By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
On December 16th, 1775 the world was changed forever as one of the most famous and influential authors of all time, Jane Austen, was born and started a legacy in her life that would change romance novels forever. Now, literature fans all over the world joined together to celebrate...
Blake Middle School (BMS) sixth graders spent three days this fall learning and exploring at Hale Education, an experience teachers say helped students grow both as learners and as a grade.
Nearly 200 students took part in an outdoor program that combined science lessons with group challenges on Hale’s wooded trails and activity areas.
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Last Friday, varsity swim went up against the Dover-Sherborn Raiders at Blue Hills Regional Technical School for their first meet of the year. The last time they met, the Raiders beat both the boys’ and girls’ swim teams, though the Warriors’ girls won in the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
With Thanksgiving feasts landing on tables around the country, author and former food writer for the Boston Herald, Clara Silverstein, brought us back to look at the first thanksgiving and what they did differently, and how some of our modern traditions were shaped. Her talk “Corn, Chowder, and Cranberry...
By Chris Seitz Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Prior to the season, Medfield’s varsity football players hit the gym to improve their strength, speed and stamina. In-season, they spent afternoons, nights and weekends dedicated to making themselves and their teammates better. They nursed broken bones and multi-colored bruises – they bled for each other. They left it...
Montrose School is excited to announce their Campus Renewal Project is fully underway and expected to finish by summer of 2026. Thanks to generous benefactors, the $8.5 million project includes the installation of two new, regulation-sized turf fields and the restoration of the property’s wetlands.
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By Charlie Bean Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Prior to the matchup that would decide the 2025 TVL Small Championship, Medfield’s coaching staff emphasized a message about control. Given life’s unpredictability, they noted, not everything is controllable. The difference, according to the coaches, is that athletes are given the ability to control their fate and the outcome...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Last Wednesday, girls varsity volleyball had their senior night game, celebrating graduating teammates Rebecca Coulombe, Ashley Fessenden, Ellie Hennessey, Lianna Kane, Kendall Larkin, and Ava Pender. This was their final home game, and the gym was decorated with a “Love...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Medfield Public Library transformed into a house of fun and frights with their annual Haunted House!
Presented by the Teen Advisory Board, the haunted house was full of young volunteers done to the nines in spooky makeup and costumes, giving a very varied truly haunted house.
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By Charlie Bean Hometown Weekly Correspondent
“That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse” (Walt Whitman, O me! O life!). The Medfield Football coaching staff emphasized this quote and its message throughout the week of practice leading up to Friday night’s affair.
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and balloons and flooded with fans in pink for the girls varsity volleyball team’s annual Dig Pink game. Attendees were encouraged to donate money to The Ellie Fund, a Needham-based charity whose...
