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Fiske School 1, Wellesley Little League 0

By admin | Published: June 16, 2011

Strange little scene in Wellesley last night. Wellesley Little League’s senior baseball league was holding its tourney championship at Fiske Elementary School’s baseball field and the game was half an inning old when pop music started blaring and dozens of picnickers started descending upon school grounds. Turned out some sort of scheduling/communications SNAFU had taken [...]

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Inappropriate flags in Wellesley?

By admin | Published: June 15, 2011

Wellesley Patch features a photo gallery this week of a Flag Day celebration at Woodlawn Cemetery during which old flags were burned. Over each photo are these words: “Flag as inappropriate” — a standard header on all of its photo galleries allowing readers to “flag”, or call attention to, content that’s in poor taste, but [...]

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Boston Marathon screams through Wellesley

By admin | Published: April 18, 2011

Great running weather brought out big crowds across Wellesley to cheer on Boston Marathon runners (search for runner times here). John Colavincenzo and Martha Blackwell were the fastest male and female finishers from Wellesley. Here’s a video snippet of the Wellesley College scream tunnel, which had Wellesley police donning earplugs. Untitled from B Brown on [...]

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MassBay Community College celebrates 50th anniversary

By admin | Published: January 18, 2011

MassBay Community College has been around 50 years as of 2011, though its history in Wellesley didn’t begin in earnest until 1973, when it replaced the former Elizabeth Seton High School in Wellesley Hills. MassBay plans a bunch of activities to celebrate its anniversary, highlighted by a gala to be held March 4 that will [...]

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Wellesley students to star in jazzed up Nutracker

By admin | Published: December 2, 2010

A slew of young performers from Wellesley will be among those in Broadway Bound Dance Center‘s presentation of the Nuts & Bolts Nutcracker at Natick High School on Dec. 11 at 11AM and 3PM. Nuts & Bolts is a jazz, modern, lyrical and ballet version of the original Nutcracker ballet. Students of BBDC from twelve [...]

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Wellesleyites: Last chance to buy Luminary Night kit

By admin | Published: November 30, 2010

Dec. 1 is your last chance to order luminary kits and be a part of the town-wide celebration.  You can order your kids online now at the Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club’s website or  purchase them at Roche Bros. on  Dec. 1 from 9 -11am.  Kits are $15 and all proceeds will be donated to [...]

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Holiday cheer at Festival of Trees

By admin | Published: November 29, 2010

By Peter Rovick, special to The Swellesley Report It just didn’t feel right seeing my wife and cousin standing in front of the Christmas goods on display at a local merchant on Halloween, but after Thanksgiving passed we welcomed many signs of the holidays and the upcoming winter.  The smell of burning wood from an [...]

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Wellesley Fire Rescue: Remember to change fire, carbon monoxide detector batteries this weekend

By admin | Published: November 2, 2010
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Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club accepting grant applications

By admin | Published: October 27, 2010

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club is now accepting applications for grants. Through the years WHJWC has generated $4.5 million in funding that supports essential social services, making it one of the largest grant-making organizations in the area. The club donates to a variety of educational, recreational, healthcare, youth, civic and community programs.  Particular emphasis [...]

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Kids find treasure in Wellesley Town Forest!

By admin | Published: October 25, 2010

By Peter Rovick, Wellesley Trails Committee Families found hidden boxes in the Town Forest area adjacent to Longfellow Pond in Wellesley  on Sunday at the 4th annual Kids’ Trails Day event sponsored by the Wellesley Trails Committee.  The event was a huge success with over 30 adults and 40 children participating.  Two options for “treasure [...]

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Are They Really Going to Pave the Brook Path?

By admin | Published: October 11, 2010

By Elizabeth Baxter Butcher (special to The Swellesley Report) A few weeks ago a friend said, “Did you know they are planning to pave the Brook Path? It’s going to be eight-feet wide asphalt across the whole path.” “Oh no.” I said, “That would ruin the whole thing.” “I know.” she said. As a fan [...]

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Wellesley Sustainability Expo & Symposium this Saturday

By admin | Published: October 7, 2010

From the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission: Come join us and help our Town become a more sustainable community in clean energy, efficiency & conservation, and effective waste management to reduce CO2 emissions. Learn more about how our residents, Colleges and local organizations are leading the effort to achieve the    town-wide goal to reduce emissions 10% [...]

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High above Wellesley College

By admin | Published: October 7, 2010

A hawk finds a cool perch high above the Wellesley College sports fields, then flees when the paparazzi descends.

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Creepiest thing we came across in Wellesley this weekend

By admin | Published: September 12, 2010

Found along Rte. 16 near Wellesley College entrance.

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Take it easy on the water, Wellesley

By admin | Published: July 8, 2010

The town of Wellesley is asking residents to stop outdoor watering until we get some rain, though to date has stopped short of implementing an outright ban on watering. Automatic sprinkler systems are causing a good amount of the water spike. If only there had been a way to contain the flood waters from March [...]

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