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Festive Atmosphere at Massachusetts Horticultural Society's "Marketplace"

BY DAVE HALPERIN The Massachusetts Horticultural Society's annual Massachusetts Marketplace Festival attracted crowds from across New England to Elm Bank on Saturday, August 6 to sample, view, and purchase local agriculture, floriculture, and specialty foods and crafts that were produced across New England, including in Wellesley and as far away as New York.

The festival was also an opportunity for visitors to stroll through the Society's many floral and agricultural gardens, as well as hear music, and a bounce house,

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A New "Path" for High School Students A Path in the Woods Foundation funds work-study program

BY DAVE HALPERIN Wellesley High School is normally ranked as one of the top academically achieving high schools in the country, and therefore undoubtedly provides a home for the student gearing up for college. But what about the student who also wants to prepare for work after high school?

"This is the right crowd for composting and gardening," said one nearby resident, Weston High School grad and current Syracuse University environmental engineering major Max Huckstepb, who had a booth at the festival for his company Kitchens 2 Compost.

It was Huckstepb's second year at the festival, and just two hours into the day and he'd already sold several composting balls and indoor crock pots for storage of kitchen waste.

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Betty Sanders, far right, talks to visitors at the Mass Horticultural Society.

hay rides, and other activities were provided for kids and families.

Barbara Hayes and Marsha Grokulsky of Westwood were

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"It's great because it tells us how they're going to do in our climate," she explained, pointing to

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Enter A Path in the Woods Foundation, an organization working to improve the strength of the high school's work-study program which, according to the organization's founder - himself a graduate of Wellesley High School - once linked more than twenty students a year to jobs outside of school that earned them not only dollars, but

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"It's a high school and a system that's geared towards academic achievement," says A Path in the Woods Foundation's Gary McCabe. "We've made it that way and we've been very good at that, but historically there were alternatives, like the work-study program."

Now, with new emphasis placed on the work-study option, when the high school's guidance department recognizes the potential of a particular student, he or she is referred to the Youth Commission and hopefully linked with a job opportunity. In addition to working at least ten hours, students complete a writing assignment and make a commitment to graduate from high school.

"The kids that we've had in mind were kids that who for one reason or another simply find high school to be difficult and .... would really enjoy to be out in the work force," explains WHS Principal Andrew Keough, "and for a kid who wants to be in the work force, two years of waiting can be an eternity, and it also motivates them academically."

The Foundation began partnering with the high school last Spring and currently funds five students, four of whom are working for various town departments, with a fifth employed by WCAC-TV. The group is seeking job opportunities at private and nonprofit businesses and, in order to increase the number of students working for town departments, needs additional funds.

McCabe's passion for the foun-

dation's work is personal, as is the name of the nonprofit. His son, Dan, would have graduated from WHS in 2009, were it not for his death by suicide in 2007. And that the Foundation places an emphasis on linking adults and youth together on the job is no mistake either.

"Our hope is to provide young adults with a sense that adults are supportive," he explains. "Dan felt like he was an outcast... He probably would have gone to college one day, but he wasn't ready."

During his years at WHS, Dan McCabe and his friends would A portrait of Dan McCabe by artist Holly Bedrosian (HollyBedrosian.com). gather before and after school at a Cabe took action.

"It was a new spirit of cooperaspot in the woods behind the tion," Gary McCabe says.

"The kids got upset about that school, but they lost their spot The passion that Dan McCabe when neighbors complained of and they felt like the establishment noise. While most of the students had been harassing them. Dan de- brought to "the path", as it's now were content with complaining cided to do something about it and called, could also be found during about the loss of space, Dan Mc- met with the high school adminis- his part-time jobs at Bertucci's and tration," Gary McCabe remem- Green's Hardware; extracurricular bered. "He proposed the idea of activities and volunteering with his moving the path, and they agreed church group and the Eagle Scouts; and a summer job as a custodian at Wellesley Middle School.

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"He just loved to work," his father recalled, also remembering the time Dan McCabe came home from school announcing that auto mechanics would no longer be offered at the high school. "Donna [McCabe, Gary's wife and Dan's mother] said to him, 'Maybe they'll replace it with something else,' and he said, 'But what's wrong with auto mechanics?'"

McCabe hopes that bringing opportunities like that back to the WHS community through a work-study program will give confidence to young people who may othGary McCabe stands under a sign and picture meerwise "still feel like morializing his son, Dan, who helped create the they're being guided path in 2006. down a course that but told him he needed to get oth- they may not see as their course." ers involved."

Additionally, spending as much Bringing together members of time as he does with A Path in the the high school administration, the Woods gives McCabe the chance police department, and the Trails to remember and honor his son.

Committee, Dan McCabe gained "Dan is the motivation for this, approval for his project - and beand it helps us through our loss of fore long he and his friends were not having him with us," he said. in the woods next to the high "It gives us a sense of what he school, clearing a path and bringwent through when we work with ing in logs that would form a seatthese high school kids. We see ing area. what he saw, and that helps us."

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up at Elm Bank that seems to be flourishing are the vegetable gardens, and Master Gardener Gretel Anspach explained the purpose of its two sections: an area of beds for "home chefs" and an area of beds producing fresh, organic vegetables for several food pantries, including the Wellesley Food Pantry.

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a flower called Coloropsis Salsa that she said seemed to be taking quite well to the Wellesley air and soil.

According to Mass Horticultural Society director Neil Sanders, the current state of the nonprofit organization and of the festival itself is a reflection of the hard work of just six employees caring for 36 acres of land at Elm Bank and a core group of volunteers who tend to gardens and administrative work.

"The first garden is just pretty," she said, noting it serves as a way to demonstrate to home gardeners the potential for raising a wide variety of vegetables in a small space - while also being as good-looking as any flower garden. "If someone lives in a ritzy neighborhood and feels like if they put in vegetables then their neighbors will kill them, everything here is both pretty and tasty."

"Five years ago there was a question of whether Mass Horticulture Society would remain at Elm Bank, or even exist at all," Sanders said, "but a group of volunteers dug in, especially the Master Gardeners. They took the place and began building it anew."

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Master Gardener Gretel Anspach talking about the trial vegetable gardens at Elm Bank.

Many of the beds in this area of gardens were separated by style of cuisine, with a French vegetable garden and an Indian and Middle Eastern garden, for example. The

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Middle Eastern garden included Turkish orange eggplants, sesame, Amaranth, and two unusual varieties of cucumbers, all of which have been tested and grown in New England.

Volunteer Betty Sanders said people can learn by pitching in at Elm Bank, either as a volunteer or by taking classes, such as a class that runs each April and prepares people for starting a home garden.

Beginning or experienced gardeners can contact Mass Horticultural society for more information.

Meanwhile, Anspach pointed out the impressive output of the area of vegetables raised for food pantries.

"We have all of this land and we know there are people that are on a fixed income," she said. "We know they can get cans of food at the food pantries, which is wonderful, but they ought to be able to eat fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers."

Focus on Lighting Artwork Successfully

BY PETER ZIEGELMAN A Z Fine Arts Fall is almost upon us and with that comes the reality that we will be spending more time in our homes. Our common spaces within the home become our sanctuaries during the fall and winter months. Now is a great time to reevaluate the look of these rooms.

