Author: Ayana Pierre-Maxwell
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Tracking Wellesley Select Board’s plan to split town, school budgets
The Wellesley Select Board recently came to consensus about splitting the school budget from the town’s overall spending plan, ending a decades-long practice of consolidating Wellesley’s municipal finances into a single budget. Town Meeting member Michael Tobin proposed the separation…
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Wellesley Hills Church Pumpkin Patch: A colorful tradition of volunteers and community spirit
The Wellesley Hills Congregational Church has hosted a New England-styled pumpkin harvest for more than two decades, a tradition featuring pimpled gourds in marbled green and sunshine gold, alongside cozy bunches of ribbed orange orbs – some tall, others stout,…
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SunDay protest held in Wellesley went beyond environmental justice issues
Anti-Trump protestors co-mingled with demonstrators promoting environmental justice on Sept. 21 in front of Wellesley Town Hall, resulting in a shared event among residents with similar social and political sensibilities. SunDay, a national event promoting clean energy and sustainable technologies,…
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Wellesley sports fields to get lifesaving heart devices
It’s a soccer Saturday morning at Sprague Field in Wellesley, a wholesome and healthy vision of Americana, featuring swarms of sweaty young athletes and sidelines populated by cheering parents, grandparents and siblings. It would be easy in this idyllic setting,…