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Creative spirit recycled at Wellesley Dump Art day

September 12, 2016 by Deborah Brown 3 Comments

Sometimes a trip to the dump is just a trip to the dump. And sometimes there’s an art project titled “Wellesley Dump Art” going on in the Give and Take area. With permission from the RDF, I got all artsy over the weekend and had great luck in getting the dump-going community to join in on my flight of fancy.

The idea behind “Wellesley Dump Art” was simple: to create still-life arrangements on-site at the RDF using exclusively items that came into the Give-and-Take area and flowers from my yard. I then photographed the completed arrangements. The next part of “Wellesley Dump Art” is to frame and exhibit some of the photos in a to-be-determined space in town. The project was part temporary installation, part performance art, and part photography shoot. It was community participation, cool tunes in the air, and a sense of fun. There were strange looks, some nervous laughter, and requests to take some of the props home (the answer: but of course!).

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A video posted by theswellesleyreport (@theswellesleyreport) on Sep 12, 2016 at 12:01pm PDT

The next part of the project is to frame and exhibit some of the photos in a to-be-determined space in town.

Thanks, Wellesley, for not only encouraging my eccentricities, but allowing me space to indulge them. And thanks to the Wellesley Cultural Council for funding this effort.

Here are some pics of what came of it all:

Wellesley Dump Art day — “Alcohol is the root of all evil,” by Tom Ankermann.

"Simplicity," by artist who wished to remain anonymous. — “Simplicity,” by artist who wished to remain anonymous.

"The hangover," by Deborah Brown — “A Bit Disheveled,” by Deborah Brown

The Kiss and Cry area, where artists unwound after the hard work of creating.

The WHS football team stopped by to help out the RDF volunteers with some heavy work. They weren't too busy to pose for a pic. I handed out a zinnia to each. Some wore them in their hair, some held them in their hands, or their teeth. — The WHS football team stopped by to help out the RDF volunteers with some heavy work. They weren’t too busy to pose for a pic. I handed out a zinnia to each. Some wore them in their hair, some held them in their hands, or their teeth.

Thanks, RDF volunteers, for all your help.

Wellesley Dump Art installation coming to RDF on Saturday

September 9, 2016 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

After you deal with your recyclables, stop by the RDF’s Give and Take area and check out Wellesley Dump Art, a one-day installation project put together as a bit of fun by Deborah Brown, co-blogger at The Swellesley Report, with permission from the RDF.

The idea is simple: to create still-life arrangements on-site at the RDF using exclusively items that come into the Give-and-Take area and plant material found at the RDF (and maybe some flowers from my yard). The arrangements will be photographed and later framed and exhibited in a to-be-determined space in town.

I’ll be there 8:00am – 11:00am, doing my thing. The curious and willing of all ages are encouraged to participate. It will be easy and fun. Just grab a few things you see that catch your eye, arrange them on a table, still-life style, and I’ll snap a photo. Can’t wait to see what the kids who stop by will come up with.

Here are a couple shots of what I’ve come up with lately:

Wellesley gardens, still life — Still life with hosta, false indigo, garlic, and greeting card. The vase, card, and table covering are from the Wellesley dump Give and Take area.

Wellesley Dump, Work hard — A found still life, outside the Give and Take shed.

All rustic beauty, arranged just so. I stalked the sunlight all day to get the right shot with no shadow interplay nonsense. — Vase, table, and picture from the dump. Flowers from my yard.

Art supplies being collected at Wellesley dump for homeless/low income artists

September 27, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Art supplies will be collected over the weekend of Sept. 29-30 at the Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility’s give-and-take area to support artists who are homeless or living on a low income.

The supplies will be collected on behalf of non-profit Common Art, which is part of a Boston-based non-denominational street ministry begun in 1999. Every Wednesday, Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street in the Back Bay donates its parish hall to provide studio space and materials for indigent artists. The artists are encouraged to put a price on their work and Common Art tries to sell it, with all proceeds going to the artist.

Needed are canvases, professional quality brushes, mats and professional frames with our without glass (9×12 or larger), acrylic and watercolor paints (no oil), watercolor and sketching paper, yarn, fabric, beads, costume jewelry, and stained glass.

