Tenacre Fair this weekend: Ponies, dunk tank and last-minute Mother’s Day gifts
It’s almost time again for the annual Tenacre Fair in Wellesley. The details: LOCATION: Tenacre Country Day School, 78 Benvenue Street, Wellesley. DATE & TIME: Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 11am –...
View ArticleWellesley Youth Track and Field Club about to start running
From The Wellesley Youth Track and Field Club: The Wellesley Youth Track and Field Club, a USATF-certified club, is now accepting registrations for its Girls Summer Track and Field Summer Program. The...
View ArticleWellesley softball and the fight for equal lights
Emily Willrich, a Hunnewell Elementary School 5th grader and self-described “freedom fighter,”makes her case as to why Wellesley softball teams deserve more respect, starting with a field along the...
View ArticleWellesley Little League all-stars set to sparkle this weekend
Wellesley Little League is holding 4 all-star games, plus a home run derby at Reidy Field on Washington Street this weekend. Here’s the schedule: Friday, May 17 5:00pm – 7:00pm National League...
View ArticleSchofield 5K road race & Fun Fair coming up
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View ArticleWellesley Little League bans on-deck batting
Wellesley Little League has begun taking more serious steps to avoid injuries to players and spectators by forbidding anyone but the player at bat to even touch a bat during a game. Last season a child...
View ArticleTruck Day in Wellesley
Wellesley Mothers Forum held its annual Truck Day at Fiske Elementary School on Saturday, with a variety of big rigs and emergency vehicles on display for kids to climb on. The biggest hit on this hot...
View Article270-plus runners survive scorching Schofield 5K in Wellesley
Temperatures hovering around 80 degrees didn’t spook the more than 270 runners who braved the notoriously hilly Schofield 5K road race course on Sunday morning. Former Wellesley High School track and...
View ArticleTwo musicals hitting Wellesley: AristoCats, Charlie Brown
Wellesley Theatre Project presents two musicals — Disney’s AristoCats, Kids and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, on June 6, 8 and 9 at Babson’s Sorenson Center for the Arts....
View ArticleRed Sox, Padres crowned as 2013 Wellesley Little League champs
The Red Sox for the 2nd year in a row are the Wellesley Little League AL baseball champs, having knocked off an amazingly outstanding and personable Orioles team (OK, we had a rooting interest in this...
View ArticleWellesley youth soccer team wins extra special championship
Kneeling. Lars Forsgren, Nick Kolb, Ben Masuret, Jared Diamond, John DiNoviStanding. Zach Herman, Assistant Coach Alyssa Mickle, Zach Mickle, Assistant Coach Laurie Burke, Connor Burke, Hugh Callahan,...
View ArticleSleeping Beauty to wake up Wellesley this weekend
Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) will present the musical, Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, Kids, Friday, July 12 at 7:00pm and Saturday, July 13 at 2:00pm at the Wellesley High School Auditorium, 50 Rice...
View ArticleThink Green: Shrek, The Musical hits Wellesley this weekend
Wellesley Theatre Project’s production of Shrek, The Musical will be performed on Friday Aug. 2 at 7pm and Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2pm at Wellesley High School Auditorium. Tickets cost $12 for adults and...
View ArticleStar Wars won’t die: Symposium coming to Wellesley Free Library
Drop in for a Star Wars Symposium to take part in Star Wars Show and Tell, a Character ID Game, a Trivia Game and Costume Contest at Wellesley Free Library on Aug. 3, 10am-noon. All things Star Wars...
View ArticleWellesley moms a force to be reckoned with
Here’s a look at the 2013-14 Wellesley Mothers Forum’s board of directors and volunteers. The group is led by Co-Presidents Meghan Thompson and Sabreena Kropp (pictured front/center). A full list of...
View ArticleWellesley Little League U10 South Team wins SYBL championship
Front Row, L to R: Wyatt Barlage, Jack Toomey, Luke Zides, Mark Henshon, John Gianakis, Jack Fox-WiviottSecond Row, L-R: Adam Beyer, Troy Guiffre, Joseph Fadule, Christopher McGreal, Jackson McChesney,...
View ArticleKids get behind-the-scenes look at Wellesley police and more
Wellesley middle school age children this week took part in the annual Wellesley Police Youth Academy, a free program from the Wellesley Youth Commission that has to be about the best deal in town (the...
View Article18 hours of Barefoot Soccer in Wellesley starts at 8am Saturday
There’s still time to take part in the 18 hours of Barefoot Soccer event at Hunnewell Field in Wellesley, which starts at 8am Saturday and goes until 2am Sunday. A minimum $25 donation gets you a shirt...
View ArticleWellesley boy zips in the first pitch at Red Sox-Yankees game
Wellesley 12-year-old Ben Elwy had the honor of throwing the first pitch at Friday night’s Red Sox-Yankees game at Fenway Park (he’s seen here alongside dad Sherin Elwy). The Sox actually could have...
View ArticleHigh-rent district of Wellesley welcomes Rent, The Musical
Joanne (Jayla Glover) and Maureen (Grace Migliozzi) rehearse the song Take Me or Leave Me from RENT. Wellesley Theatre Project’s presentation of Rent, The Musical (School edition) is slated for Friday,...
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