Train show returns to Wellesley
Mass Hort readies Festival of Trees
Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Tenth Annual Festival of Trees will take place on Friday, November 23, through Sunday, December 9, at The Gardens at Elm Bank, located on 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The festival will showcase over 65 decorated trees and feature Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection.
The Festival of Trees offers...
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Seidl lifts Arrows to 4-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The St. Sebastian’s varsity football team moved to 4-0 on the season on Saturday with a 35-14 victory at Governor’s Academy.
Dover native Louis Hansen made the play of the game with a one-handed Odell Beckham-esque grab along the near sideline, while Wellesley native and Duke baseball...
Alpha Kappa Alpha gives back
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Rho Epsilon Omega (REO) was chartered on January 23, 1988 to advance the purpose and ideals of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the oldest Black sorority for college-educated women. The chapter has rendered outstanding service to the MetroWest area (Wellesley, Framingham, Natick, Sudbury, and beyond) since its inception, and sponsors activities that address...
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DeOliviera, Raiders stun Eagles in stoppage time
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a storybook comeback for the Wellesley High School boys soccer team on Monday night in Sharon, as the Raiders (4-3-2, 2-3-2) fought their way to a thrilling 2-1 victory while battling adversity, both on the scoreboard and on the rain-soaked grass that caused slippage throughout the...
Wellesley and DS girls fight to draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls varsity soccer teams met on the rain-soaked grass of Farm Street Field on Monday afternoon for a pivotal midseason non-conference makeup game.
DS (3-2-2, 3-2-1) entered off the heels of a tough 3-1 defeat to TVL-leading Medway on Thursday looking...
Walpole students donate to C2C
The seasonal call for clothing and school supplies has gone out to the community to connect with children in need.
Walpole residents Emma Webb and Jamie Savage helped by running a donation drive in both Walpole and Wellesley school systems at the end of last term. They collected coats, shirts, pants, sweaters and the like;...
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Blake, Arrows roll in opener
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
St. Sebastian’s started its season with a convincing 21-0 victory at Milton Academy on Saturday, headlined by an impressive showing by senior quarterback and Wellesley resident Billy Seidl (11 of 23, 155 yards, one touchdown, seven carries, 64 yards, one touchdown).
“Really happy with the defense,” said head coach...
Wellesley remembers on 9/11
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
September 11, 2018 marked the 17th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on US soil. Around the country, memorial services were held to honor the 2,977 individuals who died that day, and the more than 6,000 injured. The ceremonies also remembered the brave first responders who sacrificed their...
Griffin, Huskies look to take next step
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017-2018 season was filled with incredible success for the Northeastern men’s ice hockey program, as the team won the Beanpot for the first time in 30 years and returning to the NCAA Tournament.
NU fell to eventual Northeast Regional champ Michigan in the opening round of the...
Wellesley camps out
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Contributor
Tents with lanterns glowing brightly spread across Kelly Field behind Bates Elementary School as families came out for an evening in the great outdoors last Saturday night. Children helped their parents set up the tents at the second annual family campout, hosted by the Wellesley Recreation Department and the...
UU Wellesley offering OWL classes
Starting this September and running through June, The Unitarian Universalists of Wellesley (known locally as UU Wellesley) will offer Our Whole Lives (OWL) classes free of charge to youth in grades 7-9. The classes will be held approximately twice monthly on Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and will be facilitated by trained volunteers from the...
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5K Run/1 Mile Walk registration open
The 8th annual Charles River Center 5K Run/1 Mile Walk is a fun family event that is scheduled for Sunday, September 23, at 11:00 a.m. The USA Track and Field-certified course begins and ends at the Charles River Center, 59 East Militia Heights Drive, Needham, and loops through the scenic back roads of Wellesley and...
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Barefoot Soccer raises AIDS prevention funds
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Members of the community were out at Hunnewell Fields for Wellesley’s 24 Hours of Barefoot Soccer last weekend. Battling the elements and other soccer players, participants in annual event raised money for Grassroots Soccer, an organization spearheading efforts to prevent AIDS in Africa.
The event welcomed players of all skill...
Wellesley’s Thorbjornsen qualifies for US Open
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All-world junior golf prospect Michael Thorbjornsen is still coming up big in pressure situations. This time, though, the Wellesley native’s abilities in the clutch have landed him an opportunity he’s dreamed of ever since he first picked up a golf club: the chance to play in the US...
Lax in the family for Seibels, Darceys
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
These days, the communities of Medfield and Wellesley are breeding grounds for many big-name lacrosse players, with Maggie McCarthy, Jack Cahill, Michael Bomes, Grant Chryssicas, and John MacLean being some of the most recent and notable Warrior and Raider lax alumni.
However, two more name that have already...
Lax in the family for Seibels, Darceys
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
These days, the communities of Medfield and Wellesley are breeding grounds for many big-name lacrosse players, with Maggie McCarthy, Jack Cahill, Michael Bomes, Grant Chryssicas, and John MacLean being some of the most recent and notable Warrior and Raider lax alumni.
However, two more name that have already...
Storybook ending for Chicoski, Lady-Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Saturday night served as the storybook ending that Wellesley senior captain Caitlin Chicoski and her class had envisioned when they came in as freshmen back in 2014. A season that saw Wellesley defeat Needham for the first time in seven years capped off with a magical run to...
Lady-Rebs fall just short in state final
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Saturday night served as the storybook ending that Wellesley senior captain Caitlin Chicoski and her class had envisioned when they came in as freshmen back in 2014. A season that saw Wellesley defeat Needham for the first time in seven years capped off with a magical run to...
Raiders outlast Hawks in Sectionals
