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Elm Bank hosting Festival of Trees

Elm Bank hosting Festival of Trees

Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 9th annual Festival of Trees will take place from Friday, November 24 through Sunday, December 10, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The festival will showcase decorated trees and feature Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection. The Festival of Trees, in the Hunnewell Building,...

Dover Foundation putting on cabaret

Dover Foundation putting on cabaret

The Dover Foundation will be performing a cabaret on Friday, November 17, in Kraft Hall at the Dover Church at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door on the 17th, and are $20, $10 for students. Dinner is included and there will be a cash bar serving wine, beer, and both sparkling and flat...

Westwood Library hosts Halloween morning fun

Westwood Library hosts Halloween morning fun

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Last week, the Westwood Public Library invited children of all ages to join them for a Halloween morning celebration. With sing-alongs, a story time, a parade, and party, the youngest trick-or-treaters and their caregivers flocked to the library to join in on the fun. [caption id="attachment_22699" align="alignright" width="400"]

Seniors enjoy a COA Halloween treat

Seniors enjoy a COA Halloween treat

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Halloween costumes are certainly not only for trick-or-treating children. The wise seniors of Westwood’s Council on Aging know that, and proved that people of any age can join in on the celebration of costumes and candy at their annual Halloween party. [caption id="attachment_22694" align="alignright" width="400"]

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GV & Y collecting for Toys for Tots

GV & Y collecting for Toys for Tots

Once again this year, GV & Y Insurance Agency, in conjunction with Service Master by Gilmore Brothers, will be collecting toys for Toys for Tots until December 5. New unwrapped toys can be dropped of at GV & Y Insurance, located at 555 High Street in Westwood, during the office hours of 8:00 a.m. to...

Westwood Woman’s Club hosts WMC

Westwood Woman’s Club hosts WMC

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The Westwood Woman's Club (TWWC) featured the Westwood Media Center (WMC) at its first meeting with Melinda Garfield, Executive Director and Maggie McGinnis, Production Coordinator, in attendance as guest speakers. The TV team shared their background, experience and mission at the newly-named Westwood cable station. They also announced recent projects they have launched,...

Annual Acatober concert thrills audiences

Annual Acatober concert thrills audiences

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Photos by Lisa Moore[/caption]Wellesley High School kicked off the concert season on October 20 with Acatober, its annual a cappella concert. Over 300 WHS students participated in the two evening performances as members of...

Wellesley spellers raise funds for WEF

Wellesley spellers raise funds for WEF

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy On Thursday, November 2, Wellesley spellers congregated at the Sprague School gym to compete and raise funds at the 28th annual Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) Spelling Bee. The bee raised over $60,000 in funds that will directly benefit education in Wellesley. The winning word for the championship round, after seven tantalizing...

Library playgroup creates autumn art

Library playgroup creates autumn art

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As they gazed outside of the windows, the fantastic colors of fall popped against the steady traffic zooming by. The crafts at hand were brought back to the children’s attention as their caregivers helped them to create an autumn wreath and leaf rubbings. Every other week, Communities United, Inc. welcomes...

‘Sweeney Todd’ coming to WHS

‘Sweeney Todd’ coming to WHS

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That infamous demon barber, Sweeney Todd, will soon be wreaking his havoc on Rice Street. With book by Hugh Wheeler and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this dark and witty tale is rife with love, murder and revenge. Awarded eight Tony Awards for its Broadway premiere, including Best Musical, “Sweeney Todd” is...

Choral Society kicking off anniversary season

Choral Society kicking off anniversary season

In December of 1947 several Wellesley church choirs and other individuals organized a Festival of Christmas Music. The Festival was a great success and the group kept right on singing. Seventy years later, the group, called the Wellesley Choral Society since 1966, is alive and well and constitutes the oldest secular, non-religious musical group in...

Tanaka to give ikebana demonstration

Tanaka to give ikebana demonstration

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The Wellesley Garden Study Group, jointly with the Wellesley Garden Club, will host an ikebana demonstration with Tomoko Tanaka. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 15, at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley. Coffee will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed...

Meet the Need dinner a success

Meet the Need dinner a success

Over 200 guests joined the Sisters of Charity (Halifax) and Board Members of the Elizabeth Seton Residence at the Wellesley Country Club to celebrate their annual Meet the Need dinner. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception followed by dinner and were entertained by all time favorites, The Winiker Jazz Trio and pianist, Sunny Lee. The guest of...

Wellesley Symphony to perform Russian music

Wellesley Symphony to perform Russian music

Rimsky-Korsakov’s immortal “Scheherazade” and Tchaikovsky’s glorious “Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra,” with Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist Owen Young, headline the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra’s program on Sunday, November 19. Celebrating the Wonderful World of Wellesley and led by Maestro Max Hobart, the 3 p.m. concert is preceded at 2:15 by a talk by Leslie Holmes. The...

No worries for fix-it man Tselikis

No worries for fix-it man Tselikis

By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent Imagine the smell of a city during wartime. Now imagine you’re barely 20 at the onset of America’s participation in World War II, and find yourself on the other side of the world in a city that doesn’t look like home, smell like home, or taste like home. This was Aristides “Ernie” Tselikis...

Hurwitz works for Girl Scout Gold

Hurwitz works for Girl Scout Gold

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter While we all love the taste of Thin Mints and Caramel deLites, there’s much more to Girl Scouts than the cookies. For the Girl Scouts who remain dedicated to the program, they learn courage, confidence, and character to benefit our world and those in it. As she goes for...

Sweet Wednesday to perform in Walpole

Sweet Wednesday to perform in Walpole

Contemporary folk duo Sweet Wednesday will perform at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, in the Community Room of the Walpole Public Library. Originally from Boston, Dave Falk and Lisa Housman have toured the country for the past ten years, both as an acoustic duo and with their band. The concert is free, thanks to...

Potter’s Place hosting Alzheimer’s benefit

Potter’s Place hosting Alzheimer’s benefit

Hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind pottery pieces created by more than 15 member potters of Potters Place in Walpole will be offered for sale during the cooperative’s Annual Holiday Show & Sale. A special selection of pieces was specifically created to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. The Show & Sale will take place at Potters Place, 127B Old West Street...

Ground broken on new senior center

Ground broken on new senior center

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Correspondent Though construction has just started, there is already much excitement over Walpole’s senior center. Members of the community gathered on Monday, October 30 to break ground on the new South Street facility, which will eventually replace the current center on School Street. The new senior center will consist of...

Dover Library and the great pumpkin

Dover Library and the great pumpkin

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Many children would say the candy and costumes are the absolute best part of Halloween. However, while overflowing buckets of sweets are undeniably awesome and dressing up is certainly enjoyable, the Halloween season doesn’t quite feel right until you’ve decorated or carved a pumpkin. Making the spooky season feel...

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