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Hometown Weekly celebrates 20th anniversary

By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The very nature of the news is that it is irregular, a story that never ends. One must break it up into convenient chunks for digestion - the 24-hour cycle of the evening news, the monthly period of The Atlantic, or the weekly format of Hometown Weekly, for example - but...
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Winter Carnival coming to Medfield

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For more than 20 years, the Winter Carnival Committee, comprised of families from the Memorial and Wheelock PTO, has been transforming Memorial School’s classrooms and hallways into a festive Winter Carnival. The event features dozens of booths offering a wide range of games and activities, raffles and prizes as well as lunch and...
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Medfield is side-by-side with Berklee World Strings

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By Geena Matuson Hometown Weekly Staff For the first time in its history, Berklee World Strings performed a side-by-side concert with Medfield Strings Orchestra on Wednesday evening. This was, in fact, the first time Berklee World Strings had performed side-by-side with any middle or high school program, and it was truly sensational. Berklee World Strings...
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MSH Committee hosts community workshop

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Last Tuesday, the development of the former Medfield State Hospital Site took a substantial step forward. The Medfield State Hospital Vision and Master Plan Committee hosted a community workshop at Medfield High School, welcoming all Medfield members to lend their input for the development of the site. Within the...
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Hockey battles Wolverines

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Westwood High School boys varsity hockey teams took to the ice on Wednesday evening at Canton Ice House for their second of two TVL matches this season. The Warriors (7-7-1) took down the Wolverines (11-3-1) 2-0 back on January 24, but it was a different...
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Medfield COA hosts Great Books group

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter In today’s hectic world, it can be difficult to make time to simply read a book. With the responsibilities of everyday life, as well as the fast-paced world of technology surrounding us, reading can often fall to the wayside. Not so for members of the Great Books Discussion Group at...
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Medfield high schooler publishes first book

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly In seventh grade, most students’ goals include getting good grades, making it through the year without any embarrassing interactions, and getting all your work done fast enough to hang out with your friends. Carina Christo, however, was not an average seventh grader. Today, she is not your average ninth grader....
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Warrior hoop falls in thriller

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It came right down to the wire on Thursday night for the Medfield High School varsity boys basketball team against TVL rival Medway. In a game that featured nine lead changes (seven in second half), the Warriors came up just short after a pair of made free throws...
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Medfield sponsors parent talk

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Medfield Talks, a collaborative group of parent organizations and district leadership, is hosting a free talk, “Achieving Sanity & Success,” with Michael Delman, CEO, Beyond BookSmart, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, in the MHS Lowell Mason Auditorium. Prior to founding Beyond BookSmart, an academic/life skills coaching firm, Delman was co-founder...
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Got the world on a string in Medfield

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter There are few things more delightful in this world than puppets. A form of entertainment that has been around for hundreds of years, it continues to engage and enliven audiences to this day. One particular demographic in particular enjoys puppet shows these days, and that would be children. This...
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Girls basketball ends conference win-streak at nine

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 53-31 win at Norton on January 24, the Medfield High School girls basketball team fell 64-33 on Friday night to TVL nemesis Hopkinton (12-2, 11-1). Friday marks just the second time this season that the Warriors have not been able to come out victorious, and...
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Medfield COA celebrates monthly birthdays

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The Medfield Council on Aging is extraordinarily well attended. Weekly events, special talks, and outstanding opportunities draw in community members from all over the town. One way The Center shows their appreciation is through a monthly birthday party celebrating those who have birthdays during the month, but also providing...
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Thompson to speak about State Hospital

On February 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on 26 North Street, John Thompson, Chairman of the Medfield State Hospital Buildings & Grounds Committee, will share his experiences managing the former Medfield State Hospital property. John will show pictures of the buildings and grounds, some historical and some recent. John...
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Medfield Meadows 40B proposal denied

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff In Medfield, opponents of the proposed Medfield Meadows Chapter 40B development are celebrating a major victory as the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) denied the project’s application. Medfield Meadows LLC was notified of the denial in a letter on Tuesday, Jan. 31. This recent development comes in the wake of...
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Medfield students give, wear hats

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff There are certain ubiquitous rules that one expects to be followed in an elementary school. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. Raise your hand before talking. Hats off inside of the building. Which, of course, makes it all the more shocking when one walks into the Ralph Wheelock School cafeteria and notices...
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Medfield Library opens late for teens

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter After being in college for a few years, it is hard to imagine how anyone studied without the use of a 24-hour, or at least very late-night, library. This privilege is often not afforded to high school students, who have to conform their studying to library open hours, and...
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Please, please help

To All, All of you either know Karen, or have been witness to her struggles and fights with her rare disease (Ehlers Danlos) and all the complications she has seemed to inherit. Many of you have seen her in different stages (good and bad), but I think you all have gotten the overall understanding...
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Girls hoop ends unbeaten streak at five

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Westwood High School varsity girls basketball teams each entered last Tuesday night’s matchup undefeated and looking to earn a key win over a quality conference opponent. Senior forward Allison Petit and senior guard Sophia Ouimette led the lady-Warriors (6-0) to a 51-37 victory over the...
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ZBA discusses ‘Country Estates of Medfield’

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On the evening of Thursday, January 12, the Zoning Board of Appeals met to discuss the construction of a property located at 21, 25 and 29 Hospital Road. This housing complex is particularly important, since it incorporates a number of affordable housing units, which contributes to Medfield’s compliance with...
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