Feasting from Literature at the Medfield Library
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Liz Barbour of Liz Barbour’s Creative Feast, came to the Medfield Library on the evening of Thursday, September 15, to present Feasts from Literature, a presentation based on some recipes she has learned through her reading. She read selected passages from three of her favorite cooking-related novels, intermittently...
Warriors/Raiders boys fight to 2-2 draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The DS and Medfield varsity boy’s soccer teams met for the first of two meetings this season on Thursday afternoon on the new turf at MHS in a battle between two arch rivals. Despite a late offensive surge by both teams, the game ended in a 2-2 draw;...
Undaunted, H.Y.P.’s Ozer fights on
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Needham’s Dennis Ozer is many things. He is a father and husband. He is the co-owner of H.Y.P. Studio, a yoga and pilates facility with branches in Medfield, Needham, and Wellesley. He is, in the words of his wife, Debra Goodman, “the mayor of everything” and “like the Tasmanian...
Warriors down Dedham 21-6 in opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
There are plenty of things to look forward to once September hits: pumpkin spiced lattes, sweaters, apple picking, etc. For sports fans, however, September means the return of Friday night lights and the boys of fall.
On Friday, the Medfield Warriors (1-0) and Dedham Marauders (0-1) took to...
Primary Election Day in Massachusetts
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Thursday, September 8 saw primary elections take place across the state of Massachusetts. The results of these elections will decide whose names are on the ballot for the major parties in the November general elections. Positions ranged from our representatives in Congress to the local Sheriff, and many...
Medvol ready for battle in 2016
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The mission is clear for the Medfield girls volleyball team as they enter the 2016 season, and that is to beat Hopkinton and make a run in the state tournament.
Not only did the Warriors have their season come to an end at the hands of the Hillers...
Medfield water woes continue into autumn
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The word is out: Massachusetts' communities are facing something of a water shortage, and Medfield is no exception. After a summer that has seen a large-scale drought in the Bay State, some residents are returning from their summer vacations assuming that the worst is behind the community.
Not so, says...
Knitting for a Cure scarves available
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Medfielders can help raise money for cancer on Medfield Day by making a donation to the American Cancer Society in exchange for hand knit scarves.
Hand-knitted scarves are free at Medfield Day, September 17, with a donation to the American Cancer Society. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
Scarves of many different...
K is For Kindergarten at the Pfaff
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A bakers dozen rising Kindergarteners showed up at the Pfaff Center for a two-day program on Wednesday, August 31 and Thursday, September 1. The class, named K is for Kindergarten, was designed to give the kids a sneak peak of what kindergarten will be like. From 9:30 a.m....
13U boys take home championship
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The Medfield 13U Babe Ruth baseball team completed a stellar summer run by taking home the championship in the Tri-Valley Baseball League. The victory capped a strong summer season for the team that had earned the number one playoff seed based on a 10-1-1 regular season record. Bitten by the injury bug in...
A walk in the park
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Kira LaFosse-Baker, Engagement Site Manager at Rocky Woods, stops at a fork in the wooded trail. Around her, children look left and right as she procures a trail map. LaFosse-Baker points to the map, then to a yellow spray-painted dot on the side of a tree. The kids' eyes...
Self-styled superheroes at the Pfaff
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This week, and all year round, Drama Kids International has offered a weeklong course for local kids at the Pfaff Center. 24 kids signed up for the regular Drama Kids program this last week, plus an additional seven in an acting academy film program that has spun off...
Extreme Earth in the Pfaff Center
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For a week, young geologists learned a bit more about just how our world works. From Monday, August 15, to Friday, August 19, campers enjoyed the Extreme Earth program at the Pfaff Center.
“This program focuses on geology, mostly, so today we are doing geodes, we made wind...
Medfield U12 finishes off great season
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By Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield U12 baseball team dropped a hard fought final game to Braintree in the Suburban Baseball League championship last Saturday in Westwood. Despite the final loss, Medfield U12 wrapped up a great season, which included numerous tournament titles and a District 11 Championship.
Things looked good for Medfield early...
Neponset Watershed facing severe drought
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Massachusetts is experiencing a significant drought this summer, with the Neponset Watershed categorized as an area facing "severe drought".
During an average rainfall year, stream flows in the Neponset River are heavily impacted by water withdrawal, loss of groundwater recharge from paved areas, and groundwater that leaks into aging sewers and gets carried...
Movies presented by Medfield Library
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
An inflatable screen similar to an air mattress with a screen on it was erected behind the gazebo near Medfield Public Library. The open green area, which was filled with provided wooden seats and patrons who had brought their own seating, played host to a peaceful outdoor evening for...
Expresso Yourself on August 27
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Get ready to share stories, songs, and poems about your cats and dogs (or anything else).
Even if you aren't a pet owner, you should try to make it to The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse at 7 p.m. on August 27 at First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Medfield. Held on the last Saturday of...
Around the river and through the woods
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
Most people are familiar with famous line “Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go.” What’s less well known is the poem it comes from. Interestingly, the original poem has the speaker going to grandfather’s house.
Foregoing the semantics surrounding the poem, anyone can walk around...
Poor Sports: Medfield Little League dreams dashed by poor sportsmanship
