Wellesley Class of 2017 Auction to be Held April 9
Wellesley Runs Relays at Nationals
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Wellesley girls’ and boys’ indoor track teams each had a relay team compete at the New Balance Nationals from March 11-13. The girls’ 4x200 relay team of junior Isabelle Winkelman, sophomore Rachel Parker, freshman Anna Jordahl-Henry and senior Ally Isley set a school record by running the event in...Wellesley Mite A1 Hockey Wins Championship
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Wellesley Mite A1 hockey team won Valley Hockey League’s AA South-White Championship over the weekend. Most of the players are in the second and third grades. The Valley Hockey League is one of the many hockey leagues in Massachusetts with several local towns participating. During the playoffs the Wellesley Mites...Wellesley NRC Seeks Ban on Plastic Bags
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff When Town Meeting goes into session on March 28, the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission will ask members to ban plastic checkout bags at retail establishments, citing environmental reasons. The move follows a similar decision by the City of Newton last spring, when they banned plastic checkout bags. Stores in Newton...Wellesley Motorist Arrested After Striking Bicyclist
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Monday, March 14, a 21-year-old Wellesley man was arraigned in Dedham District Court on charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Personal Injury, Operating Under the Influence of Liquor and Causing a Serious Injury Accident, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Speeding and Failure to Keep...Newton-Wellesley Nurses Vote to Strike
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The nearly 1,000 registered nurses of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, who are negotiating a new contract with Partners HealthCare, voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday, March 9 to authorize a one-day strike to protest efforts by Partners to perpetuate its multi-million dollar profit margins and lavish executive salaries on the backs of patients and nurses. Ninety percent of...Wellesley Teen Artists Honored at Awards Ceremony
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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent The School of Museum of Fine Arts hosted an award ceremony on Saturday, March 12 honoring Massachusetts artists from 351 towns across the state in grades 7-12. The SMFA is one of over 100 affiliates across the United States that run the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in their...Famed Improv Group Entertains Wellesley
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy The New York Times recently called Chicago City Limits, New York City’s longest running show with over 10,000 performances over 30 years, "ingenious and very, very funny", and the cast "the perfect masters of improvisation." True to the statement, their Wellesley audience was on their feet for a standing ovation when...Wellesley Resident Wins Gatorade Player of the Year
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff Noble & Greenough point guard Katie Benzan, a Wellesley resident, has been named the Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year. “When she was in seventh grade we knew she was special,” Nobles coach Alex Gallagher said. “Her ability to handle and shot the ball was simply remarkable.” A 5-foot-5 senior point...Wellesley Resident Competing in NCAA Tournament
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff When the Holy Cross men’s basketball team entered the Patriot League Tournament, few thought they stood a chance to win game, let alone advance far enough to make it to the finals. After all, the Crusaders experienced a down year this season, but if no one believed in them that...U.S. Navy Band Performs at Wellesley High
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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent The United States Navy Concert Band, the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy, put on a wonderful performance Monday night, playing for an audience of over 1,300 people at Wellesley High. Hosted by Wellesley POPS, the free event required reserving a ticket and was sold out weeks ahead of...Wellesley Students Get Excited About Science at Hardy Science Night
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy A hand-full of Wellesley’s elementary schools organize and run annual extracurricular STEM programs. Bates School has it’s “Magnificent Day of Play” whereby students participate in making creations out of cardboard and other materials and Upham School has it’s “Invention Convention” wherein students bring in posters about their inventions and STEM-inspired ideas. Hardy...Wellesley Students Win Art and Writing Awards
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Wellesley High students received 23 awards spanning several diverse categories, including Art Portfolio, Writing Portfolio, Photography, Printmaking, Digital Art, Painting, Drawing and Illustration, Sculpture, Jewelry, Personal Essay/Memoir, Short Story, Poetry, Writing Portfolio Poetry and Fashion in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Wellesley Middle School successfully came away with 14...
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A Capella at Wellesley Acastock Blows Audience Away
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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Katherine L. Babson, Jr. Auditorium at Wellesley High had another packed house Friday night for the annual Acastock a cappella concert. The enthusiasm for a cappella groups at the high school has grown significantly over the last several years, as what started as one small group of students...Dream Season Comes to an End for Wellesley Girls Basketball
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff It was a ride that 15 players and their coaches will never forget. They won their first 11 games and had their time of their lives, referring to themselves as a “band of sisters” and priding themselves on their teamwork, notably their “we-fense.” But on Monday night they tried to do...Cycling Team Taking Off in Wellesley
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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent As temperatures warm, flowers bud, birds and animals reemerge from their winter hideaways, and people take to the streets again in a collective sign that spring is near. For many it is a return to a more active outdoor life style, reclaiming their spot along the streets to ride...Season Comes to an End for Wellesley Boys Hockey
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Wellesley boys’ hockey team entered the state tournament as the 13th seed in Division 1 South after going 9-8-3 in the regular season. The Raiders had achieved one of their season goals by making the tournament and wanted to try to make a run as far as they...Wellesley Alpine Ski Team Performs at States
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Tuesday, February 23, the Wellesley alpine ski teams participated in the state championships, where the girls took sixth place overall and the boys finished in fourth place. Unofficially, the Raiders’ combined results were first for combined boys and girls finishers. On the girls’ side, Nell Solomon led the way by...Oscar Winner Visits Wellesley
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy Over 175 people registered prior to the event, but by the time Susan Sarandon showed up, after getting stuck in Wellesley traffic, with standing room only, the auditorium exceeded 210 people, unofficially. One young lady sitting there, who was not a current Wellesley student, but rather a recent Princeton graduate returning...Hardy School Students Spend Time with Wellesley COA
