A large tree topped during this past week’s windstorm, landing among the playground equipment at Hunnewell Elementary School in Wellesley. Sharp-eyed parents immediately called Principal Ellen Quirk, and before long the Department of Public Works was onsite to caution tape the area around the climbing structures that were damaged when the tree crashed down.
It is to be determined whether the play structures, which are closed for now, can be repaired. In addition, the integrity of the other trees in the area will be reviewed. Hopefully, those trees will be judged sound, as Hunnewell earlier this year lost its much-loved 200 year-old White Oak which graced the front courtyard area, after it was deemed by an arborist to be a high-risk tree.
Elm Bank Reservation trees also took a beating this past week, as did this big catalpa tree in front of Wellesley town hall.
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The centerpiece of the display, honoring those who serve or have served in the U.S. military, will be window displays throughout town, including in storefronts that are vacant. The effort will “provide residents and shoppers with an historic outside window strolling event, which includes Rosie the Riveter through the actual landing on the beaches of Normandy including the planning process of the D-Day invasion, and the general orders from General Dwight D. Eisenhower to our troops and much more, including Wellesley residents who have served and are currently serving in our Military,” says Pete Jones, who along with his wife JoAnn, are spearheading the project for the Celebrations Committee.
