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Kakabeeke teaches about right whale’s demise
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
When Angela Kakabeeke read her book, “Whale Alert!”, to the kids of Wellesley Library on Friday, she had to stop and correct one of the lines in it. In the story, a character notes that there are about five hundred North Atlantic right whales left in the world....
Abby Lothian competes in Junior Olympics
Wellesley teen Abby Lothian competed along with thousands of top young athletes from around the nation in the AAU National Junior Olympics in Greensboro North Carolina last week.
Abby took a strong third during her qualifying heat with a time of 13.25. Although she did not advance to the finals this year, she was ranked...
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Guiffre wins Shot For Life Challenge
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The state’s best high school basketball shooters gathered at Starland Sports Complex in Hanover on Saturday to compete in the A Shot For Life Challenge. The event, a two-hour shooting marathon with both a boys and girls division to benefit brain cancer research, has featured star local basketball...
Tollhouse Shops features antiques for cheap
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Wellesley has its own antique store, selling a variety of priced-down home décor pieces, fine china and paintings.
But unlike other stores, this one’s proceeds go to a worthy town cause, and every piece for sale has a local connection.
Inside of the Wellesley Historical Society building from 11-3...
Local girls dominate lacrosse All-Scholastics
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham, Walpole, Westwood and Wellesley have all had incredible success in girls lacrosse over the last decade. The 2019 season was no different, as all four of these Division I powers made long tournament runs. Needham, Westwood, and reigning Division I champ Wellesley put together long tournament runs,...
James Manzolini named RDF Superintendent
The Town of Wellesley has selected an experienced employee as its new Superintendent of the Recycling and Disposal Facility (RDF). James Manzolini will be taking over for Jeff Azano-Brown, who was promoted to the position of Department of Public Works Assistant Director earlier this year.
Manzolini has over twelve years of civil engineering experience and has...
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Lyne becoming household lacrosse name
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Wellesley has had an ample amount of legacy families throughout the years in lacrosse. Recently, names like Callahan, Cheek, Darcey and Dziama have dominated the headlines.
One last name that lax rats in Wellesley have become more accustomed to over the last year or so is Lyne.
In...
Wellesley students relish Day of Imagineering
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Last week, Schofield School enjoyed its Day of Imagineering, a program to which students, teachers, and Principal Gerardo J. Martinez look forward all year.
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Challenge Success Team announces survey results
The Medfield Challenge Success Team has announced that the results of a student survey were presented to parents by a representative from the non-profit Challenge Success.
The survey, conducted by Challenge Success, was given to Medfield High School students in January and was completed by 734 students.
"We are happy to be able to present the results...
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Wellesley ABC seeks permanent home
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Wellesley A Better Chance, a national program that offers young people of color access to top schools, has launched a campaign to purchase a permanent home. For 46 years, their program has helped educate nearly 100 women of color at Wellesley High School, all of whom have graduated and attended college, leading...
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New county sheriff visits Wellesley seniors
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Appointed by Governor Charlie Baker and running for the position in November 2020 as a Republican, Norfolk County Sheriff Jerome P. McDermott made a visit to the Tolles Parsons Center to speak to seniors about the inmate population and scams that target people in their age group.
McDermott lives...
Wamps freeze Lady-Rockets in South finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After finishing first and second in the Bay State Herget Division, it was fitting that the two teams left standing in Division II South for girls basketball were Braintree and Needham.
The Wamps swept the regular season series with Needham with a 56-43 win on January 11, followed...
Hubbard’s shutout freezes Rebels
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Hubbard’s shutout freezes Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Two old rivals met in the first round...
LWV hosting Meet the Candidates Night
The League of Women Voters (LWV) is set to host Meet the Candidates Night on Thursday, February 28, from 6:30 - 9 p.m. in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library. A meet and greet reception begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a brief ceremony honoring retired elected officials. The candidates forum begins promptly...
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A hidden world in the heart of Wellesley
By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
At the end of an innocuous neighborhood road in Wellesley, a network of trails weaves its way through trees, over streams, across meadows, and up and down a rocky ridge. Boulder Brook Reservation is a haven of wilderness amidst the bustle of Wellesley, a must-see during the stillness of winter.
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Ken Batts’ piano wows Wellesley diners
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday afternoon, Wellesley’s seniors were treated to chicken sandwiches, vegetable soup, a blueberry muffin and Ken Batts’ version of The Great American songbook on the piano.
You wouldn’t know it, but Batts only started playing the piano seven years ago after first playing the guitar. Now, he teaches adults...
Chamber Players ready March 10 concert
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The Wellesley Chamber Players are very much excited to welcome their newest members, Tanja Roos and Brannon Cho, for an upcoming concert on Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m., in Beveridge Hall, Dana Hall School, Wellesley.
Tanja Roos is a violinist from London, the fourth generation of a musical family. She has studied...
Guiffre moves Lady-Raiders to 5-0
