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Wellesley celebrates Veterans Day
by Rama K. Ramaswamy
A newspaper article detailing low turnout for 2013’s Veterans Day Ceremony inspired Girl Scout Johanna van der Wal to make it her mission to raise awareness for veterans and replace flags on Memorial Day. In the process, Johanna earned her Girl Scout Silver Award, but Johanna kept going with her mission, long...
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Local voting civil amidst heated election
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The recent Presidential election has been one of the most heated in history. Opinions and emotions were flying high, as issues beyond just party differences were brought to the surface. The nation as a whole bubbled with anticipation as the votes rolled in, watching diligently as each state was...
Local voting civil amidst heated election
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The recent Presidential election has been one of the most heated in history. Opinions and emotions were flying high, as issues beyond just party differences were brought to the surface. The nation as a whole bubbled with anticipation as the votes rolled in, watching diligently as each state was...
WEF holds annual spelling bee
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by Rama K. Ramaswamy
The greater Wellesley community gathered at the Sprague Elementary School gym last week to participate in the 27th annual Spelling Bee, under the auspices of Wellesley Education Foundation’s 2016-17 Co-Presidents, Susan Ryan and Erica Recht.
Under the direction of this year’s Bee chairs Lisa Collins, Victoria Ostler, Becca Cahaly and Eunice...
Local voting civil amidst heated election
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The recent Presidential election has been one of the most heated in history. Opinions and emotions were flying high, as issues beyond just party differences were brought to the surface. The nation as a whole bubbled with anticipation as the votes rolled in, watching diligently as each state was...
Toys for Tots collection begins
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, Westwood, during the office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00...
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Legacy of Jordan Marsh lives on
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In today’s world, department store names such as Macy’s or Bloomingdale’s are widely recognized, and the very concept of a department store is as common as sliced bread. A name that has been forgotten to most, however, is Jordan Marsh, Boston’s first department store. Not only was Jordan Marsh...
Police Explorers teaches aspiring law enforcers
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In elementary school, when most kids are asked what they want to be when they grow up, most respond with answers like a fireman, an astronaut, a doctor, or perhaps, a policeman. While many end up choosing other paths, there are a select few who are so lucky as...
Westwood third grader fills Catie’s Closet
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What began simply, with third grader Maisie Gronemeyer cleaning out clothes that no longer fit from her closet, has become something much larger.
“She was choosing which clothes were ‘gently used’ to give to Catie’s Closet,” says her mother, Melanie Guerra. “She suggested we tell some friends and neighbors about the organization so they...
Needham’s Highland Avenue bridge demolition
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Greater Bostonians are no strangers to highway construction. Despite living a few miles outside of the city, projects such as the Big Dig did not exactly escape Needhamites’ attention or distress. While not as big as that monster of a project, this past weekend, the construction came a little...
Unmask the Future raises cancer funds
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One of Needham’s largest fundraising galas, the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham (BID–Needham) 18th Annual Gala was held on October 29 at the Westin Copley Place, Boston. This year’s celebration, “Unmask the Future: Masquerade Ball,” brought together nearly 800 community members for a night of bidding, dancing and excitement all in support of the...
Exchange Club marks Day of Service
The Needham Exchange Club marked its Annual Day of Service by focusing on the students of Needham, On Saturday, October 15, teams visited Hillside School and Pollard School to clean up, remove excess vegetation, limbs and trees and generally improve the usability of the courtyards and lots at the schools.
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‘Art & Soul’ comes to Needham
At a time of deep social division within this country, the Sanctuaries/Washington DC will conduct a special arts workshop entitled “Art & Soul” from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, at First Parish in Needham. The workshop will use different art forms (poetry, music, visual) to help participants deepen their creative and spiritual...
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Local artist teaches art and culture in Westwood
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Samuel Valentino is not a sit back and watch kind of guy. As a dozen or so children painted traditional Australian Aboriginal works of art, he stood, relaying traditional Aboriginal folktales. One involved the telling of the how The Pointers constellation was created, another the creation of the sun....
Randy Pierce inspires at Hale Reservation
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For many people, just getting out of bed is the hardest part of the day, and going from hour to hour until you can get back in is a systematic sludge. When Randy Pierce lost most of his sight a year out of college, he believed that everything fun...
Wellesley Little League the pride of Massachusetts
The boys of Wellesley South, whose push for the Little League World Series in Williamsport was closely followed by their entire community and Commonwealth, were recently honored with a visit to the State House. On behalf of Hometown Weekly and the state of Massachusetts: congrats, boys!...
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Wellesley students honored for being green
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The concept of being green encompasses a wide range of ways in which people reduce waste, reuse things, and recycle materials. On Thursday, October 20, in the Linden Square, two groups of Wellesley Students were honored for their work to help make Wellesley a greener town.
The first group...
Wellesley HS holds annual Acatober Concert
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On the weekend of October 21, the Wellesley High School choral department held its annual Acatober a cappella concert. Due to the high demand for tickets, this year, the show was held on two nights, selling out the Katherine L. Babson auditorium for both performances, with concertgoers being treated...
Middle School presents Shakespeare evening
