Fells Branch teaches kids about five senses
Computational thinking workshops on tap
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Leading up to this year's Wellesley STEM Expo 2019, the Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) and its Expo planning team have launched a brand new initiative: Computational Thinking Workshops.
These days, parents and students alike are noticing an increasing overlap between STEM and other disciplines. Qualities such as on-the-spot adaptability, algorithm assembly, and...
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Lisa Rogers running Marathon for WOW
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Lisa Rogers has been at the John D. Hardy Elementary School since 1999 and a library teacher there since 2001. Rogers holds a B.A. in English Literature from The College of William and Mary in Virginia, an M.A. in English Literature from Boston College, and an M.L.S. in Library and Information Science...
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Hocus Pocus Dinner coming to WCC
The Society of American Magicians is returning to the Wellesley Community Center (WCC) for its annual Hocus Pocus Dinner on Sunday, March 3. The Hocus Pocus event is open to the public. Walk-around magic begins at 4:00 p.m., dinner begins at 5:00 p.m., and the magic show begins at 6:15 p.m.
This year, Ryan Lally will be...
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WOW hosts spirited MLK Breakfast
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The World of Wellesley (WOW) and Massachusetts Bay Community College had their Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast last Monday, bringing songs, dances and speeches to a tightly-packed library atrium.
The Wellesley High School cheerleading team performed their Missy Elliot-inspired routine, which won awards at a Boston dance contest and inspired...
Pianist de Peyster entertaining at Cabaret
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As guests arrive at the POPS Cabaret celebration on Friday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m. at The Center of Arts in Natick (TCAN), they will enjoy the talents of jazz pianist Rowan de Peyster entertaining the crowd with his musical magic on the ivories.
De Peyster knows his audience well, for he honed his...
Selectmen, community discuss diversity
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Monday, January 14, a panel of eleven community leaders and members addressed the Wellesley Board of Selectmen in an open meeting to discuss the state of diversity in Wellesley. Speakers covered topics ranging from diversity initiatives in local schools, the difficulties of assimilation facing immigrant families, local programs...
Mountains majesty at Wellesley Winter Wednesday
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Young Wellesley residents gathered in the library craft room on Wednesday, January 9, to work on some arts and crafts and learn local history as a part of the library’s and the Wellesley Historical Society’s Winter Wednesday series. With the help of the Historical Society, kids learned the story...
Busy winter schedule for Drama Society
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Wellesley High School Drama Society has had a busy schedule this winter, with several completed projects and numerous productions planned in the coming weeks ahead to fill the long winter nights.
Starting off the winter season, students from the Wellesley High School Moving Company, under the direction of...
Hale family fun day delights attendees
By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday morning and afternoon, Hale Reservation held a family fun day event across its 1,100 acres of land. The event replaced a smaller open house normally held in the off season, and was intended to both show the community what kids can do at Hale during the summer and, more...
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Historical Society prepares move to new home
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After nearly 45 years in its current residence, the Wellesley Historical Society will begin moving into its new home at 320 Washington Street in the spring of 2019.
Currently residing in the Dadmun-McNamara House just off Route 9, the Historical Society and its boundless collections of Wellesley town, club and...
Rotarians hosting Rick Cram
The Rotary Club of Wellesley is set to host Rick Cram on January 22.
Rick Cram equips leaders and their teams with proven strategies to successfully lead themselves and others through change. Based on over 30 years of consulting for hundreds of companies and speaking at 1,000 events, he found that the people who plan to...
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WOW’s Chalmers encourages civic coordination
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
World of Wellesley (WOW) President Michelle Chalmers addressed the Rotary Club of Wellesley last Tuesday night as part of a developing mission to unify the resources of Wellesley’s many civic groups.
“There’s a lot of amazing organizations doing amazing things,” Chalmers said at the outset of her speech, “and nobody...
World of Wellesley steps up programing
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
While it can be said that the power of a community to sustain change comes from its ability to discover what it cares most about, Wellesley points to the World of Wellesley to light the way.
Over the fall, one of the programs WOW featured was the critically acclaimed documentary,...
Hardy School kids sing for seniors
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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You go to a Journey concert for “Don’t Stop Believing,” you go to a Bon Jovi concert for “Livin...
Author Pallotta visits Hardy School
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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First graders at Wellesley’s Hardy School were treated on Tuesday morning to a visit from author Jerry Pallotta. Pallotta is...
Festival of Trees illuminates holiday season
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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As your car winds down...
Resilience for Wellesley
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The Resilience Project is an innovative initiative designed to promote the mental health and well-being of adolescents through school-community based support for students, parents, educators, counselors and communities. Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) and Wellesley High School PTSO, in partnership with Newton-Wellesley Hospital, have been working to put this collaboration into place. It...
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Methuen Ballet brings ‘Nutcracker’ to Wellesley
Methuen Ballet Ensemble will waltz into Wellesley on Thursday, December 27, at 2:30 p.m. at Wellesley High School, 50 Rice Street in the Katherine L. Babson Jr. Auditorium. The company will perform Excerpts from “The Nutcracker” and ballerinas will guide the audience through the Land of Sweets in Tchaikovsky’s second act of the holiday classic.
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History presented through postcards