One key feature that is sometimes forgotten is the lighting of the room beyond the indirect light provided by table lamps and overhead fixtures. For today, we will delve into lighting specifically used to provide the best look for your wall art.

For this particular article we will deal with specific lighting used to enhance 2-D artwork that includes canvas art and art on paper with glass. Lighting used on artwork should be three times the brightness of ambient room lighting to accent each piece. This can be achieved using track lighting with adjustable heads, surface mount single spots or a mixture of the two. The best type of lighting is halogen, which allows for a greater range of color and really shows off the art at its best. Some fixtures also have UV blocking lenses that can protect your art from light damage. If you have to install your lighting very close to the artwork,

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halogen may burn too hot for use in this situation. This is the only place where incandescent light may be your only option.

Installing lighting in the ceiling may be something that needs to be done by a licensed electrician. The things to remember are that the fixture needs to be placed at a 30-degree angle from the artwork for best exposure. You can add 5 degrees for a larger frame and subtract 5 degrees if you want to accent the texture of the piece.

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If you are looking for a single light for a painting over the fireplace or in another location and don’t want to add wiring to your home, you can purchase painting lights which actually attach to the top of the frame of your artwork.

This is not the best solution but will definitely accent the piece and

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When all is said and done, custom picture lighting can make the difference in getting the most from your wall art. It also enhances the look of any room making your favorite pieces the center attraction!

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Annual Barbecue Packs the Community Center

BY DAVE HALPERIN The annual Council on Aging Barbecue drew more than 75 residents to the Community Center at the end of July. Featuring piano music and food and beverages provided by Springwell, a Watertown-based organization, the event is one of the cornerstone social gatherings for the Council on Aging, bringing together friends, occasional visitors to the Council on Aging, and newcomers looking to meet new people.

Larisa McCue and her husband, Bill, are two residents who visit the Council on Aging every day.

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"We come every day for lunch," Larisa McCue said. "We like to have company and eat well."

Laura Veligor, the Council's Outreach Coordinator, said the barbecue brings in a lot of people who don't often make it to events.

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Hoffman.

BY DAVE HALPERIN

Hoffman said he notices the effect that events like the annual barbecue - which he's been attending as a volunteer for three years have on seniors.

With an eye on making the Senior Center, housed within the Wellesley Community Center, more of a "home away from home" in the words of Senior Services Director Gayle Thieme, the

"The seniors really appreciate it, and you can really see that," he said. "It's nice that we can do this for them. They deserve it."

Council on Aging recently shifted from monthly coffee hours to daily coffee hours.

from another generation... They tell me about their grandkids."

Lin has been playing the piano since she was five years old, and has been self-taught since the age of seventh grade. During her visit to the Community Center, she en-

"It's just getting everybody together to enjoy the day," she said.

"You see a lot of faces you don't see every day - they come out for the bigger events."

Rose Petriello, seated near the piano and next to Ruth Von Kelsh, spoke of the importance of getting out of the house: "You might see your friends. We have to see each other."

Helping to serve all these hungry visitors an array of traditional barbecue favorites like hamburgers, potato salad, and watermelon, were Council on Aging staff, including Veligor, Director of Senior Services Gail Thieme, Ilene Sharp, Phil Toledo of Springwell, and a group of several volunteers, including long-time volunteer Joe

The daily coffee hours run Mon-

Murray Blume said he appreciates the simple facts of good food and good company, saying that before his wife passed away he rarely visited Council events.

"We play Scrabble together, and I just like to see her play the piano," said Mary Kinnevy. "I wanted to be here while she was playing."

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tertained the audience with an array of styles and songs, including classical music and ragtime. Selections included Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Chopin's Waltz and "Ragtime" by Scott Joplin.

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At one recent Coffee Hours, visitors were treated to a special piano performance by recent Wellesley High School graduate Katerina Lin, who said she also visits the Senior Center once a week to play Scrabble.

"It's nice to spend time with people, chat with them and keep them company," Lin said. "It's good for them to have someone to talk to

Thieme credited the Council on Aging Board of Directors with responding to the needs of Wellesley's senior population and changing the coffee hours to a daily affair.

"It started as a monthly event that was well-attended," she said. "So we took it to the Board of Directors and asked if we could do it more regularly, and they responded.

We're trying to take steps for [their space at the Wellesley Community Center] to have a home away from home feel."

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Britt B's Family Day Continues to Shine

BY TIM DAVIS It was another beautiful August day last month for the annual ‘Britt B's Family Day’ summer festival

perintendent back in 1946, when Britt Boughner was appointed in order to bring together the Wellesley community with activities for

Frosty ice cream truck, a dunking booth and multiple inflatable slides and moon walks to keep your kid bouncing for hours.

Building about five years ago.

Several area camps, including Joey, Quest, Odyssey and Project Extreme, came together for an afternoon of fun and folly, as seen by the CIT’s who were relegated to sit on the dunking booth’s chair as campers tried to submerge them in icy cold water. put on by the Wellesley Recreation Department.

‘Britt B's Family Day’ is named after the first elected recreation su-

all ages.

Today he is honored with “a day for the kids,” on the Warren Building green that included a Mister

For more than 25 years the event was held on the Town Hall green as part of the Summer Concert Series, but the crowds were too large and so in order to keep the event balanced and manageable, Britt B Day was moved to the Warren

“I love working here,” said counselor Marie Abrahams,” a good group of counselors and good activities.”

While parents were invited to bring their kids down to enjoy the activities, many who just happened

to be enjoying the park were invited to enjoy the festivities.

“It’s great,” said parent Katie Hunt, who was waiting in line to enjoy the inflatable obstacle course. “My kids will bounce all day if you let them,” The event had over twenty local sponsors who helped out, with Roche Brothers and the Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club as the biggest sponsors.

“We couldn’t do it without all our sponsors,” said Rec. Dept. Director Jan Kaseta.

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“Wellesley Reads Together” connects community

BY RENEE REYNOLDS The Wellesley Free Library has announced that its first “Wellesley Reads Together” program will take place from October 1 to November 13.

The town-wide program, which is part of the Wellesley Celebrates Education initiative to celebrate next year’s opening of the new

Wellesley High School, consists of residents of all ages coming together to read the same books and attend events relating to the books.

Elise MacLennan, assistant director of library services at the Wellesley Free Library, says the idea sparked from other libraries across the country participating in similar “one-book” community projects.

“It’s something that has a recent history in many libraries,” she said.

“One book, one town.”

The first round of Wellesley’s program will actually feature two books that were chosen by the “Wellesley Reads Together” Committee. The first of the books is The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough, written by Wellesley

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resident Katie Smith Milway. The adult selection for the program is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven Hopp and Camille Kingsolver.

Milway’s book, which is a suitable selection for children as well as adults, is based on a true story about a Honduran girl who learns about and practices techniques to revive her and her family’s farm.

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The program will feature a variety of events between October and November, such as author visits with Katie Smith Milway, book discussion groups and a Harvest

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The “one book” concept began in 1998 when Nancy Pearl, executive director of the Washington Center for the Book in the Seattle Public Library, initiated "If All Seattle Read the Same Book”, according to the American Library Association. MacLennan, who has been an advocate for the project, says the main goal of the project is to bring people in the community together while also focusing on literature.

