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Wellesley residents on screen in new Lifetime TV movie “Sexting in Suburbia”

By dcb | Published: January 11, 2012

Sexting in Suburbia is coming to your home in the form of a new Lifetime movie.  The modern cautionary tale is executive produced by Wellesley resident Mark DeAngelis, who also has a cameo as a limo driver.  Appearing as the boys in the band in a party scene are Wellesley teens Billy Behman, Matt DeAngelis, Tommy [...]

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Spectacular views: Inside the new Wellesley High School

By dcb | Published: January 7, 2012

Introducing Wellesley’s new high school.  Its 280,000 square feet are designed to educate 1,600 students. Some 459,000 hours of work have resulted in, among other things, the very latest in ventilation,  a 700-seat auditorium, and a  gym that will allow 1,800 people to occupy it on a rainy graduation day.  The new Wellesley High School is lean [...]

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Wellesley Summer Theatre’s “Season’s Greetings” delivers post-holiday gift

By dcb | Published: January 6, 2012

Christmas comes but once a year with good reason, as Alan Ayckbourn’s dark comedy, “Season’s Greetings,” put on by The Wellesley Summer Theatre Company, reminds us. Everything about the setting and circumstances seems typically English — relatives are gathered to celebrate Christmas. There is a well-stocked home bar and a nearby pub, which, under ordinary [...]

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Dog didn’t get stuffing knocked out of it on Wellesley road after all

By dcb | Published: September 5, 2011

Wellesley animal control officer Sue Webb has written on the town website that a reportedly dead dog on Wellesley Avenue  turned out to be a stuffed animal. “I am glad to report the deceased was only a puppet. Has your child lost his cute dog puppet? Mopsy is resting comfortably with animal control awaiting to [...]

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Elm Bank antiques show weathers weekend rain

By dcb | Published: June 13, 2011

Elm Bank Reservation on the Wellesley/Dover/South Natick line hosted its 6th annual antiques show over the weekend.  In an effort to escape the summer heat of past years, organizers moved the show from July to June, only to have Mother Nature serve up weather better for turtles than shoppers, not that many antiques fans didn’t [...]

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Chelsea Handler mania hits Wellesley

By dcb | Published: May 10, 2011

Chelsea Lately fans were lined up along Central Street in Wellesley today to get books signed by the comedian, who was appearing at Wellesley Books. Plenty of media was there as well. Even Blue Ginger’s Ming Tsai, an author himself, was there to meet Handler, or maybe to swap books. In a tweet earlier in [...]

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Thrift-Store Shopping in Wellesley and (slightly) Beyond

By dcb | Published: April 9, 2011

We recently decided to get our thrift on by trying for a bargain clothes-shopping experience in Wellesley. Our first stop was Second Time Around, located at 574 Washington St. Actually a consignment shop, not a thrift store, this was our most high-end used-clothing experience of the day. You won’t find many Gap or Old Navy [...]

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Wellesley RDF reusables area re-opens

By dcb | Published: April 6, 2011

The Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility‘s Reusables area is back in action after taking winter off. Here are the rules. Play nice. Thank you volunteers (some seen below)

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Wellesley RDF reusables area set to re-open

By dcb | Published: March 21, 2011

Get ready to unload your junk and pick up some new junk at the Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility’s Reusables section, set to re-open April 5. Your Ad Here

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Fresh signs of life in Wellesley Square

By dcb | Published: March 15, 2011

Even as Rugged Bear clears out, a couple of new Wellesley Square businesses — ice cream shop J.P. Licks and realtors Benoit Mizner  Simon — have raised their signs, sprucing up the downtown area. RELATED: Businesses that said goodbye or hello to Wellesley in 2010 Your Ad Here  

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Pizza and a haircut in Wellesley Square?

By dcb | Published: March 2, 2011

Old School Italian Pizzeria, the pizza place getting ready to open in Wellesley Square where College Square Pizza used to be, has revealed its insides, taking off the brownish paper that had been covering the windows. RELATED: Where to eat in Wellesley   Your Ad Here

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Not sure what to make of this Wellesley scene

By dcb | Published: October 11, 2010

We’re not sure what to make of this scene on Rte. 16 near the Wellesley College Club around 1pm today and the police officers weren’t talking… But it brought us back to the Leger painting that disappeared a couple of years ago. Your Ad Here

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Perfect day for Hunnewell Fun Fair

By dcb | Published: May 22, 2010

Sensational weather Friday attracted Hunnewell Elementary School students as well as plenty of older and younger kids and their parents to the Fun Fair, where food, rides and games kept attendees entertained. As always, the cake walk — a sort of musical chairs game minus the chairs — was a favorite, as winners got their [...]

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Rte. 9 in Wellesley among gas leak danger spots

By dcb | Published: May 19, 2010

Channel 5 WCVB-TV investigates unfixed gas leaks across the state, including on Rte. 9 in Wellesley:  “OK, that’s in the explosive range. It’s an immediate hazard. This manhole cover could blow off at any time,” a detector tells the news program. More in this video. Your Ad Here

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Wellesley resident struck by Jeep on Rte. 9

By dcb | Published: May 11, 2010

Wellesley police are investigating an accident in which a Wellesley woman was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when hit by a Jeep traveling on Rte. 9 near the Wellesley Fire Department building. The woman, whose name was not released, was airlifted to Mass General Hospital. Her dog was also treated for injuries. More from WHDH-TV, Channel [...]

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