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Comment on Giving Wellesley’s newest barber a try by Roosters, haircuts for Men Men Men, coming to Wellesley - 2011 MODE – 2011 MODE

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:30:53 +0000

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Comment on Wine sales might be coming to Needham — Why not in Wellesley? by MJ

MJ — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:43:58 +0000

I am onboard with this! There is a liquor store just across the town line on every road. Why not let it be in Wellesley?

Comment on Wednesday will be “No Name Calling Day” at Wellesley Middle School by DennisN

DennisN — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:40:17 +0000

Sounds like a convention of tree-hugging wooses.

Comment on Kid stuff (sports, clubs, playgrounds) by Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:22:17 +0000

I am planning a birthday party for my 8 year old nephew. I am not from the area and would welcome any recommendations for a kids birthday party place in the Wellesley area.

Thanks so much!

Comment on Wine sales might be coming to Needham — Why not in Wellesley? by Laura Foody

Laura Foody — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:25:22 +0000

It would be nice to see empty store fronts filling up with food and beverage stores rather than more banks! I trust that the town could regulate liquor sales.

Comment on Scary Wellesley intersection — for pedestrians by DB

DB — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:40:09 +0000

One reason that this intersection is dangerous is because the lights are not in the correct universal order. For those of us that are colorblind the bottom light in a 3-light signal is always green (Red is always top with amber in the middle). However, this traffic signal has red as the bottom light. (The photo above has the bottom light on which my wife says is actually red).
Here is definition: “The universal standard is for the red to be above the green, with amber placed in between. When mounted vertically red is on top, but when mounted horizontally the red light’s location depends on the rule of the road, being on the left in a country that drives on the right (e.g. USA) and on the right in a country that drives on the left (e.g. Suriname).”

Comment on Scary Wellesley intersection — for pedestrians by BF

BF — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:00:34 +0000

I’ve been terrified crossing at this intersection too, but in my experience the biggest problem isn’t people making up their own rules for turning, it’s drivers on Weston Road zooming right through a red light at full speed, especially those coming across Central Street over the Metro North overpass, who can’t see the red until they’re right on top of it (though I’ve seen it plenty in the other direction too). I have actually almost never failed to encounter this when using that crossing.

I think part of the problem is that the light is both new and, being pedestrian-activated, only sporadically turns red, meaning that people who’ve used the road since before there was a crossing haven’t quite processed that there is one now. I’ve wondered if a sign at the top of the overpass might help some, but more often, after jumping (and yanking my dog) back to the curb as someone plows straight through the red after we’ve begun to cross, I’ve yearned to hear a siren start up. I know the WPD has a lot to do and I’m not sure what “regular basis” means, but it seems to me that doing some serious enforcement on that intersection for a good stretch of every day for a week or two might really help to wake people up.

Comment on Scary Wellesley intersection — for pedestrians by LR

LR — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:44:38 +0000

Thanks for giving attention to this problem. A car made a left on red last week and nearly hit me when I was in the crosswalk– the light was a steady red.

Comment on Snow hits Wellesley overnight by Kevin Walsh

Kevin Walsh — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:55:08 +0000

There’s a pretty good hill by the Sprague Athletic Fields by the tennis courts.

Comment on Wellesley High singers perform national anthem at Friday’s Celtics game by Ted Clark

Ted Clark — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:16:37 +0000

Did anyone capture this on video?