Category: The Swellesley Report
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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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State and MassBay land sale forum in Wellesley draws another standing-room only crowd
Dozens of Wellesley residents gathered at MassBay Community College on the night of Oct. 8 to comment on the potential sale of 45 acres of land—a parking lot and a swath of verdant forest— to a housing developer under the…
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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,…
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Rain or shine, Wellesley College’s annual hoop rolling event is ‘full circle’ moment for graduating seniors
Arushi Ghosh, the winner of Saturday’s hoop rolling race at Wellesley College, posed in her graduation gown with her hoop (Photo by Jennifer Lambert) Not even heavy rain could dampen the excitement Saturday morning as Wellesley College seniors ran down…