Monthly Archives: August 2008

Hand-to-plant combat at Morses Pond

By bbrown | Published: August 17, 2008

The town has invited Morses Pond abutters to a workshop on the beach at 2pm on Sept. 6 to learn hand harvesting techniques and other ways to thwart water chestnuts and other invasive species messing up the water.

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Neighbors: Not so fast on Grossman's lot apartment plan

By bbrown | Published: August 17, 2008

Neighbors of the proposed 150-apartment development complex on the old Grossman’s lot in Wellesley’s Lower Falls have taken their concerns about traffic and neighborhood integrity to court. Town officials say the appeals shouldn’t hold up the project forever, but could create more of a delay. From the Globe: Jack O’Neil, a principal in National Development, [...]

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Seeking the next John Madden

By bbrown | Published: August 14, 2008

WCAC-TV in Wellesley is looking for a sports announcer to assist in producing this fall’s Wellesley Raiders football games.  Wellesley resident Chris Stevens has been announcing the games for the past 11 years and is stepping down along with Rick Dowd, who joined Stevens 2 year ago. For more info, contact WCAC-TV sports producer Greg [...]

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Playing her cards right in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: August 14, 2008

One vendor that caught our eyes at last weekend’s Massachusetts Marketplace Festival at Elm Bank Reservation was Stayman Cards, a Wellesley business that makes homemade greeting cards like the one shown here. Suzy Stayman has been selling the cards for 3 years, noting that she has “always been into colors and sending out beautiful things [...]

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Extending the Morses Pond season

By bbrown | Published: August 13, 2008

Wellesley’s Recreation Department has announced it is keeping Morses Pond open 3 days longer than the originally listed end date  of August 17, 9:30 am – 7 pm.  The pond will now stay open through August 20 (August 18 – 20 from  10 am – 6 pm.).

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Appreciating a new house in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: August 13, 2008

Interior design site Remodelista highlights “an impeccably designed new-but-made-to-look-antique house in Wellesley, MA, by architect D. Michael Collins with interiors by Christine Lane.”

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Branch library re-openings and parties

By bbrown | Published: August 12, 2008

The Hills branch re-opens Sept. 2 and the Fells branch re-opens Sept. 4. Re-opening parties will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10:30am-noon at Fells and 2-4pm at Hills. More on the Wellesley Free Library system here.

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Tracking teen drivers

By bbrown | Published: August 12, 2008

Wellesley’s Anne London and friend Deborah Smith have started a program called “Steer Straight” that involves slapping bumper stickers on teen’s cars that read “How’s my TEEN driving?” and include a toll-free number for other drivers to call to report any issues. The program’s stated goal is to “drive teens to THINK behind the wheel.” [...]

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Wellesley's village people

By bbrown | Published: August 11, 2008

A meeting will be held Tuesday at Wellesley Free Library from 2-4pm to discuss moving forward with a Beacon Hill Village concept in Wellesley that would give people ages 50-plus more options for growing old without leaving town. The concept, which includes lining up with service providers involved with everything from entertainment to healthcare,  has [...]

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The Sox vs. Yanks of women-only colleges

By bbrown | Published: August 11, 2008

Newsweek cites Wellesley vs. Smith as one of the top 12 college rivalries. The article points out Smith’s efforts to target low-income students, though says Wellesley is no slouch on that front either. Smith also is said to have a good nightlife off campus: Café-crawling Smith students say of their school, “The coffee is strong [...]

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Food for thought

By bbrown | Published: August 11, 2008

A Bostonian blogger visits Wellesley and gushes about The Cottage (“We must have been caught up with the beauty of the restaurant because we both ordered drinks.“). She also takes lots of pictures of her meal. Separately, foodies at Chowhound dish about where to get the best take-out food in Wellesley.

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The buzz on mosquito spraying in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: August 9, 2008

The MetroWest Daily news offers an update on local mosquito spraying approaches in light of growing concerns that this summer’s wet weather could spark a West Nile virus outbreak. From the story: Several towns, including Wellesley, have decided to employ truck spraying only when ordered to do so by the state during a public health [...]

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Parking meter madness

By bbrown | Published: August 9, 2008

We parked downtown on Central Street on Thursday right at the 13-mile mark of the Boston Marathon route. We went to put our money in the meter, but alas, the plastic bubble on the meter through which you read how much time is left was completely blurred by condensation inside the glass/plastic. We tossed a [...]

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Whole Foods makes beef recall

By bbrown | Published: August 9, 2008

Whole Foods is recalling all fresh ground beef sold between June 2 and Aug. 6 because some may have contained E. coli bacteria. Health officials believe at least 7 Massachusetts people (and 9 overall) have gotten sick from the beef so far, none from Norfolk county. Whole Foods is pointing the finger of blame at [...]

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Wellesley High building concept gets state OK

By bbrown | Published: August 8, 2008

The Massachusetts School Building Authority has given its approval for Wellesley’s high school project, an all-new 280,000 square foot building that will be constructed in one phase. Plenty more steps need to be taken before the new building becomes reality, including a Special Town Meeting in October. More details here from the School Building Committee.

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