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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Haunted Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: October 31, 2008

Only the old Wellesley Inn made this list of haunted places in Massachusetts. Hope the developers of The Durant, slated to go up where the Inn was on Rte. 16, knew about this: “In the Lafayette Lounge objects have been known to move of their own accord. Hotel and restaurant staff have reported mysterious goings [...]

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Hell's bells at Wellesley College

By bbrown | Published: October 30, 2008

The school is featuring a “Haunted Tower” from 6-8pm on Halloween featuring its spooky carillon, “which features 32 bells made of solid bronze, ranging in weight from 80 to 1,600 pounds.” The bells, located at the Galen Stone Tower, will ring out the theme from the Harry Potter movies on Friday night and candy will [...]

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Wellesley police chief says Vote No on Question 2

By bbrown | Published: October 30, 2008

Wellesley Police Department Chief Terrence Cunningham urges residents to vote No on Question 2, which would change the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Cunningham argues that penalties today aren’t as harsh as supporters of Question 2 say, and he warns about the harm caused by young people who smoke marijuana, then drive.

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Wellesley PD on how to have a safe Halloween

By bbrown | Published: October 30, 2008

Source: Wellesley Cable Access Channel via YouTube Just one other thing: To play it really safe, you might not want to stand behind any pumpkins (Below, a Wellesley Lieutenant taking target practice): Source: Wellesley PD Photo

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Kaps feeling economic woes

By bbrown | Published: October 30, 2008

Don’t mean to give the Kaps menswear stores a free plug, but they’re sounding pretty desperate. From the looks of the big ads in their windows on Central St. in Wellesley and in the newspaper you could almost mistake the retailer for one of those “Going Out of Business!” Oriental rug joints. A big ad [...]

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Wellesley Marketplace premium tix on sale Nov. 1

By bbrown | Published: October 29, 2008

The Wellesley Hills Junior Woman’s Club’s annual Wellesley Marketplace crafts festival takes place Nov. 22 at Wellesley High, but if you wanna slide in early and get a look at the very best stuff you can grab $15 Premium Tickets starting Nov. 1 at Roche Bros. Proceeds go to assorted charitible groups.

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Jack Sanford: Wellesley's World Series star

By bbrown | Published: October 28, 2008

If you just can’t get psyched about this year’s World Series because of the lack of Red Sox, the rain or whatever, here’s a World Series-related story that Wellesleyites should be able to embrace: A new tribute site to the late John “Jack” Sanford, a Wellesley-born pitcher who helped lead the San Francisco Giants to [...]

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Wellesley High principal attempts to clear air on Facebook/drinking episode

By bbrown | Published: October 28, 2008

Wellesley High principal Andrew Keough recapped the actions of two weeks ago after he received an anonymous email containing photos from a WHS Facebook page of what appeared to be “risky/illegal” behavior on the part of students. The incident involved students being called into administrative offices as part of an investigation that had students crying [...]

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Where to run and bike in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: October 28, 2008

One online tool you can use to break out of your routine and try a new route is the MapMyRun website. Users of the site have created more than 500 maps for running/biking routes in or through Wellesley. You can also add your own.

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Update: More details released on Wellesley toddler's death

By bbrown | Published: October 28, 2008

An autopsy indicates that a 21-month old Wellesley girl, Finley Clare Morton, died by drowning over the weekend. More details of the tragedy here. Memorial service and related information here.

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Wellesley temple going green

By bbrown | Published: October 27, 2008

Temple Beth Elohim is among local places of worship going green in a big way, according to this Boston Globe story. Among other things, the temple seeks to use solar power to keep a religious symbol called the Eternal Light beaming. From the story: In Wellesley, Temple Beth Elohim is set to start a $30 [...]

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Perrin Park dogfight

By bbrown | Published: October 26, 2008

New signs at Perrin Park asking dog owners to leash their pets have dog owners up in arms, as they cite the park as being one of the few places in town where dogs can roam freely (See a letter in the Townsman from one dog owner about the situation). The park has been used [...]

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Honoring civilian casualties of war

By bbrown | Published: October 26, 2008

The annual United Nations Day Stonewalk paraded through Wellesley this past Friday along Rte. 16 on its way from the Peace Abbey in Sherborn to Statehouse in Boston.

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Wellesley commuter rail rider gets jumpy

By bbrown | Published: October 24, 2008

Apparently one daring rider on last night’s P527 train from South Station to Worcester was really going to be in trouble if late for dinner, so jumped off the moving vehicle at Wellesley Hills. Other passengers noticed because the train’s emergency brakes brought the train to a sudden halt, according to the Train Stopping blog. [...]

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Wellesley's Brew-seau gets beer company flowing

By bbrown | Published: October 23, 2008

The Patriot Ledger profiles Wellesley’s Drew Brosseau, who got out of the financial industry in time to start up the Mayflower Brewing Co., in Plymouth, Mass. The brewery started producing four types of beer in February and has a seasonal Thanksgiving Ale set to debut Nov. 1. Among Brosseau’s qualifications to be in this business? [...]

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