Vegetable gardening presentation this Saturday
Squirt B wins State Championship
The Medfield Squirt B team qualified for the Massachusetts Hockey State Tournament by beating Dedham 6-5 in the State play-downs in December. The tournament opened with the Medfield facing Billerica on Friday night. Medfield pulled off a 6-0 win, with goals scored by Aaron Ravech (3), Matt Dickson (2), and Max Grzeskowiak.
With the first game...
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Medfield jazzers recognized at Mingus Competition
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For the fourth time in seven years, the Medfield jazz band not only earned one of the few coveted spots in the national Charles Mingus High School Competition and Festival in New York at the Manhattan School of Music, but this time around, it also took home an "Outstanding Section" award for trumpets.
The...
Catching up with Medfield
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While Medfield may only have a population of 12,000, it is often deceptively easy to keep up with the goings-on around town. Town Administrator Mike Sullivan shed some light on upcoming important events in the town, and the highlights residents should know to be as informed as possible. The two biggest...
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Five lady-Warriors named SEMGHL All-Stars
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School girls varsity hockey team won their second consecutive SEMGHL championship this past Wednesday at Rodman Arena in Walpole in the form of a 3-0 shutout victory over King Phillip Regional.
Following a scoreless first period, the Warriors (12-6-2, 9-2-1) jumped out to a 1-0...
Community Garden accepting plot registrations
Registration for the town-owned garden on Plain Street opens for the year on March 2. Plots are available on a first-request basis.
Plots come in two sizes: 600 square feet – more than enough space to supply a family of four or more – and half-sized plots of 300 square feet for those new to gardening...
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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...
Medfield Candidate Forum seeks questions
As part of the Medfield Candidate Forum, Medfielders are invited to submit questions in advance to be considered by the Voter Services Committee organizing the forum. The committee is comprised of former Medfield League of Women Voters and other residents engaged in civic affairs.
Questions may be submitted at this link.
The event will be...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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