Harvest Arts Festival brings in poets
District announces new preschool director
Lisa Freedman started her career at the Westwood Public Schools 20 years ago. This fall, she takes over as director of the Integrated Preschool, replacing longtime director Aprile Albertelli, who retired at the end of the last school year. Freedman came to Westwood High School in 1999, and for the past two years, has been...
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Braintree beats patched-up Wellesley squad
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With one team member at a wedding in Germany, one on the bench with tendonitis, one at home with the flu and one girl who started the game healthy spending the majority of the second and third sets on the bench holding onto an ice pack, the Wellesley...
Wellesley Town Band prepares for season
IMG_ 4423 - Henry Platt directs the band. Photos by James Kinneen
IMG_ 4424 - Inside of Wellesley High School, the town band listens to Platt’s instructions.Photos by James Kinneen
IMG_ 4411 - A couple of French horn players work on their newest material.Photos by James Kinneen
IMG_ 4409 - Platt directs the band as a pair of...
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Raider soccer settles to draw
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Earning points in the standings is never a bad thing. On Thursday afternoon, the Wellesley High School boys varsity soccer team did just so, exiting their home pitch with a point in their back pocket.
However, after hitting a pipe and having a pair of Brendan Clare penalty...
Ora McGuire memorialized on website
Cathleen and Colleen McGuire, the daughters of Walpole's "Peace Crane Lady," Ora McGuire, have announced the launch of "Remembering Ora," a website dedicated to the memory of their mother.
Containing photos, videos, and articles revolving around Ora - among other content - the website is a wonderfully fitting tribute to one of Walpole's most memorable and...
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Main Street Live a hit
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
There were nothing but good vibes on Friday, September 13, during Walpole’s Main Street Live event. With the first chilly evening of fall, everyone was ready to celebrate their town with some awesome music and festivities.
Food trucks were already lined up outside the festival as it began. With diverse...
Rebel football stuffed by Natick
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The top two quarterbacks in the Bay State Conference squared off on Friday afternoon as the Walpole Rebels hosted the Natick Redhawks. The Rebels (1-1, 0-1) entered off of a 28-12 victory against rival Norwood to open up the season, while the Redhawks (2-0, 2-0) made the...
NHS Boosters Club readies sticker drive
The Needham High School Boosters Club’s annual sticker drive fundraiser begins the weekend of September 21. NHS student athletes will fan out all over Needham’s neighborhoods, knocking on doors, asking residents for a contribution to help support the school’s 75 athletic teams and 10 clubs. With any donation, they will receive a Rockets sticker as...
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APWA recognizes Elliot Street Bridge restoration
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
When people drive over bridges, they tend to avoid thinking about their structural safety. But every engineer knows that every bridge needs a tune-up here and there to ensure its safety. The Elliot Street has been driven over by thousands over the last 162 years since its creation, which has made...
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Needham handles young Walpole team
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
At the end of the day, the Needham girls’ volleyball team was simply too good for a young Walpole squad that’s still learning and experimenting. While Walpole put up a good fight, the Rebels would ultimately lose, three sets to none, against the rockets.
In the first set,...
Kelley lifts Rockets over Ahola, Raiders
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two field hockey teams with high expectations this season met at Nora Searle Field on Monday for an early-season Division II vs. Division I non-conference showdown as Dover-Sherborn hosted Needham.
Thanks to a goal by junior Grace Kelley and a 13-save performance in net by Cammie Foster, the...
Holocaust survivors address Medfield Scouts
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More than 30 Boy Scouts from Troop 89, along with their parents and adult leaders, gathered on Thursday, September 5, at Medfield’s Memorial School to listen to 93-year-old Aron Greenfield’s account of surviving imprisonment in nine concentration camps during World War II.
The Holocaust survivor and Norwood resident, along with his wife, Martha,...
Xaverian lacrosse hires Medfield’s Morse
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Throughout the last two decades, Medfield High lacrosse has been a powerhouse. There are many factors that have gone into Medfield lacrosse’s success throughout the last two decades. There’s an elite youth program. There are legacy families that seemingly have sibling after sibling stepping up, year-after-year, to contribute...
Masses move to Medfield Day
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each year, residents of Medfield come together on the third Saturday in September for a town-wide celebration. This year’s took place on the second Saturday - but that didn’t put a damper on the experience; the myriad attendees who attended on the cool fall day were thoroughly excited to...
Kelley lifts Rockets over Ahola, Raiders
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two field hockey teams with high expectations this season met at Nora Searle Field on Monday for an early-season Division II vs. Division I non-conference showdown as Dover-Sherborn hosted Needham.
Thanks to a goal by junior Grace Kelley and a 13-save performance in net by Cammie Foster,...
Historical Society announces fall season opening
The fall season for the Dover Historical Society has opened at the Society’s museums.
Cary House, located on 107 Dedham St., and the Sawin Museum, located on 80 Dedham St., will continue to be open from each Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. through November 23.
Caryl House, built in 1774, was the home of the...
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Board of Health urges EEE precautions
A joint conference of boards of health (BOH) in municipalities effected by eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), together with representatives of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), was held last Tuesday morning to discuss the status of actions taken and to be taken in the state in the...
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Colorful Dover Days showcases community spirit
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Just ahead of the rain on Saturday, Dover held its annual Dover Days celebration, during which various local businesses, churches and town departments set up booths to sell their goods, advertise their services and goods, and partake in the town’s community spirit.
Many of the booths had activities for...
Kids learn soccer skills through play
