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Repair Café Returns

By Isabell Macrina

Everyone is guilty of having a few broken things around the house that they just can’t get rid of, either for sentimental reasons or stubborn ones. The Repair Café at Dover’s Caryl Community Center was just the place for people to bring these items for the chance of having them fixed.

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Repair Café reduces waste

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A Repair Café was held at the Church of the Advent in Medfield. The event was sponsored by Sustainable Medfield, the Westwood Environment Action Committee (WEAC), and the Dover Recycling Committee. It was also part of Medfield Environment Action’s (MEA’s) 2025 Climate Week. Volunteer “fixperts” donated their time and tools to provide...
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A successful tri-town Repair Café

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter According to the Christian Science Monitor, “It was 15 years ago when Dutch environmental journalist Martine Postma was finally moved to action over all the appliances she saw being thrown away in her Amsterdam neighborhood . . .on Oct. 18, 2009, she arranged a local event where volunteers skilled in repairs...
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