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Crowley, Wolverines push Rockets to overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
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Schmalz, Rockets outlast Wolverines in overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
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Griffin, Porkers roll on senior night
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity field hockey team is in the midst of yet another dominant season, as the Porkers entered Thursday’s senior night contest and regular season finale with Milton still unbeaten in conference play.
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Westwood students break eggs, learn STEM
It was four years ago that the administration at Westwood’s Thurston Middle School decided they needed a STEM program with a robust engineering and computer science component. Now, the school is preparing to graduate the first class of students to have made its way through the entire program.
While it was more of a pilot program...
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Westwood U14 boys victorious in Natick
On Columbus Day weekend, a group of U14 Westwood Youth Soccer boys participated in the 37th Natick Soccer Columbus Day Tournament. The boys played three preliminary round matches against teams from Natick, Arlington and Needham over Saturday and Sunday. The boys were victorious in all three matches while allowing only one goal against.
The team...
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Westwood panel urges question 3 support
On Wednesday evening, October 3, to an audience of more than 200 people at Temple Beth David in Westwood, Kelly Jenkins told the story of her life as a transgender person in Tennessee where she was born.
“In the delivery room the doctor told my mother that she had given birth to a healthy baby boy,”...
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Fay, Wolverines outlast Williams, Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Long-time TVL rivals Medfield and Westwood met on the gridiron at Flahive Field on Friday night for a pivotal midseason showdown. The Wolverines (3-2, 2-1) entered on the heels 7-6 victory over Norwood in week four to snap a two-game losing skid, looking to make it two wins...
Westwood Library hosts immigration forum
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Dedham, Walpole, and Westwood hosted an immigration forum at the Westwood Public Library on Monday, October 1.
The event was hosted by the convener of the LWV, Marcia Hirshberg, and included a three-person panel: Marion Davis, Jose Carrasquillo, and Ernesto. Davis is...
Fay, Wolverines outlast Williams, Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Long-time TVL rivals Medfield and Westwood met on the gridiron at Flahive Field on Friday night for a pivotal midseason showdown. The Wolverines (3-2, 2-1) entered on the heels 7-6 victory over Norwood in week four to snap a two-game losing skid, looking to make it two wins...
DA hosts disruptive school behavior seminar
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Nationally acclaimed speaker and author Dr. J. Stuart Ablon, a Psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, was the guest of Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey at an all-day training to help school districts deal with and find durable solutions to the most challenging and disruptive behaviors.
“The year after New York Police began training...
Loughnane, Wolverines grind past Mustangs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a defensive struggle, but the Westwood High football team got it done on Friday night during their annual Westwood Night contest against TVL newcomer Norwood at Flahive Field, grinding out a hard-fought 7-6 victory to climb back to .500 at 2-2 on the season.
Norwood jumped...
Marcantonio remembers 99 positive years
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
There in the kitchen she sits, perfectly coiffed, dressed in one of her favorite Chico’s outfits: royal blue pants with a microfiber tank in teal and an artesian embroidered jacket in shades of blue and teal.
Her face has smile lines from decades of a life well lived.
And as you listen...
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Reissfelder, Wolverines hold off Seibel, Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two field hockey teams with high aspirations met at Fisher Field on Thursday afternoon as the Medfield Warriors hosted the Westwood Wolverines.
After a late Medfield rally, Westwood was able to hang on for a thrilling 3-2 victory to improve to 3-1-1, while Medfield dropped to 1-3-1.
Colleen...
Marcantonio remembers 99 positive years
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
There in the kitchen she sits, perfectly coiffed, dressed in one of her favorite Chico’s outfits: royal blue pants with a microfiber tank in teal and an artesian embroidered jacket in shades of blue and teal.
Her face has smile lines from decades of a life well lived.
And as you listen...
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Westwood flocks to Greek Fest
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
St. Mark of Ephesus Orthodox Cathedral recently hosted its fourth annual Greek Fest for the town of Westwood.
The event took place all day on Saturday, September 15, and Sunday, September 16. Crowds of families, couples, and friends came to the festival to experience an authentic Greek meal, music, desserts,...
Westwood returns to school
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Contributor
From students getting ready for their first day of sixth grade at the Thurston Middle School to seniors preparing for their last first day in the Westwood school system at the high school, Nahatan Street bustled with first-day nerves and excitement last Tuesday.
The clanging of lockers filled hallways as...
Westwood kids ready for school
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Young kids were out at the Martha Jones Elementary School to enjoy a cold popsicle and to meet some of their future classmates last Tuesday.
To beat the heat, Principal Donna Tobin was handing out popsicles to the children on the hot August day. Principal Tobin personally wrote each of...
Westwood’s Berardi still driven
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Amidst the fear and adversity from immigrating to America, a young boy from Abruzzi, Italy found inspiration for a better life in the joy of a silver dollar — a fortune to a child and a pathway to his dreams.
On August 8, 1955, 16-year-old Luciano “Louie” Antonio Berardi and his...
Westwood embraces renovated senior center
