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Town of Wellesley gives aerial mosquito spray update

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From the Town of Wellesley:

Aerial spraying for mosquitoes has not yet occurred in Wellesley.

The Wellesley Health Department is reminding residents to close windows and doors and turn off window air conditioners and fans at night.

The spray product decomposes in light and air so windows, doors, fans and air conditioners may be re-opened and used during the daytime.

As the spraying is weather dependent, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) cannot provide exact times and days that communities in the defined area will be sprayed.

MDAR’s interactive spray map is updated each day after spraying takes place. Residents can enter addresses to see areas where spray was applied.

Wellesley will only be sprayed one night. Spray planes fly at relatively low levels and may make a few passes as they cover the area.

Detailed information about the spraying is available on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) website.

Questions may also be directed to the MDPH 24-hour hotline at 617-983-6800.

Wellesley remains at a low risk level for the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

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Happy 100th Birthday Babson

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I know an increasing number of people, perhaps of a certain age, who are saying the hell with it and celebrating their birthday for a week, month or more. Babson College has turned celebrating its birthday into an art form, but when you’re 100, you get to do what you want.

Babson officially turns 100 today, Sept. 3, and has been partying since the start of the year.

First, Babson College’s new Centennial Park, created to celebrate the Wellesley school’s 100th year in business, got a new name: Kerry Murphy Healey Park.

Then the giant Babson Globe was moved to the park over the winter, and now it spins again. It hadn’t done that in years.

In August, the school introduced a big bronze statue of its founder, Roger Babson, to the park.

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Note some of the flags behind the Roger Babson sculpture at Babson College’s park (photo by Lara Smith)

 

Surrounding the whole park is a collection of world flags, which used to welcome library visitors. For now, there are 53 flags at the park, but Babson plans to fly 100 of them by the end of this academic year, sticking with the Centennial theme. The school explains that underground utility work delayed getting all 100 up at the start.

In an effort to represent its diverse and international student body, Babson has crunched some numbers and worked out a formula to represent everyone given there are more countries than flagpoles.

“Our student body and alumni network includes students from more than 80 countries and an international network with more than 41,000 alumni in 119 countries,” Babson writes on its park page.

“In the future, the flags flown in the park will always reflect countries of our students. Each semester a list of flags will be confirmed based on currently enrolled students. Whenever there are more countries than flagpoles available, the list of flags to be flown will be based on alphabetical order during the fall semester and reverse alphabetical order during the spring semester. This will ensure that the flags for all countries of current students will be flown at some time during each academic year.

“The Glavin Office of International Education, in cooperation with the Registrar’s Office, will confirm the list of flags within the first six weeks of each semester based on the Registrar’s final list of enrolled students. The USA, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Babson flags will be flown continuously.”

Zakim Bridge tribute to Babson & more

Babson will crank its celebrations into high gear Sept. 18-22 in Boston and Wellesley, with events mainly catering to alumni. But those of us who are merely honorary Beavers can enjoy some of the action, too.

For example, the Zakim Bridge in Boston will be lit up green in honor of Babson later this month (I assumed this was something Babson would have had to pay for, but the state tells me that this is actually not the case). The Pru will go green, too.

Babson is touting its education over the years of the world’s leading industrial families, from the Fords to the Toyotas and Zildjians, not to mention newer business names like Arthur Blank of Home Depot, Alberto Perlman of Zumba Fitness and Polina Raygorodskaya of Wanderu.

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Compass Real Estate to present new construction, Wellesley Cliff Estates neighborhood

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121 Lowell Road, Wellesley, Mass.
Coming soon: 121 Lowell Road in Wellesley’s Cliff Estates neighborhood. Similar to be built. Photo is of builder’s work.

121 Lowell Road, Wellesley

This to-be-built magnificent 6,500 square-feet transitional colonial at 121 Lowell Road in the prime Cliff Estates location will captivate you. (Pictures and more information here on 121 Lowell Road). The expansive foyer welcomes you into a light-filled floor plan with soaring ceilings and abundant windows. The plans call for six bedrooms and six full and one-half baths. Enjoy graceful living in the formal living room and dining room, chef’s kitchen with breakfast room, study, family room, oversized mudroom, and finished lower level and three-car garage. Beautiful, expansive and private grounds on a half-acre lot. $3,495,000. Find the home you’ll love in Wellesley.

Represented by Donahue Maley & Burns Team of Compass. With over 16 years of experience representing buyers and sellers, their winning combination of unique knowledge of the legal “ins and outs” of a real estate transaction puts Buyers in a position of strength and confidence while engaging in the home purchasing process.

10 Albion Road, Wellesley

10 Albion Road, Wellesley, Mass.
Coming soon: 10 Albion Road in Wellesley’s Cliff Estates neighborhood. Similar to be built.

Exceptional new construction in prime Cliff Estates neighborhood. Set on a pristine level lot, this exquisite, light-filled 7,900 square foot property features a transitional open floor plan and the developer’s signature custom millwork throughout. $5,995,00. Full description below.

Represented by Beyond Boston Properties. Listing agent Maura Dolan, along with Lisa Curlett and Tricia Parmele‘s sales and marketing savvy, as well as their experience with new construction development, enable them to maximize a property’s exposure to the market and secure the best financial outcome for their clients.

See more information here about 10 Albion Road.

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Wellesley Cub Scouts sign-up is September 9, 2019

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There will be a town-wide Cub Scouts informational meeting and sign-up night on Monday, September 9, 7pm – 8pm, at the Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington St. Cub Scouts Pack 140 welcomes boys and girls in kindergarten through 5th grade, or roughly ages 6 – 10. Expect annual dues to run about $75 per scout. For more info email [email protected]

The scouting program emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community, family understanding, character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Children meet typically once a month for a den meeting (based on grade) and for a pack meeting (all kids, grades K-5.) Throughout the year there are exciting overnight outings (accompanied by parents) at places like the Museum of Science, Battleship Cove, and Nobscot Reservation. Everyone works on age-appropriate achievements at home to earn badges and pins, which are awarded at pack meetings.

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Florijn shuttering Wellesley Square shop

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Florijn Home, the European-inspired home goods retailer at 90 Central St. in Wellesley Square, has announced that it is closing soon. The shop had been hiring for the fall as recently as a couple of weeks ago, so this comes as something of a surprise.

The store, which opened in 2014, has begun selling its home and garden wares for 50% off.

(Thanks to reader AT for the tip. We love it when Swellesley readers share tips with us.)

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