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Veterans Parade Honors Education

Celebrations Committee Chair Roy Switzler has said that years ago the Veterans Parade was moved from its traditional November date to a weekend in May because it always used to rain, and for the second year in a row that change paid off with dramatic results.

It was another beautifully sunny and warm Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend from May 18-20, including the Veterans Parade that Sunday.

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Superintendent Interviews Coming Soon

On Wednesday, January 18, School Committee member KC Kato held a small meeting at the School Department offices within Wellesley Middle School to discuss the progress in the search for a new superintendent. The meeting was focused primarily on finalizing a 12-person advisory committee. The committee will review résumés, participate in interviews and assist in selecting finalists throughout the superintendent search.

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Words are Sweet from Caroline

Wellesley’s Harrington Wins Award for Prose Recognizing Stricken Coach

There already was a lot of emotion flowing through the walls of the Wellesley High gymnasium just minutes before the boys’ basketball team was to open its season against visiting Milford on December 13. The two teams don’t usually play each other, but a common bond had brought them together on this night, and a poem written by Wellesley girls basketball captain Caroline Harrington did more for the packed house looking on than any great shot, rebound, or pass could ever do.

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Bright Lights: Wellesleyites You Should Know

Richard McGhee former Chair of World of Wellesley

At the 12th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Breakfast last month, members of the World of Wellesley’s Board of Directors presented Richard S. McGhee, Jr., with the Award for Advancing Race Relations. Mr. McGhee, who has been a member of the organization from its inception, including having served as co-chair from 1994-95; Chair from 1995-96; President 1996-2003; and as Chairman of the Board from 2005 until his retirement last month, was unaware the presentation would occur.

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Ban on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers is Proposed

A citizen petition warrant article will appear on the Annual Town Meeting warrant in March that proposes banning the use of gas powered leaf blowers, except on commercial and town-owned property and property at institutional settings like Wellesley College and Babson College.

Battery-powered and electric blowers would still be allowed.

Sara Preston, the resident behind the warrant article, said her reasons for promoting discussion of the issue are the environmental and noise impacts of the gas-powered blowers.

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Wellesley June 2012
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