From Newton-Wellesley Hospital: Planning is well underway for Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) Charitable Foundation’s 14th Annual Gala, “Let’s Paint the Town Red,” which will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston and is expected to attract 700-800 guests. The fundraiser, which has the aim of funding construction of a [...]
Cyclists came out in force to speak at the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday night in support of Wellesley becoming a more bike and pedestrian friendly community. The two-hour hearing came to a dramatic close when Spiros Motsenigos, whose brother Alex died while cycling after being struck by a motor vehicle on Weston Road last [...]
From Wellesley Centers for Women: Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, will speak [on March 12 at 7pm at Alumnae Hall on the Wellesley College campus] about how advances in, and access to, reproductive health care have expanded opportunity for generations of women. She will address the domestic policy and political climate, as well [...]
The public is invited to a forum on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7pm in Wellesley High School’s auditorium to hear students’ perspectives on concussions. WHS senior and varsity athlete Ian Ettinger, with the technical help of fellow senior Chris Coddington, has interviewed and filmed many WHS students who have suffered from one or more concussion. [...]
From the Wellesley Community Center, regarding the latest visitor to town who wants to help boost your brain and wellness (Deepak Chopra swung through Wellesley in December): If you are looking at a New Year’s resolution that is really different and may provide you with some real and practical traction, consider heading to the Wellesley [...]
From Sun Life Financial, host of the 13th annual World of Wellesley (WOW) Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 21 from 9:00 – 10:30am: Massachusetts Medical Society President-Elect Dr. Ronald Dunlap will deliver the keynote address and lead a discussion titled, “Learning to Live Together: From the City to the Suburbs.” Dr. Dunlap [...]
Wellesley has lowered the amount of money runners need to raise from $4,000 to $2,500 to apply/qualify for an invitational Boston Marathon number from the town. You’d also need to pay a $300 entry fee (postmarked by Feb. 1) to the Boston Athletic Association. Wellesley, like other communities along the course, is granted a certain [...]
