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Aly Raisman celebration planned for Saturday

Aly Raisman celebration planned for Saturday
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To mark the occasion of Needham Olympian Aly Raisman’s triumphant return from the Rio games, spectators can gather together at the Needham Town Common, directly in front of Needham Town Hall at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 27 for the homecoming celebration. Raisman is returning to the U.S. with three medals from Rio:...
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Sherborn’s Dershwitz on biggest stage

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By Hometown Weekly Staff Sherbornites tuning in to Olympic fencing last week may have gotten quite a surprise in the form of a familiar face. [caption id="attachment_13178" align="alignleft" width="199"]Sherborn’s Olympic fencer, Eli Dershwitz Sherborn’s Olympic fencer, Eli Dershwitz[/caption] Eli Dershwitz, a current Harvard student, 2014 D-S High School...
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Harvard fencer heads for Olympics

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There’s “no crying in baseball,” actor Tom Hanks famously quipped in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” but some fencers have been known to shed a tear. Just ask Eli Dershwitz. The Harvard undergraduate admits he has “teared up” while watching Team USA during the last three Olympic opening ceremonies. There’s a...
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