“It’s about connecting people to literature, and connecting people to each other,” she said.

MacLennan encourages all residents to visit www.wellesleyreadstogether.org for more information on the project, as well as a calendar of events. Anyone who has ideas for additional events is encouraged to leave a message at the library by calling 781-235-1610 x 1206, or emailing wrt@minlib.net.

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barbara hayes and marsha grokulsky

Who: Barbara Hayes and Marsha Grokulsky Where spotted: The Massachusetts Horticulture Society's Mass Marketplace Festival at Elm Bank What are they up to? Checking out the trail gardens.

Why the trial gardens? Marsha: They tell us how [the plant or flower] is going to do in our climates. barbara: They've never been grown in this part of the world before.

Phil Toledo

Who: Craig Baum Where spotted: Outside the police station during the Police Department's Youth Police Academy Why this for summer camp? I did the Fire Rescuers program last year, so I thought it would be fun to do both.

What was the best part of the Police Academy? I really liked going in the armored vehicle.

Who: Phil Toledo

Jeff rosen

Where spotted: At the Council on Aging's Annual Barbecue at the Community Center.

What brings you here today? I work for Springwell. how did springwell support the barbecue? We brought all the food, paper products, including the main meal, beverages, and dessert.

Jai

Who: Jeff Rosen Where spotted: Driving a golf cart at the Mass Marketplace festival. how'd you land the cart? I'm a volunteer

mary Kinnevy

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Who: Jai, of Jai's Corn Starch Flowers in Newton Where spotted: At her booth during the Mass Marketplace at Elm Bank. how do you make those [corn starch flowers]? It's a secret.

Where spotted: The Council on Aging's Coffee Hours at the Community Center What's the draw: I came to see Katerina [Lin] play the piano. We played Scrabble together and I want to be here to see her perform.

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Amazing Things Around Us 1.0

BY DOUG MASTERS The other day a teenager zoomed past me with his car stereo up way too loud. After realizing how old I felt for even thinking that it reminded me of when I was that age and had my first car. A $400.00 car with a great stereo and a whopping 50 or 60 cassette tapes at my disposal. My how times have changed.

Fast forward to a few years ago.

On my way to Maine for long week end with the guys I whipped out my new Ipod with 15,000 songs on it. Needless to say the guys with me who had never seen one before were blown away.

What, you can put ALL your music and then some in that little box? Impossible!!

So today as we complain about how to make ends meet sometimes it helps to just stop and smell the roses and realize just how lucky we are today! There are so

many nice little things around that even 10 years ago didn’t seem possible. Sure, we’ve quickly grown accustomed to them and most of us take them for granted now, but if you learn to appreciate the amazing “stuff” we have now you’ll realize life is not so bad.

A friend of mine who is a ninth grade school teacher recently asked all the kids in his class to put all their electronic devices on their desk. No, he wasn’t going to confiscate them, just a fun little experiment. As the phones, portable video games, gps units, ipods, and more tumble out it quickly became apparent that the average ninth grader walks around with at least $500.00 worth of tech toys at any given moment. Adults are even worse!

As I drive around I have my handy “tools” ready. This arsenal includes my gps unit so I never get lost and it even talks to me to scold

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Next we have the obligatory Blackberry with live internet 24/7.

I don’t even dial 411 anymore, just google anything or anyone and you’re likely to have your information in a couple of seconds.

That doesn’t even take into account that fact that with cell phones we’re NEVER out of touch anymore. My long distance relationships with Mom and Dad and other old pals has never been better. A nice conversation during the ride home is a great us of the time. (Of course, everything is hands free for safety!) Of course, while I’m traveling I do have the old Ipod with more songs can possibly listen to, and to supplement that you have your satellite radio.

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Stains are available in dozens of varieties from transparent stains that tint the wood but do not offer much protection, to solid stains, which are not much different than paint. Most siding stains on the market today are the solid variety.

Solid stains can be used over old stain or paint or they can be applied over new pre-primed clapboards or cement board. Solid stains can and do peel! Semi-transparent and semi-solid stains have less pigment and tend to look more rustic. Both are an excellent choice on homes with natural cedar shingles. One drawback, however, with semitransparent or semi-solid stains is that people tend to wait too long between applications (say 6 years

The first thing you need to do is find out what the substrate, or surface you will be coating is. There are many possibilities including cedar shingles, cedar clapboards, cement board, pressed board siding (often called Masonite), and even old aluminum or vinyl siding. Second, you will need to make an educated guess as to what product was applied last time (if the siding isn’t new.) Most old clapboard homes have paint or solid stain, though some do have semi-solid or semi-transparent stain. Many homes with cedar shingles have semi-transparent or solid stain. A good rule of thumb is to use a semi-solid stain if you want a rustic look and have cedar shingles or clapboards that are bare, or if you have old ones with a penetrating stain on them and want to keep the same look. If you are recoating a surface that was previously painted or coated with a solid stain, you should consider a full coat of oil primer and a coat of solid acrylic stain or acrylic paint. They will look almost the same, with the stain going on a little thinner and showing a bit more of the characteristics of the siding. If you are coating new primed shingles, clapboard, or cement board, use a primer recommended by the manufacturer and opt for premium paint. Any time you are painting a nonporous surface such as aluminum siding, you should use a top quality primer and acrylic paint.

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ESSENTIAL Beauty: Celebrating Fashion, Food and Fun Beauty is ESSENTIAL to a woman’s life. Come and play with your unique beauty!

When: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 3:00-5:00pm Where: Essentia, 91 Central Street, Wellesley, MA What: Fashion, Food, and Fun! • Fashion (the new fall line with be débuted) • Food (samples of healthy food will be on hand along with their recipes ) • Fun (A Henna artist will be

waiting to beautify your hand with a henna tattoo, and you will be invited to experiment with clothes and jewelry to come up with a new fall look for yourself).

Why: To Celebrate the launch of the Eating For Life Alliance, a non profit providing educational resources to colleges on eating disorder prevention and treatment.

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Open Rehearsals for Choral Society The Wellesley Choral Society is starting its 65th season and is looking for new voices. Open Rehearsals, where interested singers can get acquainted with the chorus, will take place on the following Mondays, September 12, 19 and 26, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Wakelin Room at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley (please use parking lot entrance).

There are openings for all voice parts and singers of high school age and older are welcome. Auditions are not required.

The Society rehearses on Monday evenings at the Wellesley Free Library and presents three

concerts a year at different venues in Wellesley, as well as one or two fundraising events. Two professional musicians lead the group. Edward Whalen is Music Director and Hisako Hiratsuka is accompanist. Also please visit: www.wellesleychoralsociety.org.

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purview. “She is kind of like a beacon for the kids and she is reassuring for the parents as well,” he said.

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Judie Johnson, “Judie” as she is called by children and parents alike because she prefers it, is as integral a part of Wellesley as its indigenous red maple trees. A Crossing Guard on Grove Street at the Brook Path, Judie has been a friend, a mentor, and a mother of sorts to the Hunnewell School children for the past 36 years.

Originally, Judie’s location was further down Grove Street, more toward the Town center. “I stood in front of the barber shop that was there at the time. Then, they moved me up the street,” Judie said.

