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Nawrocki, Schmalz hat tricks lift Lady-Rockets

Nawrocki, Schmalz hat tricks lift Lady-Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_31471" align="alignleft" width="300"]Sophomore forward Caroline Han (9) corrals a loose puck and fights off a stick check midway through the second period. Sophomore forward Caroline Han (9) corrals a loose puck and fights off a stick check...
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Hughes, Raiders sweep Rockets

Hughes, Raiders sweep Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It’s almost impossible for any high school hockey rivalry to match the intensity and animus shared between Needham and Wellesley. On Wednesday, the two arch-enemies faced off for the second and final time this regular season at Babson, as Needham sought to avenge a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to...
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Jones, Rockets drop nail biter to Raiders

Jones, Rockets drop nail biter to Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It’s almost impossible for any high school hockey rivalry to match the intensity and animus shared between Needham and Wellesley. On Wednesday, the two arch-enemies faced off for the second and final time this regular season at Babson, as Needham sought to avenge a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to...
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‘Circus girl’ to visit Needham Library

‘Circus girl’ to visit Needham Library
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In 1971, 17-year-old Elizabeth Carter Wellington was at a crossroads. She had already left Newton North High School to travel the world, and lived in India for a year. Back home, her search for a different path led to one that even she didn't expect: the circus. Wellington, who has since earned a PhD...
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National politics spur campus incident

National politics spur campus incident
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by Rama K. Ramaswamy An incident at Wellesley College has residents talking - as they are across the country - about the deep divides exposed by the recent presidential election. Just ten days post-election, the Southern Poverty Law Center recorded 867 cases of hateful harassment or intimidation in the United States. SPLC President Richard Cohen...
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