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Wellesley Business Buzz: Babson might want to study us; Downtown Starbucks temporarily closed; Sisters of Charity partners

January 12, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Our roundup of the latest Wellesley, Mass., business news:

Babson might want to study us

Babson CollegeWellesley is looking to make use of a local resource: Babson College graduate students who might be interested in helping the the town explore business development challenges being faced amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the move to online shopping.

The town applied in September to be a participant in the Spring 2021 semester’s Babson Consulting Program, an experiential learning program in which graduate students seek to come up with innovative solutions for various problems or projects.  The town has been accepted into the program, but now it’s a matter of whether there’s enough student interest.

“Our application looks to have the students help the Town with a business development initiative,” says Wellesley Assistant Executive Director Amy Frigulietti. “This initiative will incorporate analysis and planning to help with our vacant commercial storefronts and/or high turnover rates, and also include an aspect of market research for Wellesley’s shopping areas to determine where the need is for various types of business.  We hope to have the team use this analysis to understand what types of businesses would be supported/successful in Wellesley, and also help educate town government on what may be preventing or prohibiting some businesses from staying and/or coming to Wellesley.”

Students will be asked to connect with residents, merchants, and landlords, among others. The students will then submit recommendations for the town’s consideration.

Even if the project doesn’t move forward, Wellesley has been doing some research along these lines already and plans to do more.

Downtown Starbucks temporarily closed again

In late November the Starbucks at 68A Central St. in Wellesley Square closed due to COVID-19. It’s closed again, temporarily, though unclear from the sign on the storefront exactly why.

The Linden Square Starbucks is not far at all, and Peet’s down the block is open for now (being replaced by a bank).

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Sisters of Charity partners with Legacy Lifecare

Sisters of Charity-Halifax’s Wellesley campus, which includes the Elizabeth Seton Residence skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility and Marillac Residence rest home, has partnered with nonprofit Legacy Lifecare to manage it and provide operational development.

Legacy Lifecare also manages Chelsea Jewish Lifecare of Chelsea and Peabody, JGS Lifecare of Longmeadow, and Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury.

Sisters of Charity will continue to focus on its branding, strategic planning, and fundraising, but will rely on Legacy Lifecare for day-to-day support and management services in what’s become an increasingly complex healthcare world.


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Babson shares ‘A Little Holiday Cheer for a Rough Year’

December 11, 2020 by Bob Brown 1 Comment

babson swag holidayWe had a rare chance on Thursday night to visit Babson College‘s Wellesley campus, which has been closed to outsiders during the pandemic, for a charming drive-through holiday tour full of bright lights, inflatable decorations, and festive volunteers.

We donated a big bag of rice at the start to include in Babson’s collection for the Wellesley Food Pantry, grabbed some swag that was poked into our car via some sort of socially-distanced rod, and we were on our way up and down College Drive. Our front seat and back seat passengers handled photo duties.

All sorts of celebrities, from a decked out Roger Babson statue to campus mascot Biz E. Beaver to Santa Claus himself, were on hand. A nice big menorah greeted us on the first night of Hanukkah.

Happy holidays to Babson alums, who organized the event, and students who just finished fall semester. We look forward to visiting, walking, and running around  the campus again post-COVID.

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A QR code at the start uploaded a holiday music playlist for our trek

 

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Babson goes all remote due to rise in COVID-19 cases

November 12, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

A day after Wellesley Public Schools announced that the high school would go all remote until the start of December due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, neighboring Babson College said on Thursday that its classes will be online-only for the rest of this term. In-person classes were originally slated to go for about another week.

Babson boasts that its seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate remains well under 1%, but that 10 new cases between Nov. 3-9 is a worrisome trend that prompted the switch to online-only. As of now, students, faculty and staff will be welcomed back to campus in the new year, though classes will be virtual for at least the first week back.

Students currently living on campus will be allowed to continue with their planned move-out schedules.

Babson has closed off its campus to the public since the start of the school year as one of its COVID-19 precautions.

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An outsider’s fall tour of Babson College in Wellesley

October 8, 2020 by Bob Brown 2 Comments

Babson College was a good neighbor to Wellesley this year, allowing Wellesley High’s Class of 2020 to stage the start of its graduation parade there, and allowing voters to use its sports center in June.