“There were no sidewalks at the time. The children walked through a path and also went home for lunch. Next, I was moved further up Grove and Wellesley Green was built. Then, up the street to the Brook Path and I’ve been at that location for 36 years,” she said.

Judie has been a Crossing Guard for the Town of Wellesley for 47 years.

Judie, who grew up in Wellesley, attending the Hardy School, the Middle School and playing softball at Wellesley High School, is humble, yet frank. She has always

had a predisposition for helping others. “And, I like to be called Judie. Everyone calls me that,” she said. “It makes me more approachable. If the children have a problem, I think it makes them more likely to just come to me.”

“We are hired by the police department and sworn in on a yearly basis,” Judie echoed. “John Tracy was my first safety officer,” she paused, as if reflecting fond memories. “The Crossing Guards are a

“very different” now then it was when Judie first became a Crossing Guard. She has witnessed many changes in the town. “There used to be many more stores – C. Crawford Hollidge, Coleman’s, Ann Star – not so many banks and real estate offices,” she said. “Mr. Anderson, from Anderson Jewelers, used to give all of the female

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Judie reminisced that one member of the Crossing Guard community had a home in Yarmouth. “We went there as a group for 31 years,” Judie said. “And, believe it or not, there is a Crossing Guard who has been on the job longer than me. We do this because we love it.”

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“I am a very happy person who loves people,” Judie said. “I get to work with children in the mornings and with the adults in the evening.”

“One morning, four deer came right up out of the woods, jumped over the fence and disappeared,” Judie, a lover of nature said. “A blue heron hangs out every year near my spot and an unusual group of fish travel along the stream each year and try to jump over the water fall. The kids all stand and watch.

Yes, I guess you can say I love my job,” she said.

Judie recalled the days when the Crossing Guards marched every year in the Wellesley Veteran’s Day Parade. She mused that one year their group followed the horses in the parade. “I don’t have to explain that,” Judie said with a laugh and a wave of her hand.

“The next year we were in front of the horses.”

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Judie said that besides the opportunity to form lifelong friendships with the children she has “crossed” and their parents, the job as Crossing Guard has other memorable perks.

Over the years children and parents alike have turned to Judie in friendship and for advice. During a recent school term, a parent requested that Judie speak about authority to the Hunnewell Daisy Girl Scout Troop. “I was nervous about what to say, but I spoke. The girls listened, asked questions. The following day they came to my location with three huge, beautiful ‘thank you’ posters,” Judie said.

In fact, ‘thank you’ has come in many ways to Judie Johnson.

“They feed me well,” she said, a smile breaking across her face.

“Someone is always bringing me something. Cookies. Cakes. The children make jam from strawberries they’ve picked and bring me a jar,” she said.

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“Children are different, too,” Judie said. “When I first started, Snoopy was on TV. Today, kids are so far above Snoopy. They’re more advanced,” she said.

Nonetheless, Judie has always had a close relationship with the children and them with her. She is pleased and proud to be a part of the evolving lives of the children and is especially gratified when children who graduate return to her exact location on Grove and the Brook Path to see her. “The children return well educated, as doctors, lawyers. They come back.”

Judie said. “Several of the parents who walked their children to school and crossed at the Path, now live in Wellesley Green.”

Judie, who lives in Natick with her husband, had two children (one succumbed to bilateral pneumonia) and they have six grandchildren. She attended Catherine Gibbs, “back when they had manual typewriters,” Judie laughed.

She is full of laughter and light.

“The Hunnewell School community is a very close-knit community. Both moms and fathers walk their children to school. The parents are very appreciative of what I do …I guess I’m a little piece of the rock,” Judie said.

Judie Johnson, Crossing Guard extraordinaire, is more than “a piece of the rock.” When passing on Grove Street at the Brook Path, speak to Judie who always has a kind word for everyone. She is a Wellesley gem.

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A New Support Network Wellesley-based Eating for Life Alliance combats eating disorders

BY DAVE HALPERIN The facts are indisputable and the statistics are unavoidable, but the question is, where is the help for college students suffering from clinical eating disorders or body image problems?

mally don't have specialists dedicated to helping the growing numbers of students with eating disorders - including, Sharkany notes, the growing numbers of young men and athletes and the

Finding no satisfactory answer to that question, local resident and social worker Dawn Sharkany and former Wayland resident, psychologist Whitney Post, have taken the bold step of forming a nationwide nonprofit organization called Eating for Life Alliance (ELA), whose web site launches September 1 at www.eatingforlife.org.

As for university-aged adults, according to the Journal of American College Health, clinical eating disorders affect between 10 and 20 percent of female college students and four to ten percent of male university students.

According to Post, whose work in the field has often centered on helping athletes with eating disorders, the material and language on the site is meant to make students feel comfortable.

The web site includes information on resources for college students across the country as well as personal stories of survivors; training materials for medical professionals based at those colleges; and information for concerned friends and parents.

"The focus is on awareness and resources, equipping colleges so

and Sharkany emphasizes that the web site and, the resources found there, are available to people of all ages, while she and Post are also available as a local resource for people in the Wellesley community who may be concerned about eating disorders.

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"Students get user-friendly language instead of academic language," she says. "If people are saying they may be struggling, they can find out what is treatment like ... and get links to treatment organizations across the country."

Wellesley psychologist and Harvard University instructor Debbie Delinsky, a member of ELA's Board of Directors, says a place to find this information is a long time coming.

"The need that's there is really quite large, and the resources are needed," Delinsky explains. "And I think what's hard is that when someone realizes they're struggling with an eating disorder, they don't know what to do, and that's what's terrific about this resource.

It's providing people with help right when they need it."

Getting that help early is crucial, experts say. Body image problems can lead to clinical eating disorders, which at the least negatively impact health; at worst, they're life threatening.

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they can prevent eating disorders and providing information to students and parents as well," Sharkany says. "There isn't another entity out there with help solely for college students."

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Fall into Autumn Fashion in Wellesley

BY RENEE REYNOLDS Summer may be coming to an end, but don’t let that keep you from shining. This fall is all about '70s-inspired clothing, including Bohemian and glamorous looks, paired with bold jewelry and hair.

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Wild West round-up 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Fiske Elementary School. The Wild West Round-Up is a Family Fair with a Western Flair. (781) 416-5007

AKATbA opening reception 4:00 Pm to 6:00 Pm, at Wellesley College: Jewett Arts Center, Wellesley, MA.

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russian Poet vera Pavlova 4:30 p.m., Newhouse Center for the Humanities, Wellesley College.

september 6 Fells book babies 10:30 Am to 11:00 Am, Fells Branch Library september 6 russia now: The current state of the Former soviet union 8:00 Pm, Wellesley College, Clapp Library Lecture Room. september 10 The guys 7 p.m., ruth nagel Jones Theater, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

september 14 neWTon-Wellesley hosPiTAl To hosT Free diAbeTes heAlTh evenT Newton-Wellesley Hospital is hosting a free Diabetes Health Event on Wednesday, September 14 from 7-8:30 PM. The lecture will be held in the Hospital’s Shipley Auditorium on the second floor, located at 2014 Washington Street, Newton. Attendees will have an opportunity to enter a raffle to win EITHER two tick-

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Warren Building, Sponsored by the Recreation Department. Instructor: Valerie Lyons. Music teachers may not want you to know this, but you don’t need years of weekly lessons to learn piano. Class fee includes course book and CD (a $30 value). Min: 3/Max: 25. Program runs 8 weeks. Cost: $75.

