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Monthly Archives: June 2008

Wellesley woman hurt in deadly Brookline car crash

A 52-year-old Wellesley woman was in critical but stable condition after being involved in a fiery car crash that killed a 79-year-old Newton man at Coolidge Corner in Brookline. More details.

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Tennis lessons being offered

Wellesley public schools alum Elizabeth Geisinger (now a Bucknell student) is offering tennis lessons to kids at Wellesley Middle School’s courts June 23-Aug 15, Monday-Friday. Cost is $12 for per player in groups of 3 or more per hour; private lessons cost $15 per half hour, $25 per hour; semi-private is $10 per half hour, [...]

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Wellesley's newest green house

A new home at 51 Avon Rd. is being built to the latest “green” standards, featuring solar heat and hot water, and is getting a starring role on a new TV show on Discovery Channel’s Planet Green network called “Renovation Nation.” The episode is slated to run in August. See the Townsman’s report here.

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Well rowed

Nine Wellesley youth athletes, who all attend Wellesley High School, participated in the 2008 US Rowing Youth National Championships at Harsha Lake in Batavia, Ohio, June 13-15. The rowers train on the Charles River and compete for Community Rowing. Rowing in the lightweight women’s eight, which placed second in the competition securing the silver medal, [...]

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Running blindfolded

Wellesley’s Jonathan Lake has 20/20 vision as far as he knows, but earlier this month he got a small taste of what it’s like to be blind by taking part in the Vision 5K road race in Boston. A unique aspect of the race is that sighted runners are invited to take the “Blindfold Challenge” [...]

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