This fall is turning into quite the season for KP field hockey and Coach Liz Hathaway. For the first time in program history, the team is ranked in the Boston Globe (top 16, as of mid-October). The team has already qualified for the playoffs, and...
Nov 2016
When Mary Ellen Blue opened Cilla’s Coffeehouse in June of 2015, she was full of ideas about how to grow her business. This past month, one of those ideas finally came to fruition.
Cilla’s Trackside, a coffee kiosk, opened in early October...
Oct 2016
Last fall the King Philip girls soccer team was prepared to fight for supremacy in the Hockomock league, but before things could really get going the Warriors found themselves in a big hole with no possible way to get out.
“It was really...
Oct 2016
It wouldn’t be surprising if a picture of John DeLuca accompanied a list of definitions for the word “sacrifice’’ because the King Philip football captain is all about putting his team ahead of personal achievements.
The 5-foot-10, 195-...
Oct 2016
Wrentham has declared a Stage V water ban, which prohibits all outdoor water use, with no exceptions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor now warns that over half of Massachusetts is in an “extreme” drought condition, and state officials have asked...
Oct 2016
The Norfolk Cultural Council announces that the Massachusetts Cultural Council has set an October 17 online deadline for organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community.
The...
Oct 2016
It’s a good problem to have.
Norfolk’s food pantry receives so many donations that it has been running out of storage space. The small building, operated by the Emmanuel Baptist Church in town, is frequently past capacity, especially around...
Oct 2016
They say art has no age limits. The folks at Wrentham’s Senior Center would probably agree. The center’s popular art class has been meeting since 1999.
Of course, the participants have changed and the class has grown and evolved, but the...
Sep 2016
The 2016-17 school year likely will be a bit nostalgic and emotional for Steve Schairer.
King Philip Regional’s athletic director will begin his 10th year in that role but it also will be his last before he retires. The 61-year-old Schairer...
Sep 2016
The town is invited to celebrate all things Wrentham at the 35th annual Wrentham Day, set for Saturday, September 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The popular community event, held rain or shine on the town common, has something for all ages.
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