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7 - 9:30 PM at the "Teen Center" at the Wellesley Middle School, Sponsored by the Recreation Department. Generally runs 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM. A $5 admission fee will be collected from all Middle School aged participants each night they attend and will include all activities. (Does not include food and drinks to be purchased separately). Financial assistance may be available, please contact Tim Kennedy at the Wellesley Recreation Department, 781- 235-2370.

september splendor in nashoba valley. Enjoy the changing season as we take a tour of picturesque Nashoba Valley.

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Very few people study what specific facial muscles are involved in creating emotions, and how these emotions are revealed on your face. Let’s face facts! The person who is unable to reveal what he/she is thinking or feeling on their face upon command is at a serious disadvantage as compared to other communicators who are more in tune with what their facial messaging is giving off to the world.

While you might think that creating emotions on the face is something that most people do naturally, more often than not there's a big difference between what you think you're expressing and what you're actually revealing.

Communicating one clear expression and emotion at a time through facial signals gives you a great advantage in creating precise, clear and effective connections. Appropriate facial expressions without distortions can help you create instant rapport and relationship with your audience. So let’s do an about face and learn some of the secrets to understanding and controlling intricate, detailed facial expressions (micro and macro expressions) that give off “signals” or “cues” that will ultimately attract or repel your audience.

We should remember that other than words the face is the primary source for reading what a person

feels and thinks. Much of what we learn about facial expression was observed by us as young children mirroring our parents and caretakers. We are walking carbon copy (facially) of those that surrounded us in our formative years. So at the end of the day what feels natural for your face may not be communicating your message with accuracy or even at all! Here are a few tips to help you figure out your face and consider your facial potential that can absolutely be learned, practiced, and mastered in a relatively short time and then applied to your life: 1) Look into a mirror and conjure up strong, visceral visualizations that cause strong emotions in you and watch what your face does.

Try hard not to make your face express, just let whatever happens happen. Now try more subtle imagery and see what happens.

2) Stretch your face muscles (you

have over 100 muscles in your face alone) by yawning, chewing, and opening up your eyes wide. This will remove excess stress and tension held in your face that you didn’t know affects your expression.

Try isolating as many muscle groups in your face without moving any others. See how much control you have over your facial expressions.

3) Have a friend videotape you during a normal conversation and also in some mock situations; a business presentation, a phone conversation, or having coffee at the kitchen table with a friend. Observe the changes that occur on your face as your “audience” and “environment” change.

4) Take a still photo as you think of different ideas that can trigger emotions as well as when you’re in conversation. See what the camera lens catches. This is what the world sees. Are you creating lay-

ered/multi-expressions (that can be unclear and muddy your emotion) or one expression at a time?

It would be a challenge indeed to “unlearn” facial responses that have become habitual through the years and in many cases, have rewarded you with positive feedback. We don’t want to lose our natural facial charisma that we have grown over a lifetime, but rather, manage facial responses to convey your true intension, your true emotion. So I’ll ask these simple questions for you to ponder: Do you really mean to smile or laugh when you are surrounded by sadness or feel fear? Do you want to forecast facial tension or even anger during a happy, celebratory event? Do you want to purse your lips or knit your brow during an interview when asked, “So, tell me about yourself?” Let’s take the guesswork out of “face time” and avoid a “face off!”

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"Into the Woods" Frights and Delights

BY RENEE REYNOLDS

witch, who sends them off into the woods to collect items from each of the abovementioned characters to obtain their wish of having a child.

In August, the Newton Country Players presented their production of Into the Woods, a classic musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.

The play, directed and choreographed by Laura Espy, took place at MassBay Community College the weekends of August 5-6 and 12-14.

Into the Woods intertwines several classic fairy tales and takes them a step further in order to show the audience what happens after “ever after”. Each of the characters has a wish they hope will lead them out of their lonely lives

Christine Kasparian gave a hilarious performance as Little Red Riding Hood.

easy for the audience to relate to the classic characters: Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood – to name a few.

The story begins with a Baker and his wife being cursed by a

Wellesley's own Cathy Merlo was fantastic as Cinderella's Stepmother.

and into the woods to find what they are longing for. Over the course of the play, the audience sees who the characters had started out as, and what they become after getting their wish. This production successfully conveyed what happens after one’s fantasy becomes a reality.

Even if one were not familiar with the production itself, it was

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While the characters encountered in the woods are all well-known, it would be easy to warm up to the characters regardless, as they were all delightfully cast. Among the standouts were Christine Kasparian, who gave a hilarious performance as Little Red Riding Hood, and Heather Darrow. Darrow played the Baker’s wife and entertained the audience with nearly every sentence spoken. Her comedic skills and impeccable timing truly made her a pleasure to watch onstage.

The costumes were what every-

one grew up reading about in each respective fairytale: Cinderella’s lost slipper, Rapunzel’s flowing hair and Little Red Riding Hood’s cape all served significant roles in the story, as the witch required each of these items be returned to her in order for the Baker and his wife to be granted their wish of a child.

In the end, the audience comes to realize that maybe happily ever after isn’t truly “ever after”. Each of the characters in the play undergoes a transformation to coincide with their original wish. Still, at the end of the play, the audience watches as each of these characters walks away without being fulfilled.

The directing was overall very impressive. The cast seemed to truly understand what needed to be conveyed in the roles they played, and the scenes were consistent and easy to follow, with each character expressly stating what they wished for at the beginning of each scene.

The lighting was adequate and the set design worked given the lack of space offered in the auditorium.

Into the Woods successfully took its audience on a journey to show them that sometimes the path away from loneliness, which was taken by each character in the play, sometimes just leads to more loneliness of a different nature and that one truly should be careful what they wish for – because it might just come true.

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VESCONE - The Finest in Emergency, Critical and Specialty Veterinary Care

BY DAVE HALPERIN The Veterinary Emergency Specialty Center of New England (VESCONE) in Waltham is a cut above the usual veterinary hospital and medical center.

At VESCONE’s state-of-theart, 18,000-square foot facility at 180 Bear Hill Road in Waltham, the staff is consistently focused on delivering the best possible care, not only for the pets receiving treatment, but for the pet lovers who accompany them.

"We are very focused on providing quality care," noted VESCONE Owner and Founder Dr. Amy Shroff. "There aren't many practices in the area that are owned by one individual, and having that here allows us to stick to our mission, quality of care at all levels. We have many specialties, but one facility, and that's our focus all the time."

VESCONE provides 24-hour, 7-day a week emergency and referral service that utilizes a comprehensive team approach among its well qualified specialists, all under one roof. The facility is home to a dedicated emergency and critical care staff as well as well as specialists in surgery - who are well-versed in arthroscopy and all kinds of soft

tissue repair - critical care, internal medicine, ophthalmology, radiology, and cardiology.

skills, but it's having a passion for the field and the specialty they're in that's important."

And through their affiliation with the New England Veterinary Oncology Group - located in the same building – the 2 practices are able to offer complete oncological diagnosis, treatment and supportive care. If that wasn't enough, VESCONE has the convenience of a blood bank for cats and dogs, and in-house lab, digital radiography, ultrasound, CT, and an ICU/isolation unit equipped with cage side oxygen, and state of the art monitoring equipment.

