By Rama K. Ramaswamy
As the community anticipates the 28th incarnation of the Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) Annual Spelling Bee, casual observers might find themselves with a question:
The WEF co-presidents are Erica Recht and Susan Ryan. The co-VPs are Maria Chase and Victoria Ostler. The 2017 Spelling Bee co-chairs are Eunice Groark and Rebecca...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After years and years in the making, the Wellesley Council on Aging (COA) finally celebrated the near completion of the Tolles Parsons Center, also known as the town seniors’ home away from home. Although the final touches were still being added, on October 2, the public was invited to...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Each week, a group of fourth and fifth graders meet at the Wellesley Free Library to explore a different field of science. On October 5, the class became chemists as they experimented with Skittles and viscosity.
Wellesley High School junior, Susanna Mirick, organized “Sensational Scientists,” a six-week science class as...
Veterans and active-duty military will get free admission to the 41st annual Wellesley Marketplace, an annual arts fair at Wellesley High School, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
The event is being held one week earlier than in past years, when it was held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
“We’re so happy that we can offer free admission...
The Wellesley Public Schools Performing Arts Department has announced that during the 2016-17 school year, along with other talented music students across the United States and overseas in military base schools, Brian Jwa (senior viola student), Clare Kelley (junior choir student) and Peter Hodge (senior choir student) from Wellesley High School practiced with...
Local runners are gearing up for the 2017 Wellesley Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run, a community road race that has become a beloved Thanksgiving Day tradition. This year’s race will take place on Thursday, November 23 at 8 a.m. in Linden Square. With less than two months until race day, organizers are...
The Wellesley Garden Study Group, jointly with the Wellesley Hills Garden Club, will host an illustrated garden program, “Images and Insights from a Vegetable Garden,” presented by Brooks Mathewson. The event will take place on Thursday October 19, at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley. Coffee will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by...
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
“Now In Color,” the original Wellesley High School play, recently received a prestigious theater award from the New England Theatre Conference: the Moss Hart Award.
“The annual Moss Hart Memorial Award has a two-fold purpose,” reads the New England Theatre Conference’s website. “To honor the memory of Moss Hart, dramatist and...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Each month, the Wellesley Free Library will display a different collection in the exhibit cases leading into the Children’s Library. Oftentimes they are filled with vibrant and colorful pieces of art from the local schools, and sometimes they were exhibits curated by the librarians to spread information about the...
Businessman and philanthropist John Kingston, currently exploring a 2018 challenge to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, attended a meeting of the Wellesley Republican Town Committee (RTC) Monday night to offer his vision for the country and why he is best positioned to defeat Warren....
The Wellesley Food Pantry recently participated in this year’s Ride for Food. This year’s riders, who represented the largest number of WFP members to participate in a Ride for Food, had a beautiful day for the 10, 25 and 50-mile rides. Donations have topped $14,500, which is slightly behind last year's intake of about $19,000....
Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) has expanded into a newly renovated classroom and rehearsal space at the Wellesley Community Center. WTP is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that has provided youth performing arts education, summer camps and community outreach programs in Wellesley for over five years.
The Wellesley Community Center, the largest common civic organization in...
The USATF-certified 17th annual Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Walpole Italian-American Club, 109 Stone St., Walpole. The Camy 5K Run is at 10 a.m., the David 5K Walk at 9:50 a.m., and the free Rosina Fun Run of 50 yards for kids 11 and...
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Weston Road Community Gardens, part of the land popularly known as the North 40, is one of two community gardens in Wellesley that provide rental plots to residents. Administrated by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) through a resident board, Wellesley residents approved by the board are assigned a...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As students headed back to school at the beginning of the month, the community was been eager to discover what intriguing pieces of art and culture Wellesley College’s Davis Museum would house. On September 19, the Davis Museum opened to the public, unveiling impressive and diverse collections from a...
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The Wellesley Community Center (WCC), in partnership with Wellesley High School student Luis Hoderlein, will host its first-ever workshop on “the digital divide.” Hoderlein is spearheading the four week program and describes the divide as “a modern social and economic dilemma.”
“In today’s digital world, access to technology and ability to handle...
After being diagnosed with Stage III invasive breast cancer in 2009, Wellesley’s Carol Chaoi ran her first Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women. Her oncologist told her running would help her on many levels. Running made her feel strong, despite the heavy-duty treatments. She ran a race every other weekend during that year...
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
It has been 16 years since terrorists hijacked four planes on suicide missions intending to kill Americans and disrupt our way of life. “Never forget” became a national rallying cry as American’s were left stunned with the realization that an attack of the magnitude seen on September 11 could...
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Over the last academic year, 2016-17, Hardy Elementary School spearheaded multiple community service opportunities. Among them: Cradles to Crayons, Hardy's Turkey Trot group, UNICEF Trick or Treat, Council on Aging outreach, Winter Concert and Snow Globe Making, Children's Hospital activity books, Walk Away Homelessness, refugee boxes, Alzheimer's Center Spring Concert,...
The summer heat may be continuing, but Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) is looking forward to fall, and holding its 28th Annual Wellesley Spelling Bee — an adult spelling contest — on Thursday, November 2, at 7 p.m. at the Sprague Elementary School gym.
Last year, 56 teams drawn from local businesses, community groups, PTOs, colleges...
