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Sustainable Wellesley kick-off meeting is September 15, 2019

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Sustainable WellesleyConcerned about your family’s health and the climate?  Do you want to make a difference in your community and meet new people? Then come to Sustainable Wellesley’s next action meeting on Sunday, September 15,  2pm -3:30pm at Wellesley Village Church, 2 Central Street. The location is accessible.

Learn about the many campaigns, projects, and opportunities there are for you to participate in, or bring your own ideas for  making a difference, both here in our community and as we work for environmental justice throughout the Commonwealth. No experience necessary; just come with you variety of talents, enthusiasm and knowledge.

For more information, contact [email protected]

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New “Social Media Etiquette” program at Wellesley Library to teach practical skills to teens

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Wellesley Library, Summer 2016The Wellesley Free Library has put together a new class, “Life-Ready Basics for Teens.” Here’s the description of the sensible, skills-based  program we think every teen could benefit from:

At some point in your life, you’re going to be expected to know how to do things that nobody ever really taught you how to do. Nobody can say for sure when that will be, but you don’t want to feel unprepared. Check out a new series of practical skills sessions this fall for teens aged 13 – 17. The first session, “Social Media Etiquette,” will take place after school on Monday, September 23, 3:30pm – 4:30pm in the Arnold Room (second floor) of the main library. Learn some insider tips about privacy online, know how your information on social media can be used, and discuss what you should and probably shouldn’t post to your accounts. Bring you own phones, laptops, or devices to learn hands-on how to adjust your privacy settings. Sign up required. For more information, email the library.

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Another Wellesley gas release to happen on August 27

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From the Town of Wellesley:

Algonquin Gas will perform the second of two planned natural gas releases in Wellesley and adjacent areas on Tuesday, August 27.

The release locations are at the valve site near 68 Walnut Street in Wellesley and Quinobequin Road in Newton, and at the Needham meter and regulator site on Mary Chilton Road, adjacent to the Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility.

The releases are needed due to maintenance work on the gas lines.

Venting will begin in the mid- to late-morning and is expected to be completed within three hours. There will be a slight odor and noise associated with this work.

Gas company personnel will be on site throughout the release process and maintenance work. This release replaces the one originally planned for August 31.

For questions, please contact Algonquin Gas at 781-329-3750 during regular business hours. You may also call the Spectra Energy Gas Control 24-hour call line at 1-800-726-8383.

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Wellesley on lookout for non-verbal 3-year-old boy’s crucial iPad

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iPad(Update: WPD reports that “although we have not located Preston’s iPad, we have learned that Preston has a replacement iPad and is doing very well.”)

The Wellesley Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a lost iPad that a 3-year-old boy with autism uses to communicate. The device has been shut off, so the find-my-device app isn’t a solution.

The boy and his mother left the iPad behind on Thursday, Aug. 5 shortly before 5pm in the rear of the parking lot of 42 Washington St., across from Glen Road in Lower Falls.

Young Preston uses the iPad and an app called GoTalk to communicate with his parents and the world, as he cannot do so verbally. The 6th generation iPad is black with a blue case and has “Preston” written on it.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Travis Dixon [email protected]or Officer Mike Pino [email protected] .  You can also call the station at 781-235-1212. The goal here is get the iPad back to Preston, no questions asked…

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Make your own telescope at the Wellesley Free Library, August 19

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Wellesley moon gazingJoin the Wellesley Free Library on Monday, August 19, 7pm – 8:30pm in the Craft Room, when special guest Piyush Khopkar from the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Program will visit. He will share an astronomer’s passion and knowledge with us while we make our very own telescope to do some superior moon gazing. Learn about the properties of a telescope, put one together, and test it out. Make your own moon magnet, and more. All materials will be provided by the library. Registration required starting August 12. Space is limited. 4th grade and up.

MORE: Museum of Science Traveling Planetarium at Wellesley Library on August 15

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