Dr. Shroff herself has had that passion since a young age. In fact, her life is "the classic story of a little kid, who wanted to be a veterinarian since I was eight years old," she admits. And as an adult, she realized her passion was to provide medical care for pets in critical need. "I want to be there for the pet and the owner when they're at their most vulnerable, with caring, education and guidance during their time of need.

In addition VESCONE enjoys the services of a professionally educated staff of veterinary nurses who are specially certified in areas such as anesthesia and critical care.

"They're some of the best nurses in the area," Dr. Shroff says, noting that she hires nurses who are looking for more than just a job. "Along with the doctors, that's the person who's often communicating with the pet owner - the nurse that's giving that moment to moment care and they're really able to develop a special relationship. We can train anyone to learn certain

"I enjoy treating those patients who are very ill and watching them heal and do well," she adds.

"It's a real reward - we do get attached to our patients very quickly."

Dr. Shroff acknowledges that in the current economic climate, being attentive to the needs of pet owners becomes even more crucial.

"Taking care of a sick animal and paying for their care is stressful for an owner, so it's really important to be there for them communication is really key for us, and all our doctors are available by telephone, voicemail and email all the time to speak with

people," Dr. Shroff explains. "We also have a live person answering the phone 24 hours a day."

While emergency and specialized care forms the primary dayto-day operations at VESCONE, staff there are also dedicated to a philosophy of education - and not only while on the job, but also through separate, continuing education classes for the general public and staff, as well as their colleagues and referring veterinarians in the area.

"It's always been my dream to open a practice that's a wonderful facility for the public and veterinarians themselves... and to be a source of information in the event that people need it," Dr. Shroff says. "This practice is an extension of my passion to be a veterinarian and to be the best practice we can possibly be."

The Veterinary Emergency Specialty Center of New England (VESCONE) is located at 180 Bear Hill Road in Waltham.

For more information visit www.vescone.com, facebook.com/vescone, or call 781-684-8387.

Wellesley Symphony Orchestra Opens 63rd Season Sunday, October 9 opens the Wellesley Symphony's 63rd season at MassBay Community College, 50 Oakland, Street, Wellesley.

Founded in 1949, the orchestra’s mission is to provide high quality orchestral performances, generate opportunities for young and professional soloists, commission and premiere works by regional composers, and collaborate with schools and community organizations.

Under the talented direction of conductor Max Hobart, the orchestra plays six concerts a year: a fourconcert subscription series plus the extremely popular December Holiday Pops and March Children’s Concert. One of Boston’s most versatile musicians, Max Hobart enjoys a highly respected position as a performer, conductor and teacher. Retired after 27 years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra,

Hobart worked under Erich Leinsdorf, William Steinberg, Seii Ozawa, Arthur Fiedler, and John Williams. Max particularly enjoys sharing his vast knowledge, inspiring musicians drawn by his expertise and incredible experiences performing at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood and touring internationally.

Offering a unique approach to reaching young audiences, the orchestra offers free admission to children under twelve at every concert so young people and their families can experience classical music together. The delightful preconcert talks and hands-on learning during the famous “Instrument Petting Zoo” inspire and educate, and draw large audiences every year.

The season will open with the premiere of On to the Pacific from

the American Sketchbook by Dover composer Greg Rice. The performance also includes a rare, complete performance of Ferde Grofé’s famous Grand Canyon Suite, and Antonin Dvorak’s beloved Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World. On November 20 Beethoven will visit Wellesley, with the overture to Fidelio, the great 2nd Symphony, and the 3rd Piano Concerto, featur-

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ing the supremely talented Virginia Eskin.

ment petting zoo and instrument show ‘n’ tell.

December 11 brings the Holiday Pops to town, with sleigh rides from England, Russia, Brazil & America plus a New England Sleighride by Robert Way and Symphonic Sleighride by Greg Rice (World Première). Popular soprano Emily Browder Melville will join the orchestra in many holiday favorites. There will be the traditional and popular audience sing-along, the WSO “Two Front Teeth” contest winner, a visit from Santa, and all the kids get to conduct the orchestra.

The season finale on Mother’s Day, May 12, will be a tribute to Jascha Heifetz with Lisa Park, young Korean violin virtuoso playing violin favorites mothers love the world over, including Massenet ‘s Meditation from Thaïs, the Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Havanaise plus two orchestral blockbusters, Liszt’s Les Préludes and Ravel’s Bolero.

All concerts are at MassBay Community College, 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley, Sundays at 3

A Family Production Summer Festival Theater at Roxbury Latin includes a family of Wellesleyites

BY DAVE HALPERIN A new professional theater company launched this summer in West Roxbury and a trio of Wellesley residents figured heavily in the company's first pair of productions, Twelfth Night and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

In fact, the trio includes three members of the same family: Brian Buckley and his daughters, Olivia and Madeline.

On March 11 the Orchestra will celebrate Music in our Schools Month with The Little Engine that Could, narrated by Leslie Holmes, and performances with the Wellesley Middle School Orchestra and the winner of the annual Young Soloist Competition. The concert is preceded by the famous instru-

p.m. The orchestra president, soprano Leslie Holmes, gives an absorbing and informative pre-concert talk before the subscription concerts in October, November, February and May at 2:15. Tickets for the concerts are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, and free for children under 12; they may be purchased at Wellesley Books, online, at the door, and at PO Box 81860, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. Fourconcert season subscribers save 25 percent off individual tickets: adults $75, seniors and students $60. There is plenty of free parking at the college. Call 781-2350515 or visit www.wellesleysymphony.org.

Guildenstern are Dead and the newly created double role of Fes and Te in Twelfth Night, while Madeline Buckley joined her sister and another performer in singing for audiences prior to each show.

"I had heard how great they were as singers, so we're very lucky to have them," Summer Theater and Roxbury Latin Artistic Director Ross MacDonald said during the show's run.

Both shows, MacDonald added, are comprised mostly of professional actors, including Jack Cutmore Scott (Nicholas Nickleby at The Lyric Theater Boston), Elizabeth Rimar (Kate Nickleby at The Lyric Theater Boston), Dakota Shepard, Melissa Walker, and MacDonald himself. Additionally, New Rep Artistic Associate Bridget Kathleen O’Leary directed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead for the new theater company.

The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra opens its season on October 9

February 12 features a Valentine love fest, with renowned husband and wife, tenor Brian Landry and contralto Ana Maria Ugarte, singing beloved arias and duets from Tosca, Rigoletto, Carmen, and more, plus a complete performance of Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite and the Wagner Siegfried Idyll.

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While he serves as Chairman of the Arts Department at Roxbury Latin during the school year, Brian Buckley acted as an Associate Producer for the Summer Theater at Roxbury Latin's two summer plays, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, which enjoyed six-night runs at the school's Smith Theater.

The production of Twelfth Night took the innovative step of setting the play in the roaring '20s in addition to splitting the character of Feste into two roles. Creating the double role is a move that MacDonald said he'd been thinking about for a long time.

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Olivia Buckley said playing both Fes and Te was an artistic challenge.

"It's different than anything I've ever played before. There's a lot of different levels I have to play," she said.

