For the 4th straight year, Lucy is the most popular name among licensed dogs in Wellesley, followed by Bella, Tucker (one of whom is shown here), Teddy and Molly. Depending upon how liberal you are about the spellings of these names, the numbers could be counted as even higher for some (for example: Lucy, Lucie [...]
From the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission: We invite all schoolchildren and their parents to this free vernal pool adventure on May 18, 10am-12pm! Please join us rain or shine for this indoor and outdoor program designed to introduce students to easily accessible wildlife habitats and encourage them to become stewards of Wellesley’s vernal pools. Students will [...]
UPDATE (Saturday, May 4): Lola’s owner reports that the dog “was found this afternoon on Beechwood Street in Wellesley! Someone saw her running on Route 9 and then chased her all the way to a yard on Beechwood. We are so grateful! She’s hurt but the vet says she’s going to be ok.” We received [...]
According to the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission, it has been working with the Massachusetts Watershed Coalition to develop a 200 square foot rain garden, a porous paving system and sustainable landscaping in an effort to beautify the Town Hall duck pond and to keep storm water from polluting it. A sign will be installed at the [...]
From the Wellesley town clerk: Renewals of 2012 dog licenses are due on or before April 1, 2013. New dogs must be registered by the age of 6 months. Failure to license your dog in a timely manner can result in a $25 fine. In 2012 owners registered 3012 dogs in Wellesley. So far in 2013 only 1923 dogs [...]
This snow pup showed up today in Wellesley Square in front of Wellesley Books in what my wishing-to-stay-anonymous photo-tipster called a “snowbombing,” somewhat akin to photobombing (where people pop into photos unbeknownst to the main subjects). We’re just hoping this isn’t a real snow-covered dog. We saw another creative Wellesley Square snow creation, of a [...]
