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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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Editor's Corner

The Bradford Reflects Life at Wellesley High School

Like the hallways, classrooms, entranceways, and gathering spaces of any high school, Wellesley High School is something of an information superhighway. Facts, opinions, and rumors, are passed between students, teachers, administrators, and staff; they flow out of the school to parents and others.

So who - and what - can distill all that information into something coherent; sift truth from innuendo; distribute well thought out opinions in the face of impulsive estimations?

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School Committee addresses safety, financial concerns in open forum

School Committee addresses safety, financial concerns in open forum
By Renee Reynolds

The School Committee met on Wednesday, January 4 to answer questions in regards to administrative lapses that have occurred within the school system over the past year. Approximately 50 parents, residents and students came out to ask questions on topics such as safety concerns and financial missteps in an open forum.

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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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Trivia Night Fundraiser

What is the capitol of Nicaragua? Who wrote "Animal Farm"? We hope you will join the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills on November 18th for our annual "Trivia Night Fundraiser." All donations support our 2012 Youth Service Learning Trip to Nicaragua.
Form teams of 4-8 (or be placed on one) for a night of group trivia with categories ranging from sports to current events, music to literature. Light snacks will be provided, but we recommend that teams bring their own snacks and make an evening of it! Child Care will be available.

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Wellesley June 2012
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