Both Buckley sisters said they have been performing for years, including during elementary school when they started their own after school theater company, and both sisters are also musicians, with Olivia playing the piano and Madeline a student of the viola.

"We got a chance to sing and do little things to get our feet wet," Olivia Buckley said of their after school theater company experience.

MacDonald said the company is struggling to get off the ground in its first year (a trial production was run last summer), but said the response by those who have seen the show has been positive.

"We're still getting known and I think half the people coming to the show think it's going to be a summer school production," he said, "but they get quite a shock when they see it's a professional production, and quite good."

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As local residents were squeezing in final vacations and back-toschool shopping, the Wellesley Public School System (WPS) was gearing up for several new programs – all made possible by $50,000 in donations from The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club (WHJWC).

WPS is introducing or expanding new programs across all seven elementary schools, Wellesley Middle School and Wellesley High School thanks to these donations.

The most significant program is an Anti-Bullying Program for all seven elementary schools in Wellesley. WHJWC committed $17,500 over two years to bring Stan Davis, author and celebrated anti-bullying expert, to three Wellesley elementary schools in 2011-12 and four elementary schools in 2012-13. Mr. Davis will provide individualized seminars, workshops and services to each elementary school. The teachers, staff, students and parents will, over the course of one year, learn how to “Stop Bullying Now” through Mr. Davis’ program, which is based on his book Schools Where Everyone Belongs.

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WHJWC also made the following donations for the 2011-2012 school year: $15,300 to all Wellesley school PTOs, including $12,600 to fund transportation for elementary school field trips; $5,180 to expand the One Hen Academy: Microfinance for Kids

financial literacy program across all sixth grade classes; $4,000 for WINGS scholarships; a $2,600 grant to the Principal at Schofield for an online literacy programs, $2,500 to the Wellesley METCO program, and $1,500 to the Principal at Hardy for an author-in-residence program. Additional funds will support programs at the Middle School, High School, PAWS and the Wellesley Parent Advisory Council.

About WhJWc WHJWC is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to community service. Since its inception, WHJWC has generated $4.5 million in funding to support essential social services, making it one of the largest grant-making organizations in the area. This year, WHJWC donated $216,000 to the local community through nonprofit donations and college scholarships.

WHJWC's Donation Grant Application form will be available online at www.whjwc.org on November 1st. Completed applications are due no later than February 1, 2012. Please email Trish Lucas, Donations Chair 2011-12, at juniorsdonations@yahoo.com or visit www.whjwc.org if you have any questions.

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bullying program came to the WHJWC Donations Committee via a grant application written by two of the seven elementary school principals on behalf of their schools. The Donations committee members, chaired by Ingrid Houghton, were so enthused by the idea that Houghton met with Dr. Becky McFall, Director of Curriculum for WPS, to see if the program would be beneficial to all seven schools. Dr. McFall was extremely pleased with the prospect, and the system-wide program was born.

The renovation, which is being done to accommodate a higher number of students, is taking place in two phases. The first phase was scheduled to be finished by August 18 and involved taking spaces within the building and turning them into classrooms.

Kathy Mullaney, project administrator for the Town of Wellesley, says four spaces in the existing building were being

transformed classrooms.

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additional

Still, Mullaney explained, it was the first phase of the project that needed to be completed in a more timely fashion and the second phase is still not considered to be behind in accordance with the original schedule.

All work for the project is being done within the building’s existing structure; no additions will be made to the building at this time. The school was originally built for approximately 1,100 students; however, that figure is expected to rise to closer to 1,200 in the upcoming school years.

The project began in June and, according to Mullaney, all projected costs for the renovations are in line with the original figures.

The second phase of the project, which involves the demolition of lecture halls, is taking a bit more time.

“The construction costs are at $1.127 million, with the overall costs equaling about $1.5 million right now,” Mullaney said.

“The demolition process is a bit more involved than we had originally thought,” Mullaney said.

The entire project is scheduled to be completed by the end of October.

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School News Big Plans for H.S. Technology

BY DAVE HALPERIN With a focus on network infrastructure and the implementation of modern presentation systems in every classroom, the technology proposal for the new Wellesley High School has ambitions to match the construction of the new

sure it's a robust, secure network," Ford said, explaining that such a change will bring increased capacity for data along with improved security compared to the system at the current school.

The current school employs a mix between a 100mb and a 1GB

Each classroom would also enjoy a new audio system.

Additional audio/visual purchases included in the proposal are large-scale projection systems for the gym and cafeteria, eight wallmounted televisions for a variety of spaces, including the new school's art gallery, and a touchscreen television for the "1938 Room," a museum-style space that will honor the current high school's history. All told, the cost of audio/visual equipment in the proposal comes in at $705,697.

Other aspects of the proposal include full wireless coverage throughout the building. The plan calls for one wireless network to serve staff and another to serve students, while members of the School Committee and Ford discussed a probable third network to serve members of the visiting public.

Wellesley Public Schools Director of Technology Rob Ford at a recent School Committee meeting.

high school itself, which is expected to open its doors in February 2012.

With his recent presentation of the $2,189,257 technology proposal to the School Committee, Director of Technology Rob Ford and his department took one step closer to approval of the plan; receiving the unanimous support of the Committee, Ford now awaits the go-ahead from the Permanent Building Committee, with whom he will meet in a public forum that had not been scheduled when Local Town Pages went to press.

"The biggest focus is on the network infrastructure and making

"backbone", while Ford's proposal for the new school calls for a 10GB backbone connecting five network closets serving different areas of the building.

Ford said that separating users into three networks improves security and access.

As for the computers themselves,

In addition to the infrastructure upgrade, Ford is touting an upgrade in audio/visual equipment.

In the current school, an estimated one-third of instructional spaces enjoy the benefits of SMART Boards with projectors, while Ford's plan for the new school places such systems in each teaching area at a cost of $5,200 per system. SMART Boards allow for interactive, touch screen usage by teachers and students, and video projection via DVD and computer.

the majority of the new school's collection will come from the current school, but 120 new computers would be purchased, many to be used for six mobile computer labs.

With educational trends moving towards computer-based learning - meaning students will be encouraged to bring laptops to school, an idea stated by members of the School Committee - during the meeting student Congress Representative :LKJ:LKLKJ asked Ford how many outlets would be available for students in need of a laptop recharge. School Committee Chair Suzy Littlefield replied that a certain number of outlets are mandated by federal law, while noting that they want to control both costs and energy usage; her hope, she said, is that students will charge their laptops at home.

She later said there would likely be enough outlets for everyone.

"I'm pretty sure they'll have the option to charge at school if they run out of [of battery]," she said. "I think it will work... and they will also have carts of computers available."

Ford also later addressed the issue, saying through e-mail that while he is "not directly involved with the electrical systems...the new building is designed with many outlets in each classroom as well as in common areas throughout the building and the total number of electrical outlets will exceed what is available in the current building."

The far-reaching technology proposal also extends to a shift towards what Ford called a "modern printing model," which would reduce the number of printers at the school, as well as ink and toner costs, by adding energy efficient workgroup laser printers. Additionally, the new school would see energy efficiency via "virtualization and blade infrastructure" that employs fewer servers and reduces energy by 30-40 percent.

