Paine teaches family legacy in Wellesley
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Sunday afternoon, Tom Paine, a Harvard graduate and descendant of Declaration of Independence signer Robert Treat Paine, presented a historical presentation on his family’s unique impact on American history.
While Paine noted that Robert Treat Paine is “perhaps the least well known of Massachusetts’ founding fathers,” he is also...
Medfield Garden Club learns about orchids
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Don’t overwater your orchids.
If there was one thing that Dr. Paul Steen wanted to convey to the members of the Medfield Garden Club during his PowerPoint presentation last Wednesday morning at the United Church of Christ, it was this simple message he repeated multiple times.
Do not overwater...
1A field construction plan unveiled
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
[caption id="attachment_30630" align="alignright" width="300"] Gene Bolinger discusses possible changes to his plan.[/caption]
After extensive studying and planning, Weston & Sampson unveiled their proposed field construction plan for the 1A fields in Walpole and took questions...
Murder and intrigue at Westwood Library
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By Alexander Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
[caption id="attachment_30529" align="alignright" width="300"] Before the audiences, a grizzly plot unfolds.[/caption]
Last Wednesday, the Westwood Public Library hosted four mystery authors who demonstrated their talent by assembling the plot of a mystery novel on the spot....
History presented through postcards
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There are lots of ways to learn about a culture by examining the remnants of its past. But while most people understand historians’ interest in things like clay pots and arrowheads, on Tuesday afternoon, Wellesley Historical Archivist Allen Ludlow taught a crowded room inside of the Needham History...
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