The campus is off-limits to the general public now though, as Babson focuses on keeping students and staff safe during the pandemic.

Here’s the view from the periphery.

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Another Wellesley weekend brought to you by COVID-19

April 11, 2020 by Bob Brown 2 Comments

As we head into the expected surge period for COVID-19, Wellesley residents and businesses continue to adjust. With confirmed Wellesley COVID-19 cases steadily climbing (up to 43 entering the weekend), the practice of mask and glove wearing has started to take hold in town among those out shopping as well as those just walking or running in less crowded areas.

 

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Raja at Wellesley Variety, behind the mask

 

Holiday food shopping has led to full parking lots and long lines at local grocery stores, but praise continues for those working at these retailers as they seek to practice social distancing while moving people along.

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Roche Bros. line on Saturday afternoon, lots of masks & lots of patience

 

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Splat! You hate to see that

 

The Captain Marden’s crew also is adhering to strict safety measures while providing assistance to customers.

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Captain Marden’s crew

With local fields still closed…

Sprague Field, Wellesley

 

…More people headed to other local open space. But that openness become a bit less so as crowds ventured out in the relatively nice weekend weather at spots such as Longfellow Pond, which had a full parking lot on Saturday afternoon (thanks to reader MT for sharing this photo).

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It would have been a nice opening weekend for golf at Wellesley Country Club, but not yet.

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No VIPs to be found at Wellesley Country Club

 

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No need to yell “Fore!” at Wellesley Country Club, where the willows weeped for the lack of players.

 

Nearby at Babson College, it was the flags that were missing from Kerry Murphy Healey Park

Babson flag poles

 

Meanwhile, a twist on a birthday party where revelers needed to keep their distance (thanks to reader BN for sharing).

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Wellesley, Massachusetts college campuses: cornavirus updates

March 11, 2020 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

coronavirus imageDozens of colleges across the country have responded to coronavirus concerns by trading in classroom instruction for online learning, or by taking even stronger measures by requiring students to move out of dormitories. The three colleges located in Wellesley — Wellesley College, Babson College, and MassBay — have put forth three markedly different responses to what the Centers for Disease Control calls an “emerging, rapidly evolving situation.”

Wellesley College says it so far “has not yet made a decision to do remote instruction at Wellesley, but we are giving that option serious consideration and will make a decision by the end of this week” in response to coronavirus concerns. Students have not been asked to leave school.

The College has, however, decided to temporarily suspend access to events for visitors from outside the Wellesley College community. The Carillon Open Tower (March 12) and the Midday Muse (March 19) have been cancelled. As of now, later events such as concerts and recitals will take place as scheduled, but only Wellesley College students, faculty, and staff may attend (with College ID).

MassBay also continues to hold classes at its Wellesley location, as well as its Ashland and Framingham campuses, and says it is “actively monitoring the global, national and regional news and information around the COVID-19 disease. There have been no reported cases of COVID-19 among our students, faculty, or staff” as of March 10th. Students commute to the state school campuses, which do not have dormitories.

The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra, in residence at MassBay, has pushed off its family concert scheduled for Sunday, March 15. The orchestra hopes to reschedule the event.

As we reported yesterday, Babson College in Wellesley has announced that all students must be out of residence halls by March 21, and that all classes will transition to fully online by March 13 and will remain online through the end of Spring semester.

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Coronavirus update: Babson students need to be out by March 21

March 10, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

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Babson College in Wellesley has announced that “as a proactive measure against the spread of COVID-19, Babson College will transition all classes fully online beginning Friday, March 13 and will remain online through the end of the Spring semester.”

According to Babson, “Students will be able to meet academic requirements remotely. We are requiring students to move out of their residence halls by March 21. We acknowledge that this is a challenge for all, and recognize that some students will need to remain in campus housing due to travel or other unique circumstances. More specific information and guidance will be communicated tomorrow.”

Babson hopes to be able to hold commencement in the spring.

Colleges have been announcing drastic measures left and right this week due to coronavirus concerns, with MIT nixing classes next week and going online only March 30, Harvard requiring students to move out within the week, and other schools making moves as well.

More:  Latest Wellesley events canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns

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