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Wellesley High hosts Massachusetts Fallen Heroes tour

May 24, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Massachusetts Fallen Heroes will be bringing its annual statewide educational initiative to Wellesley High School on Thursday at 10am, sharing stories with students of the ultimate sacrifices made by those from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Wellesley visit, which will emphasize the importance of Memorial Day, is part of a 10-day series of events honoring local veterans and families of those killed in combat. The organization was started in 2010 by firefighters, police officers, veterans, Gold Star families and others.

Wellesley couldn’t have asked for a more Wonderful Weekend

May 22, 2017 by bbrown 2 Comments

Upham school at Wellesley veterans parade — *Upham School was well represented at the annual veterans’ parade on Sunday*

Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend had something for everyone, from the sold-out pancake breakfast to the veterans’ parade and from fireworks to public art.

We hit a bunch of the activities, including Friday’s Through the Looking Glass Art show (more on that later), Art in the Park, the Fuller Brook Park walk led by the Wellesley Trails Committee, the dog contest at Warren Park, the open house at the Police Department for our annual hot dog and ice cream fix, Wellesley Historical Society’s open house and Tollhouse Shop sale, the Wheels of Wellesley car show and the grand finale of fireworks from the comfort of a nearby friend’s patio. Here’s a sampling of scenes from the big event:

Boston cop will be MassBay commencement speaker at Wellesley campus

May 11, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

MassBay Community College has announced that MassBay alum and Boston Police Officer Jean JeanLouis will be the keynote speaker for the school’s 55^th commencement on Thursday, May 18 at the Wellesley Hills campus.

JeanLouis immigrated to Boston from Haiti with his family when he was 3 years old and attended Boston Public Schools. He dreamed of becoming a Boston Police Officer and giving back to the community he calls home. JeanLouis graduated MassBay in 2007 with an Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice before achieving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has worked for the Boston Police Department since 2007 and has been Boston Police Officer in the Youth Violence Strike Force since 2012. In addition, in May 2014 JeanLouis was the recipient of the National Association of Police Organizations Top Cops Award in a White House ceremony with President Barack Obama, honoring his heroism during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the regional manhunt and capture of the suspects. He is currently working towards his Master of Science in Criminal Justice Leadership at Northeastern University and is set to graduate this July as a member of the Order of the Shield National Honor Society.

In addition to being the 2017 commencement speaker, JeanLouis will be given a Distinguished Service Award by MassBay.

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A sky high view of Wellesley Savage 5K run

May 8, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Wellesley Savage Run More than 100 runners took part in the 17th Annual Officer Stewart Savage Memorial 5K road race on Sunday morning, and you can get a drone’s eye view of the action below.

A drone wasn’t the only thing flying over this course: Shawn Belteispacher of Medfield finished first in under 18 minutes, at a zippy 5:47 pace. Shelby Aarden of Hopkinton was the first female finisher on the course, which begins and ends at Babson College, and Brian Foley was Wellesley’s first to cross the line. Brendan Cairney of Medway was the first with a police affiliation to complete the course on Sunday. Full results here.

As usual, the event featured a fun run for kids and a great barbecue after the races.

MORE: Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club Wonder Run is Sunday, May 21

Car crashes through garage, into Wellesley home

May 6, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Wellesley Police and Fire personnel responded on Saturday night to an accident in which a driver plowed through a garage and right into a house on Maurice Road. Wellesley Police did not report any significant injuries. Photo here from 617 Images on Twitter and video via NE Fire Photography.

Wellesley has a rich history of people smashing into its valuable real estate, including an accident in January of this year.