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Wellesley Selectmen hosting humungous diversity panel on Jan. 14

January 11, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Board of Selectmen will host a public forum on diversity during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Jan. 14, from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. 

Panelists will discuss how welcoming Wellesley is and how the town can become more open. Community reps will include:

  • Elaine Bannigan, Pinnacle Residential Properties
  • Sarah Sarchet Butter, Pastor, Wellesley Village Church
  • Michelle Chalmers, President, World of Wellesley
  • Karen Evans, Wellesley Free Library, ESL Program Coordinator
  • Jamie Jurgensen, Department Head, Wellesley Free Library
  • David Lussier, Superintendent, Wellesley Public Schools
  • Jerry Lu, President, WeCAN
  • Lilia Diaz, Wellesley resident originally from Venezuela
  • Ruslan Mikhailov, Wellesley resident originally from Russia
  • Mary Qin, Wellesley resident originally from China

The Selectmen’s meeting and forum will be live streamed by Wellesley Media on Comcast channels 8 & 9 or Verizon channels 39 & 40.

Filed Under: Government, Neighbors

Wellesley woman killed by falling ice while hiking in New Hampshire

December 24, 2018 by bbrown Leave a Comment

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has notified news organizations that a 57-year-old Wellesley woman was hit by a falling piece of ice on Sunday and suffered fatal injuries.

The woman, whose name has not been released publicly by officials, had been hiking with family and friends on the Frankenstein Cliff Trail in Hart’s Location, NH., among the White Mountains. Associated Press reports that “multiple agencies responded to the scene and the woman was taken to a hospital where she later died.”

More here from WMUR news.

Filed Under: Neighbors

Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club has painted the town gold

November 7, 2018 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

75 years of service is something to celebrate in a big way, and the Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club (WHJWC) has big plans. You’ve probably seen the gold balloons around town. There are nearly 200 of them, one at the home of each of the club’s members and sustainers. It’s a way to not only recognize their contribution to the WHJWC legacy, but to show Wellesley how the club members who work side-by-side to make a meaningful difference live all over.

Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club
There are nearly 200 of these gold balloons around town, one at the home of each of the club’s members and sustainers.

In addition to the balloons, an anniversary banner to mark the milestone is on display along Weston Road. The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club invites all former members who have not joined as a sustainer to do so by going to www.whjwc.org. Sustainers will get the latest information about additional anniversary events going on in the coming year, including a gala celebration to be held March 1 at the Wellesley Country Club.

Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club
WHJWC anniversary banner on display along Weston Road.

 

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Filed Under: Clubs, Fundraising, Neighbors, Volunteering

Wellesley Veterans’ Day observances on Nov. 11

November 4, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

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Veterans Day closings in town

Wellesley Public Schools

The Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility (RDF) will be closed on Sun, Nov 11 and Mon, Nov 12 in observance of Veterans Day. Regular hours will resume on Tue, Nov 13. Regular RDF hours are Mon – Wed 7am – noon; Thur and Fri 7am – 3:45, Saturday 7am – 4:45; Sun through Nov, 11:am – 3pm

Wellesley Town Hall and all department offices will be closed on Mon, Nov 12. Regular Town Hall hours are Mon – Fri, 8am – 5pm.

The Wellesley Free Main Library and the Hills branch will be closed Sunday, November 11 and Monday, November 12.

Filed Under: Government, History, Neighbors

Birth of a Movement: Film & discussion at Wellesley temple on Oct. 21

October 16, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Temple Beth Elohim at 10 Bethel Rd., in Wellesley invites the public for a viewing this Sunday, Oct. 21 from 6:30-9pm, of the film Birth of a Movement, followed by discussion.

The documentary covers the controversy over the notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster film, The Birth of A Nation, about 100 years ago. Human rights, freedom of speech and a changing media landscape will all be up for discussion following the film. Panelists include:

  • Dick Lehr, author, journalist, and Professor of Journalism at Boston University. Long-time Boston Globe legal affairs reporter and Spotlight team member, author of Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI and a Devil’s Deal and the 2014 book, Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights.
  • Dr. Dolita Cathcart, Associate Professor of History, Wheaton College. Scholarly interests in race, gender, class, gender and identity, and the History of the Americas and African Diaspora Studies.
  • Dr. Bob Bellinger, Associate Professor of History, Suffolk University; Director, Black Studies Program; Director, Clark Collection of African American Literature. Research interests include late 19thcentury African American history, West African history and culture, and West African drum traditions.
  • Michael Curry, Esq., Senior Vice President of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and NAACP National Board of Directors. In 2017 he helped launch the NAACP’s inaugural “Next General Young Professional Leadership Program.” He portrays the role of William Monroe Trotter in the film Birth of a Movement.

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