Please inform the Friends of Recycling volunteer on duty at the RDF that your donation is designated for this drive.

More info: Tim Green at 781-413-1793, [email protected]

Looking back: Memorable Wellesley photos from 2021

January 1, 2022 by Bob Brown 1 Comment

Some of the most memorable photos that help tell Wellesley’s 2021 story….

We love it when readers share Wellesley slice-of-life and other photos with us. Please do: [email protected]

Wellesley Square clock back in action

ff vaccines wellesley — First responders get vaxxed

Babson College, Wellesley — Babson College gets a community resource dog

sledding elm bank — Elm Bank winter wonderland

stop the hate rally — Wellesley rallies against Asian hate

storefront art — Art to the rescue in empty storefronts

Andrews Pharmacy & Fells Market, Wellesley — Spring blooms in the Fells

Wellesley Village Church — Adirondacks add a splash of color

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Locals dump on Wellesley Square CVS’s exit strategy

December 20, 2021 by Bob Brown 1 Comment

Signs in the windows of the Wellesley Square CVS store that closed at the end of last month advertise that fixtures and furniture are available for purchase. Locals are more focused on the piles of goods CVS discarded in dumpsters out back of the Central Street store last week.

Residents have taken to social media to describe and post photos of the goods, ranging from vitamins to paper goods to hundreds of packages of batteries. Town officials are aware of the situation and are disappointed.

At least one resident has written to the head of CVS to express her disgust, though what the chain of command might have been that led to this situation isn’t clear.

Carloads of goods have been rescued and are being redistributed to those in need, though some of the products were unusable, having been doused in liquid laundry detergent.

We’d seen reports that police were patrolling to prevent dumpster diving, though when we swung by on Sunday morning pickings were slim and we had the place to ourselves.

CVS dumpster — Photo courtesy of Sue Morris

Wellesley resident Sue Morris copied us on the letter she fired off to CVS management in which she wrote in part:

“What I witnessed yesterday was nothing short of horrifying. Behind the recently closed CVS store on Central Street in Wellesley thousands of brand new items from CVS were thrown into dumpsters. These are items that could easily have been donated to various charities and nonprofits many of whom are in desperate need of the items that they intentionally threw away in the dumpsters. Of note were items like feminine products, soaps, shampoos, vitamins, batteries and personal items that can be costly to buy for many families. With so many financially insecure families all around us the fact that CVS would not have tried to donate these items is inexcusable. And a CVS employee poured laundry detergent and bleach on many of the products to make them unusable. So wrong, wasteful and so socially irresponsible…”

In addition, she cited fears that items such as batteries remaining in the dumpster will make their way to landfills, rather than being recycled.

We reached out about this issue to the communications team at CVS, which quickly responded. CVS suggested that items in the dumpsters only tell part of the story.

“Nearly all of a closing store’s inventory is redeployed to other CVS stores where it will be sold or to one of our Distribution Centers where it will be credited, stocked, and re-distributed,” a spokeswoman wrote. “Unfortunately, there’s a small amount of product, including expired items that are not suitable for resale, that does not meet this criteria and is discarded. In total, the discarded inventory makes up a very small amount of the store’s remaining inventory.”

CVS has other locations in Wellesley in lower falls and on Rte. 9.

We don’t recall any such incident like this involving consumer products. Though Wellesley is quite familiar with efforts to see that unused food doesn’t go to waste through the work of Lovin’ Spoonfuls, a food rescue operation that works with grocery stores and others to repurpose unused food. The organization was started by then-Wellesley resident Ashley Stanley in 2010.

‘Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There’ in Wellesley Dec. 3-5

December 1, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley Theatre Project presents Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There on Friday, Dec. 3 and 4 at 7pm and Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2pm. All performances will take place at the Wellesley Theatre Project Studio Theatre at The Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington St.Wellesley Hills.

Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, and may be purchased online, or at the door for $18 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Masking and proof of vaccination are required for admission to performances, or–for attendees unable to be vaccinated–proof of negative test within 72 hours will be required.

