Wellesley Mothers Forum helping local moms navigate the pandemic
The Wellesley Mothers Forum has been helping local moms learn from and support each other for more than 25 years. but perhaps it has never been needed as much as during the pandemic. “Without normal...
View ArticleWellesley Education Buzz (sponsored by LINX): Welcome back to in-person learning
Thanks to LINX for sponsoring our latest Wellesley, Mass., education news. In this unprecedented time LINX has built outdoor classrooms and is using Elm Bank Reservation fields so that children can...
View ArticleWellesley to revisit policies in light of perceived increase of homeschooled...
At a Sept. 29 School Committee (SC) meeting, the agenda-item subject of homeschooling came up right away during the public comments part of the meeting. Homeschooling parent Robert Scott said that he...
View ArticleWellesley Business Buzz (sponsored by LINX): Dental practice seeks...
Thanks to LINX sponsoring our weekly round-up of the latest Wellesley, Mass., business news. In this unprecedented time LINX has built outdoor classrooms and is using Elm Bank Reservation fields so...
View ArticleDedham Country Day—educating children Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8
SPONSORED POST: Dedham Country Day believes that balance matters—in learning and life. They combine academic challenge with support and pedagogical tradition with innovation. Strong scholastics...
View ArticleWellesley Youth Basketball plotting ways to play
Basketball is among the sports that is taking COVID-19 the hardest. Deemed a “high risk” sport, basketball basically just isn’t allowed so far under pandemic rules. Wellesley Youth Basketball is...
View ArticleHalloween-time cuteness overload in Wellesley
The Linden Square Courtyard was the site of a socially distanced autumn event as members of the Wellesley Mothers Forum brought their kids to the shopping area to decorate pumpkins and pose for selfies...
View Article“Frozen” to warm up the weekend for outdoor movie-goers in Wellesley
Wellesley families can enjoy one final outdoor movie as the Town kicks off the holiday season with a showing of the Disney blockbuster movie Frozen on Saturday, Nov. 14. The mobile movie starts at...
View ArticleCharity roundup: Wellesley Fire delivers big for Thanksgiving; Kids Backing...
Our roundup of the latest Wellesley charitable efforts: Wellesley Fire Department delivers big with Thanksgiving Dinner for seniors The Wellesley Fire Department and friends, and they have lots of them...
View ArticleWellesley teens make Warren Park playground sensory friendly
It wasn’t long ago when playgrounds across Wellesley were off limits, surrounded by orange plastic fencing or other materials aimed at preventing kids from spreading COVID-19 on swings, slides, and in...
View ArticlePinnacle Residential Properties: the concept of home & roots
SPONSORED POST: Lindsey Fay is a real estate agent at Pinnacle Residential Properties. She writes about Wellesley as the home her family loves. I think about the concept of home a lot. Especially over...
View ArticleWellesley summer camp listings 2021 — find the experience of a lifetime
The Swellesley Report’s Summer Camps page is now updated with over 75 camps in Wellesley and beyond. It’s time to sign your child up for the summer camp experience of a lifetime. Whether they’re into...
View ArticleWellesley Scout Troop 182 hosting open house on Sunday, Jan. 31
Kids in grades 5 to high school are invited to a virtual open house hosted by Wellesley’s Scout Troop 182 on Sunday, Jan. 31 from 7-8pm. RSVP to nick.hurney@gmail.com for a zoom link. Troop 182 is now...
View ArticleRegister now for Wellesley Youth Lacrosse
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View ArticleWellesley Business Buzz: Hipstitch sewing & knitting studio coming to Church...
Our roundup of the latest Wellesley, MA business news: Hipstitch sewing & knitting studio coming to Church Square The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic also gave rise to newfound interest in sewing,...
View ArticleBeyond Wellesley: a winter wander around Gloucester, Massachusetts
Our recent visit to Gloucester, Mass. included a hike at Ravenswood Park; a visit to the north shore town’s Main Street (there’s lots to see including two bookstores); and a great take-out lunch from...
View ArticleDedham Country Day—educating children Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8
SPONSORED POST: Dedham Country Day believes that balance matters—in learning and life. They combine academic challenge with support and pedagogical tradition with innovation. Strong scholastics...
View ArticleWellesley summer camp listings 2021 — find the experience of a lifetime
The Swellesley Report’s Summer Camps page is now updated with over 75 camps in Wellesley and beyond. It’s time to sign your child up for the summer camp experience of a lifetime. Whether they’re into...
View ArticleWellesley sports catch-up: WHS football not letting anyone else score; Mites...
We don’t have an official sports reporting staff, so we admittedly cover the topic in a catch-as-catch-can way. But we’ve had a number of things sent our way of late, so here you go: WHS football not...
View ArticleWellesley 5th graders spell it out at elementary school-wide Bee
The Wellesley Central Council of Parent Teacher Organizations ran its first Wellesley Public Schools 5th Grade Spelling Bee for spellers from all seven bricks-and-mortar schools and Remote Learning...
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