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Medfield recalls Independence Day

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff Around July 4, Americans prepare for celebrations around their communities. There are countless barbecues and pool parties, not to mention wrangling to find the perfect spot to catch fireworks. Through it all, though, everyone’s mind is fixated on the thought of how this country came to be. And what...
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Walpole celebrates July 4

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter While the world was focusing on the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s July 4th celebration, Walpole held its annual July 3 festivities to significantly less controversy. For over fifty years, Walpole has held its “Night Before the Fourth,” celebration and this year would be no different -...
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Needham celebrates Independence Day

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff Each year, thousands of people come to Needham’s Memorial Park on July 3 to see some of the best fireworks in celebration of Independence Day. This year was bigger and better than ever. People picked their spots hours in advance, marking them with blankets, chairs, or even plastic tarps....
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Needham celebrates Independence Day

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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter [caption id="attachment_27368" align="alignright" width="225"]A young boy tries to give a high five to a very tall revolutionary soldier. Photos by Daniel Curtin A young boy tries to give a high five to a very tall revolutionary soldier. Photos by Daniel...
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Medfield and Independence Day

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This Old Town by Richard DeSorgher Medfield has always had a strong patriotic tie to Independence Day. It stems from the overwhelmingly patriotic spirit that was clearly evident here and seen from the first signs of troubles with Great Britain in the early 1770s. As early as 1773, when Bostonians were feeling their rights were...
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Needham announces July 4 track winners

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As part of their annual July 4 festivities, the Needham Exchange Club hosted a number of track and field events. The Club has released a list of winners. They are as follows: Ages 5 and Under 50 Yard Dash – Girls 1. Emanuel Hazelton 2. Molly Scholz 3. Aristella Chandra 50 Yard Dash – Boys 1. Brayden Trach 2. Emmett Lowry 3....
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Area 4th celebrations a blast

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By Hometown Weekly Staff & Correspondents Perfect weather, tantalizing smells from the grill, friends and family were par for the course for this year's area July 4 celebrations. From Needham - boasting one of the nation's oldest Independence Day celebrations - to Walpole, where one of the native cognoscenti gushed about the town's "biggest...
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Fireworks for the Fourth

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By Cameron Small Hometown Weekly Intern People bedecked in various shades of red, white, and blue stand waving their arms over their heads. Others wave one hand overhead and shout into a cell-phone clutched in the other, trying to make themselves stand out from the hundreds of other people doing the exact same thing. Kids...
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