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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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Wellesley police conduct sobriety checkpoint

By dcb | Published: May 9, 2010

Wellesley police teamed with State police on Friday from 11pm-3am to snag alleged drunk drivers on Rte. 9 near Lexington Rd., the same place they held such an checkpoint 2 years ago. Ten arrests for operating under the influence of alcohol were made. More pictures from Wellesley PD photo.

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Summertime at Wellesley College

By dcb | Published: May 4, 2010

Just because Wellesley College commencement takes place on May 28 doesn’t mean the school is shutting down for the summer. The Wellesley College Summer School is offering a variety of full credit college classes this summer including: Drawing, Photography, Digital Imaging, Human Biology, The Art of Screenwriting, Studies in Fiction, Jane Austen’s Novels, Shakespeare, The [...]

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Wine and chocolate go together in Wellesley

By dcb | Published: May 2, 2010

Photos from last week’s Wine & Chocolate Workshop at Healthy Habits Kitchen in Wellesley attracted about 30 people from Wellesley and surrounding towns. And yes, the patrons learned the health benefits of  wine and chocolate while sampling different pairings.Healthy Habits worked with Newton Lower Falls Wine Company and Coco Fine Chocolates in Wellesley on the [...]

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Wellesley water safe, police say

By dcb | Published: May 1, 2010

A major water main break in Weston is forcing more than 2 dozen communities to boil water before drinking it, but Wellesley is not affected, according to a Wellesley Police Department alert. As one reader points out, Wellesley’s diversified water supply strategy played a key role in keeping our water clean despite the main break. [...]

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Household hazardous product collection Sunday May 2

By dcb | Published: April 28, 2010

Head on over to the Wellesley RDF between 9am-3pm on Sunday to ditch your old aids, drain cleaners, bug killers and more from 9am-3pm on Sunday May 2. Don’t bother bringing your explosives, fireworks  and radioactives (though fire department can direct you on those matters). Complete details here.

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Wellesley College makes HuffPost’s anti-party school list

By dcb | Published: April 26, 2010

Doubting it’s as quiet as it seems over at Wellesley College as it might see to those of us not on campus, but the school did make Huffington Post’s list of anti-party schools, along with other area schools like MIT and Harvard.

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