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Inflamatory columns run in this Wellesley family
Boston Herald columnist/ranter Howie Carr’s wife Kathy stole the spotlight this week with a controversial column of her own in the Wellesley Townsman about teenage drinking in town and the responsibility of parents to reign them in. Carr even turned photojournalist, sending along a picture of empty beer cans and alcohol bottles strewn along Benvenue [...]
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Not all neighbors pleased with Wellesley Country Club’s latest plans
The Townsman reports that tonight’s Zoning Board meeting at Town Hall at 7:30pm could include some spirited debate, as some neighbors are taking exception to a Wellesley Country Club plan to locate a fuel operations building on Brookside Rd. near the community gardens.
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Around-the-clock Shakespeare coming to Wellesley College Friday
While a 24-hour Shakespeare reading extravaganza might be 23 hours and 59 minutes too long for some, Wellesley College will attempt to read aloud all of the Bard’s work in a 24-hour period beginning at 3PM on Friday. The public is welcome to join in the “24 Shakes” act as well. The action takes place [...]
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The most dangerous place in Wellesley
Last October a big excavation vehicle flipped over on the ridge of a construction site overlooking the Wellesley Hills train station. Now the MBTA is looking for construction at the site to be stopped after a couple of concrete blocks weighing a ton each toppled down the hill next to the Wellesley Hills train tracks, [...]
Partial snow day for Wellesley
Wellesley Middle School and Wellesley High have announced an early release at 11:15am due to impending snow. Elementary schools are letting out at noon as scheduled. No after school activities.
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Wellesley mom seeking summer photography camp
A Wellesley mom writes to ask if any readers might know of a good half or full day summer camp in the area that is focused on photography. Her 12-year-old daughter is interested in attending (she’s attended one at Framingham’s Danforth in the past).
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Wellesleyite takes The New Yorker for a spin
Thanks to reader LR for pointing out that Wellesley’s Hal Mason is the big winner of the latest (Feb. caption contest for The New Yorker magazine. The cartoon (click here to see it on New Yorker site) features a laundromat where the washers are filled with people. Mason’s caption: “I liked my old spin [...]
Wellesley senior center plans lag
The Globe reports that the new Wellesley Senior Center project is dragging, as Selectmen instead of presenting plans at the March Town Meeting expect to do so in the fall instead. The proposed Tolles-Parsons Senior Center project could cost around $6 million and would go where the American Legion building was torn down on Washington [...]
Wellesley loses a Hunnewell
The Boston Globe features an obituary on Francis O. Hunnewell, a member of the family whose name gave Wellesley its name, who has died at the age of 71 while visiting the country of Georgia. Hunnewell, a military veteran, was said to have been quite an entrepreneur and adventurer, having collected items during his life [...]
Coakley-Brown fight gets nastier: Sign stealing accusations fly
You’ll get your chance to have your say Tuesday in the special Senate election (local voting info here). Meanwhile, local police have received reports of Martha Coakley signs being swiped from Needham and Wellesley yards, including that of ex-Wellesley Selectman David Himmelberger. Naturally, Coakley supporters are accusing Scott Brown supporters of doing the deed. More [...]
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Wellesley construction update
The Hillside Road/Washington Street project is on again, with developer Michael Connolly getting the town’s blessing to recommence work, according to a Boston Globe report. Connolly’s project had been put on hold when the town cited him for building code violations.
Meanwhile, just to prove that no development in town can take place without some drama, [...]
Greineder testifies in murder appeal
Dirk Greineder, the ex-Wellesley allergist convicted in 2001 of killing his wife two years earlier, testified in court this week that a lack of an open jury selection made his trial unfair. According to an AP report, Greineder said he felt lonely in the courtroom during the jury selection process without his children there to [...]
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Greineder to take stand this week
Associated Press reports that Dirk Greineder, the former Wellesley allergist convicted of killing his wife at Morses Pond in 1999, will testify this week in his latest appeal. Greineder is arguing that is trial was unfair.
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