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Wellesley to receive $1.2-million in federal stimulus money for schools

Wellesley will receive nearly $1.2 million of the $168 million in federal stimulus funds the Patrick administration is giving to communities to avoid painful cuts to schools, according to a list released by the state. Boston Globe, 3/23/09
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Sorenson dives into All-America status

Wellesley College senior diver Kate Sorenson wasn't totally satisfied with her performance on the 1- and 3-meter boards at last year's NCAA Division 3 swimming and diving national championships, even though her 12th- and 14th-place finishes, respectively, earned her All-America honorable mention. Boston Globe, 3/25/09
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Wellesley's new female firefighter
  • FANTASTIC! Hopefully this will open other doors in Wellesley and, perhaps, elsewhere in the state.
  • – Posted by Brian March 29

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Ben Terris is the town correspondent for Wellesley. A recent graduate of Brandeis University, Ben has interned for the New Yorker Magazine and Condé Nast Traveler.

Town Meeting approves budget without override

Wellesley Town Meeting members Monday night approved a budget for fiscal year 2010 that will not require an override of the state's Proposition 2 1/2 property tax limit law. But it's not really a “balanced” budget, according to the Advisory Committee. Boston Globe, 3/30/09
Wellesley, others try to save icons of old schools as new schools are built

Wellesley, others try to save icons of old schools as new schools are built

The political gamesmanship, the architectural battles, and the funding fights that accompanied the new $130 million high school building Wellesley plans to construct are mostly over. Now the mission is to decide which icons of the school's history are worth preserving. Boston Globe, 3/30/09

Outside Logan, Wellesley driver accused of striking trooper

Turns out, everybody at Logan International Airport must heed the orders of state troopers who shoo away drivers idling outside terminals. Just ask the portfolio manager from Wellesley who allegedly rolled up the window of her gray Mercedes Benz ML320 on Sunday night and ignored a trooper when he asked her to move. Boston Globe, 03/31/2009

Bank robbery, scare hit Wellesley

A bank was robbed at gunpoint, a supermarket and pharmacy were evacuated, and police found two suspicious devices in an afternoon of bedlam Thursday. Boston Globe, 3/27/09

Wellesley's latest firefighter is a woman

The Wellesley Fire Department welcomed 28-year-old resident Joan Cullinan to its force this week, the first female firefighter in town in almost 20 years. Boston Globe, 3/26/09

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Wellesley police on the twittering edge

Wellesley is helping to lead the way as police departments increasingly turn to Twitter to push out information on traffic and other activities. Boston Globe, 3/27/09

Value Alert: 2007 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec

Whenever a wine publication produces a list of wines that includes "top" wines -and- "value" wines, I always look for the value wine that sneaks into the list of top wines in spite of its lower price. Wellesley Wine Press, 3/27/09

Author to speak on parenting adult children

Ruth Nemzoff, author of “Don’t BiteYour Tongue: Parenting Adult Children’’ will speak Tuesday at MassBay Community College on parenting adult children with disabilities and fostering relationships with adult children. Boston Globe, 3/26/09

A shop for the frugal fashionista

Nothing seems quite so fashionable during this season of bargain-hunting than a consignment store. Particularly the Turnabout Shoppe in Wellesley, where Herb Kutzman and his wife, Elaine Sugarman, cater exclusively to women, selling only such designer names. Boston Globe, 3/26/09

A "teachable moment" to curb student drinking

A student drinking incident last fall that surfaced in the news recently was a "teachable moment'' for Wellesley High School principal Andrew W. Keough, who proposed holding a forum on drug and alcohol use - and on the real-world complications of social-networking websites.
Live from New York! It's Michaela Watkins

Live from New York! It's Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins, a graduate of Wellesley High School, could be the next big star of Saturday Night Live. Boston Globe, 3/23/09

Man charged with allegedly exposing himself at Wellesley College

Fox News reports on the arrest of a local man for allegedly exposing himself on Wellesley College’s campus last week. An investigation is under way to determine whether he might be the same person involved in several previous flashing incidents on the campus in recent months. The Swellesley Report, 3/20/09

Seniors want more from their centers these days

Today’s senior citizens don’t want to play bingo. They want to socialize in Starbucks fashion, in a cozy setting, with lunch and coffee and maybe even Wi-Fi connections. In Wellesley and many other towns, seniors are a substantial number of voters, and they think it is time their local government starting thinking about them, too. Boston Globe, 3/20/09
Program eases transition after care for depression

Program eases transition after care for depression

Youth programs work with teenagers after they were hospitalized for depression or other long-term medical issues to help them make the transition back into the mainstream. Boston Globe, 3/23/09

Value Alert: 2007 Firestone Riesling

I promised a tip on a sub-$10 Riesling value. Here it is: The 2007 Firestone Riesling. I first heard of this via this review on Corkd: 96 Points. Wellesley Wine Press, 3/20/09
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