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5th annual Luminary Night lights up Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: December 5, 2011

Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club had a nice night Sunday for its 5th annual Luminary Night, as residents light up their decorations to celebrate the holiday season and to  support of club’s charitable giving program. (Thanks to the Ali family for sending along this photo above and for WHJWC for sending the photo below of [...]

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Wellesley Marketplace kickstarts holiday shopping season

By bbrown | Published: November 22, 2011

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club’s annual Wellesley Marketplace event that took place Saturday at Wellesley Middle School drew 2,000+ shoppers and 135+ exhibitors (photos courtesy of WHJWC member Jo Kaplan Lee). Slower | Start | Faster To see the full size images, you need to enable javascript in your browser.

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Wellesley Kitchen Tour only about a month away, tickets available

By bbrown | Published: April 4, 2011

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club (WHJWC) will hold its 12th Annual Wellesley Kitchen Tour on Saturday, May 14 from 11AM to 3PM. During this  fundraiser, attendees are invited into six of Wellesley’s most stunning kitchens, highlighting a variety of styles and concepts in kitchen design. (Could be a nice gift for Mother’s Day, which [...]

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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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Share the light in Wellesley: 4th annual Luminary Night set for Dec. 5

By bbrown | Published: November 2, 2010

From the Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club: The WHJWC is pleased to present the 4th Annual Luminary Night on Sunday, Dec. 5. (Storm date: Dec. 12)  This year’s event is sponsored by the Fund for Wellesley.  On Luminary Night, families and businesses throughout Wellesley light luminary candles along their streets, sidewalks and doorsteps, creating a [...]

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Quilters and knitters

By bbrown | Published: March 8, 2010

The Quinobequin Quilters, a not-for-profit group that formed in 1983 and meets regularly in Wellesley, will be holding its biennial Quilt Show in Needham at the Masonic Hall at 1101 Highland Ave. on March 26 (10am-8pm) and 27 (10am-4pm). More than 100 quilts made by 50 members from Wellesley and surrounding towns will be on [...]

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Wellesley Kitchen Tour returns in May

By bbrown | Published: February 25, 2010

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club took a year off last year from holding its Wellesley Kitchen Tour, but the event is back on again for this year: May 15, 11am-3pm. The non-profit club’s tour will feature 6 Wellesley homes highlighting a variety of kitchen designs (keep your paws out of the fridges, but you [...]

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Wait 'til next year for Wellesley kitchen tour

By bbrown | Published: February 6, 2009

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club is going to hold out until spring of 2010 for its next kitchen tour, typically an annual event. The club says it needs the time to “catch up with the tremendous growth of one of our most popular fundraisers” (the club last May raised a record $28K for scholarships [...]

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UPDATE: The Maugus Club's Mauguslon to be March 28

By bbrown | Published: January 31, 2009

The club has firmed up March 28 as the day for its 4-sport event (table tennis, badminton, squash and candlepin bowling). Applications coming soon to the club’s website. See our earlier item on the event.

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Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club: calendars and grants

By bbrown | Published: January 9, 2009

The club will be publishing the 41st edition of the Wellesley Phone Book. Residents who would like their listing updated have until Jan. 15 to mail in their blue cards, which are located in the white pages of the current book. Advertisers will be receiving renewal forms by mail this month. Those not currently advertising [...]

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Investing in Wellesley Country Club

By bbrown | Published: January 5, 2009

The Boston Globe writes about how some country clubs are reducing fees in light of the bad economy in an effort to attract newcomers and not lose current members. Though it does say that schmantzier clubs don’t have to worry so much about defectors: “Observers say that the most prestigious clubs, like the Country Club [...]

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Wellesley's top 10 stories of the year

By bbrown | Published: December 31, 2008

10. Beach Boys kickin’ it old school in Wellesley: If they’re still allowed to play concerts, I’m allowed to use the phrase kickin’ it old school. An anonymous donor sprang for the free show in May. Town officials pulled out all the stops on the security and transportation front. A Beatles knockoff band also came [...]

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Wellesley Luminary Night coming up

By bbrown | Published: December 1, 2008

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club is pleased to present Luminary Night in Wellesley to be held on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Businesses and residents of area neighborhoods will light luminary candles along streets, sidewalks and driveways throughout town. Luminary Night in Wellesley is a wonderful opportunity for families of all ages, [...]

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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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Get a piece of Wellesley Country Club

By bbrown | Published: September 19, 2008

Wellesley Country Club is auctioning off everything from fox hunting paintings to toilet paper dispensers to chandeliers and furniture today as it makes its move from the old clubhouse to the new one, seen here. Inspection at 9am/auction at 11am. More auction details here.

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