Spotted by a Swellesley reader along the Brook Path near the Hunnewell Elementary School construction project: A festive holiday tree. We’re sure there’s an explanation…
Please send tips, photos, ideas to theswellesleyreport@gmail.com
Sara Campbell sidewalk sale in Wellesley starts Aug. 25th
SPONSORED CONTENT:
Mother Nature handles lighting at Hunnewell track & field
While artificial lights are on their way to the Hunnewell Track & Field complex at Wellesley High School, for at least one summer night Mother Nature handled the illumination following brief rain showers.
We naturally got caught in the rain while walking the Brook Path, and while we were disappointed not to spot a rainbow, the resulting light show was still spectacular. We saw numerous people on the way back with their cellphone cameras pointed at the sky.
Please send tips, photos, ideas to theswellesleyreport@gmail.com
Wellesley holding ‘Farewell to Hunnewell’ event before school gets demolished
Wellesley Public Schools invites the public to say Farewell to Hunnewell Elementary School on June 15 from 5-7pm. The open house will give you a last chance to visit classrooms, leave a message, or soak in other memories.
My personal favorite memory is recalling how the gym teacher used to tell our kids “no running!” (I guess that preserved their legs so that they could run cross country and track as they got older.)
The Hunnewell Elementary School, built in 1938, is being razed and replaced with a new structure slated to open in early 2024. Construction begins this summer. In the meantime, staff and students will be divvied up among other schools under a swing space plan come fall. More on the school construction plans.
The new building will house 18 classrooms over 76,500 sq. ft. of space, and will pave the way, along with a new Hardy Elementary School, for the elimination of Upham Elementary School. That will reduce the number of public elementary schools in town from seven to six.
Voters approved funds for construction of the schools in December of 2021.
Please send tips, photos, ideas to theswellesleyreport@gmail.com
UU Wellesley Hills rummage sale to be the place for great bargains
Do you love rummage sales? Are you looking for bargains? Do you love to find unexpected treasures?
WHAT: Rummage Sale at UU Wellesley Hills
WHERE: 309 Washington St, Wellesley, MA (near the intersection of Rt 9 & Rt 16)
WHEN: Saturday, May 7
TIME: 9am-1pm
The UU Wellesley Rummage Sale engages the entire congregation for the biggest fundraiser in their program year. Legions of volunteers share their time, talent, and treasure to raise money for the annual operating budget and to benefit designated charitable organizations.
Departments include clothing (for children and adults, with a boutique for jewelry and better fashions), books, home furnishings, electronics, linens, china, sports, and toys. The Treasures room includes art, collectibles, fine china, and the unexpected.
Seen in Wellesley: Boston Marathon Race Director runs his 50th
The Boston Marathon isn’t truly over each year until Race Director Dave McGillivray runs the course after his job is done and everyone else has made it through. This race made for his 5oth straight Boston Marathon completed.
Wellesley marathoner Stephen Forasté kindly shared this image and video of McGillivary and his entourage making their way through Wellesley. “Worth taking the commuter rail home after the race to just by chance catch this,” he wrote.
Seen in #Wellesley: Boston Marathon Race Director runs his 50th https://t.co/0utNEiOCpS @BAA @bostonmarathon @DMSESports pic.twitter.com/xm8Whyn0zh
— swellesley (@swellesley) April 19, 2022
More: Boston Marathon springs back in Wellesley
Wellesley RDF news: Election season’s really over; Sundays coming back; Paint collection
The official sign that Wellesley election season is over: The disposal of campaign signs at the Recycling & Disposal Facility.
Sundays coming back
The RDF will reopen on Sundays come April 3, 10am-3pm.
Paint collection day
The RDF will collect paint on Thursday, April 7 from 3-6pm. Learn more about paint collection rules, and future collection dates.
