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Monthly Archives: September 2008

Wellesley family pumps new life into Truro Vineyards

By bbrown | Published: September 17, 2008

Dave Roberts and family share with MetroWest Daily News the story of the winery they bought on Cape Cod last year and their plans to crank out some great wines, some of which are available at the C.K. Shanghai restaurant in Wellesley. More on Truro Vineyards.

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St. James the Great Church plight gets some attention

By bbrown | Published: September 17, 2008

New service Reuters highlights efforts by parishioners of Wellesley’s St. James the Great Church to get a priest as part of a long article on challenges facing the Catholic Church in the U.S. From one vigil participant in the story: “We don’t intend to leave it,” said Joe Elliott, an 81-year-old retiree who takes turns [...]

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Peisch smokes Kaplan in primary results

By bbrown | Published: September 17, 2008

Incumbent state rep Alice Hanlon Peisch dispatched Democratic challenger Lawrence Kaplan with 81% of the vote to 19%,

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"Black Womenhood" exhibition opens Wednesday at Davis Museum

By bbrown | Published: September 16, 2008

See this photograph from Maud Sulter and other works celebrating Black Womenhood at Wellesley College’s Davis Museum and Cultural Center through Dec. 14. A free symposium is scheduled for Oct. 18.

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Hair apparent?

By bbrown | Published: September 16, 2008

Hair West’s old location at 558 Washington St. now features brown paper-insulated windows but it looks like a new tenant might be prepping for action. Panoply Day Spa last week was scheduled to make its case before town officials for an awning at that location. Meanwhile, a few storefronts up the block in the space [...]

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Eaton Apothecary feels pain of robbery

By bbrown | Published: September 16, 2008

Thousands of dollars worth of painkillers were stolen from the Washington St. pharmacy last week, according to this Townsman report. Suspiciously, Eaton’s stores in 3 other local communities have also been broken into this year.

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State primary voting today

By bbrown | Published: September 16, 2008

Polls are open 7am-8pm, and races include John Kerry vs. Edward O’Reilly for state senator and Alice Hanlon Peisch vs. Lawrence Kaplan for state rep. More info.

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Fire forces senior citizens to flee

By bbrown | Published: September 14, 2008

Firefighters responded to a blaze at the Glen Grove Apartment Complex on Grove St. in Wellesley on Saturday afternoon, a fire that wound up sending one resident and a firefighter to the hospital ( See this and other photos at the Wellesley PD Photo site). The fire was ruled an accident, according to this report.

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Forget football, ballet is the really dangerous activity

By bbrown | Published: September 14, 2008

Young Wellesley ballet student Lauren Baltrus and her mom Susan discuss the dangers to your feet and legs of going on point without proper training. From Channel 7 News.

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High School parking plight

By bbrown | Published: September 14, 2008

The Globe reports that what really has students festering about the upcoming elimination of student parking while the new Wellesley High School is being built is that taking the bus to school won’t be cool. Seems like school officials need to come up with some ways to make the buses the envy of other students. [...]

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Outdoor movie night cancelled at Warren Park

By bbrown | Published: September 12, 2008

From the Rec Dept.…

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Wellesley Newcomers' activity fair this weekend

By bbrown | Published: September 12, 2008

A reminder that the Newcomers’ Club of Wellesley is holding its annual activity fair at the Town Hall Bowl near the post office on Saturday from 10am-noon. All are welcome to join in the activities, enjoy refreshments and learn about the club. Rain date is same time Sunday.

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It's all downhill at Wellesley College

By bbrown | Published: September 12, 2008

How Wellesley College students get down the treacherous Severance Hill…. How visitors from MIT do it:

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One way to keep chipmunks at bay

By bbrown | Published: September 11, 2008

Thanks to reader John Harmon for sending along this swell picture. He writes: “This hawk (I believe it is a Cooper’s Hawk or a Northern Goshawk) has been hanging around our house [located among the Presidential streets off of Oakland St.]  this week. It is a welcome sight as it has solved the problem of [...]

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Movie night this Friday

By bbrown | Published: September 11, 2008

The town will present an outdoor showing of “The Ant Bully” at Warren Park on Friday night (Sept. 12) when it gets dark. Bring along a picnic and blanket and hunker down.

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