of the Week – 22 Hatters Hill Road, Medfield
"You know what the common saying is when house hunting.... It's "Location, Location, Location."
Not only is Medfield one of the more popular suburban towns, known for its top rated school district, vibrant downtown area and strong sense of community, but this location is terrific! Main Street is just at the end of the street near the...
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Home of the Week – 11 Donnelly Drive, Medfield
Grand 13 room Colonial located on 1.89 lush acres in Donnelly Estates near the Dover line. This home boasts 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, 2 staircases, a bonus room ,huge screened porch with new skylights, hardwood floors in many rooms, new carpeting in 3 bedrooms and third floor suite, beautiful dental moldings in most rooms, new roof,...
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Hetnik pilots comeback, Wolverines advance past Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports
Westwood and Medfield was already one of the top hockey rivalries in the TVL heading into the 2018-2019 season. After the teams played to a 1-1 tie on January 12, Westwood defeated Medfield 3-1 on February 13, which later allowed the Wolverines (15-3-6, 9-1-5) to claim the outright TVL...
Antonucci already a big name at Providence
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2018 high school lacrosse season was all about Westwood High star attack-man Jake Antonucci, who fired home a ridiculous 75 shots into the back of the net and tallied 19 assists, all while becoming Westwood’s all-time leading scorer (214 goals, 89 assists).
After leading Westwood to the...
Medfield loses giant in Sullivan
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Note: An obituary for Michael Sullivan can be found by clicking here.
The town of Medfield is grieving the loss of former Town Administrator Michael Sullivan.
“Michael Sullivan passed away [on Wednesday, February 27] around 6:00 p.m., at Charlton Memorial Hospital, in Fall River, surrounded by his family,” wrote Medfield Selectman Osler...
Medfield Girls Hoop advances over Wayland
Before a large crowd at Medfield High School Monday night, the Medfield girls basketball team advanced in the state playoffs with a decisive 54-41 win over Wayland. Sophomore Camilla Silk led the way with 13 points and 12 rebounds while senior captain Erin Seibel also added 13 points with 4 assists.
Coach...
Noon Hill rises by winter
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Noon Hill shoots out of the woods of Medfield like...
Donohue tallies pair as Wolverines tie Mustangs
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High varsity boys hockey team entered Saturday night’s contest with Norwood still unbeaten in TVL play and looking to keep pace with Medfield (also unbeaten) in the race for the conference crown.
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This Old Town: A Crisis of Homelessness