The play, adapted by Rosemary Nursey-Bray, finds Alice, on a sleepy afternoon, playing chess when she enters the looking glass into a world of strange back-to-front magic. Stepping through the mirror, she meets kings and queens of her chess set. The world inside the glass is marked out as a chess board, across which she must travel as a pawn. She meets talking flowers, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, sees Humpty Dumpty, meets the Mad Hatter and the March Hare, and witnesses the furious battle between the Lion and the Unicorn fighting for the crown. The gentle White Knight rescues her from the cruel Red Knight, as she is able to reach the eighth square and become queen. Or is it all a dream?

The play features a cast of 12 students between the ages of 12-17.

Other upcoming Wellesley Theatre Project performances include You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown Dec. 17-19, and Best of Broadway Jr. Revue, Dec. 18 & 19 at Babson College’s Sorenson Center for the Arts. Tickets are available at http://wellesleytheatreproject.org.

Wellesley Police log: Silverware flies over mask spat; ‘beep your horn 1 more time’…then pepper spray; PVC downspout swiped

November 17, 2021 by Bob Brown 5 Comments

Wellesley MA police log for Oct. 19-Nov. 5:

Arrests

On October 19, 2021 at 10:06 a.m. Officer Cunningham was conducting traffic enforcement when he observed a large dump truck on Washington Street operating in a truck exclusion section of the roadway. He stopped the truck and requested his license and registration. A query of the operator’s information showed his license was revoked as a habitual traffic offender. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On October 22, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. Officer Lucenta was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when she observed a BMW sedan pass her location with excessive window tint. She stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested her license and registration. A query of her information revealed that her license was suspended. She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On October 22, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to a Wellesley Square restaurant for a report of an altercation between patrons at the restaurant. The officers spoke to two female parties involved in the disagreement and found that a male party, and a female party, were dining at the restaurant when they asked other patrons who were dining and wearing a mask to protect themselves against COVID-19 if they were vaccinated. The couple then began making comments demanding that they take off their masks and that they were ruining their dinner. The male party was using vulgar language, which was disturbing other patrons at the restaurant. Two male parties sitting at another table began to intervene on the behalf of two nearby women. The female member of the initial party then threw silverware at the two male parties. A piece of the silverware struck one of the female parties before landing on the table of the male parties. The male from the initial party began to verbally threaten to fight the male parties and was separated from them by a restaurant employee. The couple was taken into custody, transported to the station booked in the usual manner and afforded all rights. The female was later released on personal recognizance and male was released on $300 bail.

Incidents

On October 20, 2021 at 2:05 p.m. a Wellesley resident came to the police station to surrender a firearm for destruction that was no longer wanted. The firearm was properly secured until it can be destroyed.

On October 22, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. an officer spoke to a female party regarding fraudulent activity on a business account. She stated she noticed on October 15th that $14,552 had been withdrawn from the business account. She contacted her bank and they were able to refund the withdrawn monies. She requested a police report for documentation.

On October 22, 2021 at 11:57 a.m. an officer was dispatched to Cliff Road for a report of a breaking and entering into a vehicle. The reporting party stated that the passenger side window was smashed and a bag, which contained his wallet, was stolen. The vehicle was broken into sometime between 6:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. There are no suspects.

On October 23, 2021 at 11:10 a.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding identify fraud. The reporting party stated she had been notified by three financial institutions that there were suspicious attempted transactions on her accounts. A total of $60,000 was transferred from her bank account in three separate transactions. There were attempts to change passwords to other financial accounts. The reporting party is working with the financial institutions to close the compromised accounts and open new accounts. The stolen funds were refunded to her by her bank and she has placed a fraud alert on her accounts.

On October 25, 2021 at 12:58 a.m. an officer was dispatched to the area of Weston Road at Fells Road for a report of an intoxicated female party who appeared to need assistance. The female party was located on Weston Road under the Route 9 overpass and appeared to be unconscious. The officer was able to wake up the female party and speak to her. She agreed to go to the hospital for evaluation.

On October 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. an officer spoke with a female reporting party regarding misuse of her credit card. The card was used to purchase a chair to be delivered to an address in Superior, Wisconsin. The reporting party was able to cancel the online order and have the charge to her credit card reversed. The officers advised the reporting party to cancel her card and request a replacement card and to contact one of the credit reporting bureaus.

On October 25, 2021 at 4:54 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding illegal dumping into a dumpster at a business on Washington Street. There was mail identifying the individual responsible for disposing of their personal

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