Soccer player Sprofera headed to Germany
Amilia’s Light Garden Party May 24
Amilia’s Light supports programs that are empowering and changing the lives of women who are victims of human trafficking.
The community will gather to help continue Amilia's Light's work at the annual Garden Party on Thursday, May 24, from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the home of the founder and president Michelle Luhrmann, 26 Loeffler...
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Hometown author returns to Medfield
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As a teenager, Lisa Halliday sat on the steps of the Medfield Public Library, waiting for its doors to open. This was a regular occurrence for Halliday, who has since moved abroad. She recently visited the library, though, reminiscing about the spots where she used to read and the...
Amilia’s Light Garden Party May 24
Amilia’s Light supports programs that are empowering and changing the lives of women who are victims of human trafficking.
The community will gather to help continue Amilia's Light's work at the annual Garden Party on Thursday, May 24, from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the home of the founder and president Michelle Luhrmann, 26 Loeffler...
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McCarthy, Lady-Warriors best Grosek, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield and Dover-Sherborn have played some extremely memorable girls lacrosse games over the last several years, and Monday night’s first of two regular season meetings between the two teams lived up to expectations.
Thanks to some huge saves in net by DS senior goaltender Natalie Grosek throughout the...
ANGP fundraising drive underway
Earlier this week every Medfield household received the annual blue ANGP fundraising flyer in their mailboxes. ANGP, also known as the All Night Graduation Party, is seeking community support to help underwrite the expense of the annual event. All in Medfield have an opportunity to participate in the send-off. The annual ANGP blue flyer appeal...
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Jazz Night to feature Grace Kelly
On May 4, Medfield won’t know what hit it when Grace Kelly, a high-energy, inspirational and sell-out 25-year-old sax player and vocalist headlines Jazz Night with the award-winning Medfield High School Jazz Band and Jazz Choir, and Blake Middle School Jazz Bands.
Grace Kelly will be the first-ever female guest artist and vocalist for Medfield Jazz...
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McCarthy, Lady-Warriors best Grosek, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield and Dover-Sherborn have played some extremely memorable girls lacrosse games over the last several years, and Monday night’s first of two regular season meetings between the two teams lived up to expectations.
Thanks to some huge saves in net by DS senior goaltender Natalie Grosek throughout the...
Wheelock fairs well with science
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every year, second grade students at Medfield’s Ralph Wheelock School spend weeks preparing for the science fair.
For days, they rack their brains to conceive an idea that will wow their classmates. Hours upon hours are spent testing hypotheses and making slight adjustments to their experiments to see if...
Hillers outlast Rideout, Warriors in thriller
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The one team that seemingly had Medfield’s number in 2017 was Hopkinton, as the Hillers defeated the Warriors both times the two TVL rivals met a season ago.
The Warriors ended up getting the final laugh last season, as Hopkinton was knocked out in the Division II...
Spring Gala to support Neighbor Brigade
Medfield is known for being a "giving community.” Many groups hold fundraisers, but what makes the Medfield Lions Club Spring Gala unique is that all proceeds raised are used by the Medfield Lions to support the needs of the Medfield Neighbor Brigade.
Who are the Neighbor Brigade?
The Medfield Neighbor Brigade chapter was formed in March...
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Simms, DS girls gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season ended with about as tough of a loss as they come for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls varsity lacrosse team, as the No. 4 -seeded Raiders fell, 11-10, in double-overtime to arch rival and No. 5 Medfield in the Division II East quarterfinals.
This...
Rail trail warrant to be presented
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
During the 1800s, railways covered Massachusetts like a spider web. By the mid 1950s, many of these lines were abandoned. In the years since then, communities have taken these old abandoned lines and turned them into recreational spaces available for the public to use.
Now Medfield is trying to dust...
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Foley, Warrior hockey roll in round-one
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
An 11-5-3 regular season was enough to earn the Medfield High School varsity hockey team the No. 8 seed in the 2017-2018 Division II South Sectionals. Last Wednesday night, the Warriors took to the ice at Pirelli Veterans Arena in Franklin against No. 9 North Attleboro for their...
Hometown communities a lacrosse gold mine
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Lacrosse has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, and the seven towns that Hometown Weekly covers (Dover, Medfield, Needham, Sherborn, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood) have all become certifiable hotbeds for the sport.
But how hot, exactly?
Currently, 37 NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse players reside in, or are natives to,...
Happy birthday, Howard Kane
Howard Kane had his 101th birthday on February 13. A resident of the Doolittle Home in Foxboro, Howard and his wife, Dorothy, were married for 67 years and lived in Medfield for 50 years. They were married at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Medfield in 1941. Howard received a BBA and an MBA from...
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Intern Haley eyes World Lax Games
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
For the better part of the last four years, through all the amazing wins and the few heartbreaking defeats, Medfield native Haley Wong has been present on the sidelines taping up ankles and making sure that the MHS varsity lacrosse players were good to go as one of the team’s...
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MacTavish, Warriors upend rival Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 2-2 tie back on December 29, the Medfield High and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys varsity hockey teams met for the second and final time in 2017-2018 on Wednesday night at Pirelli Veterans Arena in Franklin.
The Warriors (10-2-2, 9-2-2) entered Wednesday’s rubber match with the...
MacTavish, Warriors upend rival Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 2-2 tie back on December 29, the Medfield High and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys varsity hockey teams met for the second and final time in 2017-2018 on Wednesday night at Pirelli Veterans Arena in Franklin.
The Warriors (10-2-2, 9-2-2) entered Wednesday’s rubber match with the...
Marie lifts Warriors past Anderson, Wolverines
