The Wellesley Community Center (WCC) is the largest common civic organization in town and is gearing up for its annual appeal. As the Wellesley community considers many donation options during the holidays, it is reminded that giving to the WCC is a gift to the whole community.
The WCC is going into its 40th year...
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Miss Michelle’s presents Nutcracker Ballet
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Miss Michelle’s Center for the Performing Arts of Wellesley is presenting its ninth annual Nutcracker Ballet, bringing together residents from Wellesley and surrounding communities for its performance on Saturday, December 17, at Wilson Middle School, 22 Rutledge Road in Natick at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $25. For ticket information, call (781-237-0081) or visit...
Wellesley’s Chryssicas leads football to Thanksgiving victory
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Needham High football teams renewed their historical rivalry with one another on Thursday morning in their annual Thanksgiving grudge match at Memorial Field in Needham. Running back Grant Chryssicas led the way for Wellesley with four touchdowns, as the Raiders (11-1) pulled out the 34-14...
Football falls in Turkey Bowl
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Needham High football teams renewed their historical rivalry with one another on Thursday morning in their annual Thanksgiving grudge match at Memorial Field in Needham. Running back Grant Chryssicas led the way for Wellesley with four touchdowns, as the Raiders (11-1) pulled out the 34-14...
Brady’s golden goal bests Wellesley
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Needham High boys varsity soccer teams renewed their historical rivalry with one another on Monday night under the lights at Memorial Field in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 MIAA One South State Tournament.
The sixth-seeded Rockets (11-3-7) got to the quarterfinals via a 4-1 victory...
Local voting civil amidst heated election
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The recent Presidential election has been one of the most heated in history. Opinions and emotions were flying high, as issues beyond just party differences were brought to the surface. The nation as a whole bubbled with anticipation as the votes rolled in, watching diligently as each state was...
Japan meets Wellesley neighbors
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On October 17, a delegation from Ota, Japan, met with members of Wellesley Neighbors (WN) to discuss new ideas for taking care of an aging population. The Japanese population is aging faster than that of any other country in the world, according to Foreign Affairs Magazine. Japan is grappling with a shortage of...
Save the date for Relay For Life
Once again, plans are underway for the 2017 Relay for Life! This exciting fundraising event continues to be a huge success involving the towns of Needham, Wellesley and Dedham. Relay 2016 raised over $170,000 to support the American Cancer Society and its drive to help fight cancer. This year, the goal is to surpass that...
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WoW’s third annual Diversity Summit
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The World of Wellesley was founded in 1991 by Wellesley resident, Tere Tedesco. Since then, it has spearheaded the discussion about diversity via a variety of interactive programs. According to World Of Wellesley, “the principal purpose [of WoW] is to provide opportunities to experience and celebrate various kinds of diversity,...
Walpole Football 1-1 so far in October
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a tough 1-3 start to the 2016 season, the Walpole Rebels have rebounded with two hard-fought and competitive games against Bay State Conference rivals Wellesley (10-7 loss) and Norwood (14-0 win).
In Walpole’s 14-0 victory over Norwood on the first of October, Barry Greener’s bunch showed the...
Morse’s Pond drowning shocks Wellesley
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The town of Wellesley is still searching for answers this week after a man drowned in Morse’s Pond on Tuesday, October 4. Police responded to a 911 call at 1:17 p.m., indicating that a male was possibly drowning on the College Road side of Morse’s Pond. The call had...
Sky’s the limit for new Wellesley robots
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By Felix Yang
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On a Friday afternoon at the Wellesley Free Library, youngsters were treated to a demonstration of a new interactive robot friend named Sky. Funded and obtained by the Wellesley Free Library Foundation last March, Sky regaled its young audience with dance moves, tai-chi, and stories of pirates. The small...
Plenty of traffic at WCC Car Show
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The Modifiers Car Club is all about “classic cars, people and fun.” The club meets monthly to plan events, share car knowledge, discuss on-going member car projects, preferred auto parts sources, repair secrets and classic car finds.
When the club got started, it was initially a group of high school pals who...
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Undaunted, H.Y.P.’s Ozer fights on
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Needham’s Dennis Ozer is many things. He is a father and husband. He is the co-owner of H.Y.P. Studio, a yoga and pilates facility with branches in Medfield, Needham, and Wellesley. He is, in the words of his wife, Debra Goodman, “the mayor of everything” and “like the Tasmanian...
Rockets hold off Wellesley 2-1 in opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Whether it is on the gridiron, the ice, or the pitch, any time the Needham Rockets and Wellesley Raiders get together, you know that it is going to be an intense match.
Last Wednesday, Needham and Wellesley kicked off the 2016 boys soccer season in at Sprague Field...
Rotary to host teen training seminar
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
This September, Bob Anthony, the District 7910 Sub Committee Chief for Rotary Interact Club of Wellesley, is hosting a District Interact teen and advisor training seminar. Interact Club is a global organization for students aged 12-18 looking to make a difference in their communities and beyond, while having fun...
Saving Seeds discussion at Dover Library
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The vast majority of us today don’t give much thought to how the fruits and vegetables we eat are grown, let alone how the seeds that grow them are cultivated. Before the advent of agro-business, however, an important part of a people’s identity was the food they grew and...
Wellesley South returns home, heads high
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
In his essay, “The Green Fields of the Mind,” former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti said: “It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and...
Around the river and through the woods
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
Most people are familiar with famous line “Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go.” What’s less well known is the poem it comes from. Interestingly, the original poem has the speaker going to grandfather’s house.
Foregoing the semantics surrounding the poem, anyone can walk around...
Poor Sports: Medfield Little League dreams dashed by poor sportsmanship
