Author Archives: Deborah Brown

Meet the bands: Wellesley’s rock & roll moonlighters

There are those who want to be in the band and those who are content to just be WITH the band.  You’ve seen those cool “I’m with the band” people at hot night clubs sashaying past the velvet ropes, past the burly bouncers, past the persnickety man with the clipboard and the pen, checking off [...]

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Everyone chips in to create massive Wellesley Sprague school mosaic

It took a dedicated art teacher, 293 students, plenty of parent involvement, and a PTO’s generosity to the tune of $7,000 to create the 63-foot long, four-foot wide mosaic that now graces the Sprague Elementary School cafeteria.  Jen Stabnick, the school’s art teacher who spearheaded this year-long project, and created other mosaics that grace the [...]

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Get outta town: From Wellesley to the ICA in Boston

Every so often we actually leave Wellesley. We’ll document these excursions occasionally and collect them here on our Wellesley Road Trips page, figuring our experiences might give you ideas for trips and how or how not to approach them. First up: Visiting the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston’s seaport district.  

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Elan Fine Consignments has grand opening in Wellesley

Elan Fine Consignments is now open at 402 Washington St., in Wellesley, accepting consignment for designer and name brand  women’s clothing, handbags and accessories in new or like-new condition. Here’s what the shop looks like inside and out. RELATED: Second-hand shops seek Wellesley licenses  

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Wellesley Public Schools Closed on Friday

The snowstorm, expected to hit tomorrow, has already delivered a blow to the schools in the form of a snow day on Friday. All school buildings will be closed Friday – Sunday, and all school activities will be either rescheduled or cancelled.   MORE CLOSINGS

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Beware Wellesley Square on Wednesday

Things are likely to get pretty crowded around Wellesley Square on Wednesday. There are no classes at Wellesley High School because of  Makeup Day, a time for students to take care of any loose academic ends due to excused absences during the term. As soon as those loose ends are tied up, we predict crowds [...]

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Wellesley motivational speaker vs. Robert Parish

  A Path in the Woods Foundation and  Thrive Wellesley presented sailor and motivational speaker Neal Petersen at Wellesley High School on Sunday. In his talk, “In Life There are No Barriers, Only Solutions,”  Petersen described how in 1999 he became the first sailor of African descent to complete the 27,000 mile “Around Alone” race, [...]

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