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Monthly Archives: February 2009
27th Run of the Charles. No, it's not a road race…
Though some participants in this canoe and kayak race on the Charles River April 26 will be running or walking their vessels (technically called “portaging”) around bridges and dams, including Cordingly Dam on the Wellesley/Newton lline. Anyway, can tell you firsthand that this is a fun event. A few more fun facts: * Yes, 2-person [...]
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Wellesley swears in new fire chief
Rick DeLorie gets the first really hard part of his new job out of the way, as Wellesley puts its new fire chief through a lengthy oath of office that made President Obama’s look easy. The Townsman captures the ceremony on video:
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Seriously. Wellesley High to present Polish Joke
Polish Joke is the name of the play being performed by Wellesley High School students this week at the school. It’s an autobiographical story about one man’s attempt to shed his Polish identity. The show contains adult language and situations not suitable for those under 13 years old. Show times: Wednesday, February 25, 4:30PM Thursday, [...]
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Idle thoughts
Presentation on “Effects of Engine Idling” on our health and environment, sponsored by Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project at Wellesley Free Library 7-9pm, Tuesday Speaker is Rick Gregg of the Idle-Free Mass campaign of American Lung Association
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WellesleyWeston Magazine: story behind branch libraries reopening; interview with Drew Conway; green Wellesley
The colorful spring edition of WellesleyWeston Magazine is out (not online yet) and features a good story-behind-the story of the crew that spearheaded the comeback of the branch libraries. Business whiz Drew Conway talks about his latest venture, a clothing line called Island Issue. And the magazine features a couple of green-themed stories, one on [...]
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Fox News covers Mun funeral
Fox News reports from outside the funeral of Elizabeth Mun on Saturday.
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Herald profiles Wellesley's A Little Yoga
The Herald has been watching Linden Square’s new A Little Yoga more closely than the average Wellesley business, mentioning it in The Inside Track recently and now profiling it here (we wrote about it recently as well here). Not too surprising when you consider that owner Erin Purcell Gallo’s dad is the Herald’s publisher and [...]
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Ebony/Jet exec in Wellesley talks about publishing, Obama
Linda Johnson Rice, CEO of Johnson Publishing (Ebony, Jet, etc.), says cover images of the Obamas have been a boon to newsstand sales of her company’s magazines, though the business is undergoing a reorganization to address a lot of the same challenges other publishing companies are facing these days. Johnson Rice delivered the annual Quintessence [...]
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Peisch, other pols get on the case of commuter rail operators
Wellesley state Rep. Alice Hanlon Peisch recently called a meeting of minds between Metrowest legislators and those overseeing various aspects of the commuter line that goes through Wellesley in order to address a renewed spate of late trains. One result of the meeting was to go ahead and contact CSX to urge it to be [...]
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Mun funeral to be held Saturday
The funeral for Elizabeth Mun, the Wellesley teenager who died over the weekend, will be held Saturday at 11 am at Wellesley Hills Congregational Church (click for more info on visiting hours Friday, online messages of condolence). Police continue to investigate circumstances surrounding Mun’s death; autopsy results haven’t been made public.
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Another view of Wellesley's real estate market
Realtor John Prescott blogs about the Globe’s recent rosy outlook on Wellesley’s real estate market vs. the market in Wayland, etc. Prescott says a closer look at the numbers reveals that Wellesley’s market isn’t exactly going gangbusters: “Real estate in Wellesley is wavering…that is the volume and average sale price plunged dramatically during the first [...]
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Update: Wellesley teen pulled from Andover pond dies, is identified
A 16-year-old Wellesley girl who attended Concord Academy died after being pulled from an Andover pond this weekend, according to police. The teen has been identified as Elizabeth Mun, a former Dana Hall student. Officials continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. More from NECN:
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Wellesley housing market hangs in
At least a lot better than Wayland and other towns that had been going strong before the economy nosedived, according to this Globe article.
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Split decision on Perrin Park
The Townsman recaps last week’s Natural Resources Commission decision on how to satisfy those who want to let their dogs off leash at Perrin Park and those concerned about the dogs messing up the park and bothering kids. New rules under a pilot program are in effect through March 31: The pilot program is intended [...]
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Cops on lookout for man exposing self at Wellesley College