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Youth Police Academy Teaches and Inspires

BY DAVE HALPERIN It's not every day that a child has the opportunity to spend time in a police officer's shoes, but a group of Wellesley youth recently spent

was in campers and officers getting to know one another.

"They get to meet these guys and then 3-4 years down the road, they still remember them," said Youth Officer Brian Spencer, co-organizer of the event along with Youth Commission Director Maura Renzella. "It breaks the wall down... instead of them being afraid of us."

Arielle Roos, 11, said she enrolled in the camp, "'Cause it's really fun. It's an opportunity to see what it's like here, instead of being stopped by police."

a week learning about the day to day operations of the Wellesley Police Department, while also touring several regional law enforcement facilities.

And while there were several highlights of the week that involved seeing and using equipment firsthand, the consensus was that the real value of the experience

Natalie Boyle, also 11, learned of the camp and a little bit about her own potential from both her siblings and the officers.

"I heard from my brothers that it's a lot of fun, and that it's not just for boys," she said. "So I just wanted to see if anyone can be a police officer. Once you get trained and get tools, you're pretty much equal to anyone."

Activities during the five-day camp included learning about and taking part in radio procedures, visiting the State Police Marine Unit in downtown Boton, and a visit to Patriot Place highlighted by the youth detectives trying to solve ... espionage. The kids were also witnesses to demonstrations by the Transit Bomb Squad and the Metro Regional S.W.A.T. Team.

11-year-old McGregor Spencer, who made the trip from Lexington each day to take part in the camp with his father, Officer Spencer, said that although he had visited the station multiple times before, he was exposed to a lot more during the Youth Police Academy.

"It's almost like a behind the scenes look," he said. "I didn't

know about the bomb squad suits and the bomb-disarming robot."

On Friday of that week, the youth practiced the art and science of making traffic stops in a set-up that employed two parked vehicles

behind the station on Washington Street.

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Babson Park Post Office Studied for Possible Closure

BY DAVE HALPERIN Babson Park Post Office is one of 3,700 post offices nationwide slated for possible closure. The branch is part of a study that the United States Postal Service (USPS) will use to determine which branches to close in order to "change with the times," as USPS

ployees would be laid off if the branch were closed - "We haven't laid anyone off in 235 years" - and that the study is part of a strategy to bring "village post offices" to communities that they believe no longer warrant a retail branch. The village post office concept means that a private retail establishment

concerns would be if it were closed. Anyone who lives in the area would also have the opportunity to pick up a questionnaire at the branch.

"It would be our obligation to respond to those concerns and, if we continue further, there would be a community meeting with the every

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"We have talked about Babson before, about 2-3 years ago," Tarmey said. "It's unfortunate that we've come to this, but we've just lost so much volume. We've already reduced our work force by over 200,000 employees [in recent years, by attrition].

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The study began in July and is expected to last 180 days. It involves taking a look at customer activity, employee workload, post office box usage, and proximity to other locations.

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Wellesley Sports Raider Athletics Ready to Go for 2011-12

BY LIZZY SNELL With September ready to appear right around the corner, with it comes a fresh season of Raider athletics and both athletic director John Brown and Raider athletes are ready to show their pride.

“Each year is new and exciting,” Brown said. “We have many new coaches and as is the case every year, we have all new rosters of players.”

Specifically, the Raider family welcomes John Griffith as cross country coach, who is also the new head indoor and outdoor track coach; Erin Howe for field hockey; Crystal Ainge for girls’ volleyball; and Tim Mason for boys’ soccer.

can also bring a renewed excitement,” he explained. “We have had to hire new coaches to replace some of our great coaches who have retired or left.”

Even with new faces, Brown said he is not worried about how the teams or programs will be affected.

With construction taking place in February for a new Wellesley High School, Brown said there will be no effect whatsoever on winter or spring sports.

“Having a new coach certainly brings change to a program and

Last year, Wellesley had a combined total of 14 championships

over three seasons of Raider athletics. While Brown knows a winning season can’t be predicted, his hopes are high.

“Each year is new, so to say that we will repeat 14 championships is impossible to say,” he said.

“What I can tell you is that our teams, players, coaches and entire athletic department will work hard and put a great effort every game.

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Overall, Brown said he wants to ensure that all participants have a great experience.

“We hope to continue to increase our record participation we set last year and to help work with the youth teams in town and keep the enthusiasm for athletics high,” he said.

The competition lasted three rounds, with competitors swinging for the fences at as many pitches as they wanted to before reaching a limit of ten "outs" in the first two rounds and six in the final round.

Outs in this context meant any hit or swing that did not yield a home run.

Trio of Wellesley Little Leaguers Dominate Derby Event

BY DAVE HALPERIN On Saturday of the Massachusetts Little League Tournament Finals in Taunton, officials and fans were still talking about what had happened the day before.

Facing competition from the four other teams good enough to reach the state finals, three Wellesley South batters placed in the top four in the Home Run Derby, with slugger Taylor Beckett winning the whole enchilada, Billy Seidl placing second, and Robby Cerulle coming in fourth among the field of sixteen.

to repeat our successes with the teams that won and improve the records of the teams that didn't.”

Beckett dominated the field, smacking 16 home runs in the first round, 15 in the second round, and four in the third.

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Taylor Beckett and Billly Seidl placed first and second, respectively, in the State Little League Home Run Derby.

"He hit four home runs without any outs in the third round," exclaimed one Little League official, who said he'd never seen anything like it. "And Seidl is just eleven years old - he's gonna be a player."

If only baseball games started after six innings, or after 9 p.m.

That was, as Wellesley South Assistant Coach Matt Stein said after the team's season-ending loss to Braintree in the State Little League Championship, the running joke.

Trailing 6-0 going into the final inning of their Massachusetts' Little League State Championship game against Braintree, Wellesley did what they had done in the first two games of their round-robin with Andover and the "Joe Schwartz" squad from Worcester, when they piled up final-inning runs in each game.

The game itself represented an opportunity to advance to the State Finals against Andover after remarkably, and against anyone's expectations, becoming one of just

four teams in Massachusetts to get the opportunity to advance to the Regional Tournament in Connecticut and international play in Williamsport.

eight runs while holding them to less than five. Meanwhile, they were down 6-0 and had shown little offensive firepower heading into the final frame.

But moving on to the State Championship game with Andover the next day would require more than mere victory. South would need to defeat Braintree by at least

"I think they knew the situation...

But in every single game they played to the final out, and this was no different," Stein said, noting even if they didn't reach the re-

Centerfielder Jack Roberts' diving catch against Braintree was one of many defensive gems by South.

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Wellesley Sports on the same play Fox went all the way to third from first on some intelligent baserunning - a mark of this Wellesley squad all season.

Weycker then calmly drew a walk.

Now with runners on first and third, eleven-year-old slugger Billy Seidl's bomb to left center reached the fence, scoring Fox, sending Weycker to third and setting the table for Robby Cerulle.

Wellesley Trophy: Wellesley South accepts their District Championship Trophy.

quired final score, South still had the opportunity to knock off Braintree with a simple win. "That's why no team wants to play us."

Leading off the inning Jack Waisel pointed a liner over Braintree third baseman Chris Joyce, and Geoffrey Fox followed with a double to left center. Clearly South

was getting to Braintree's relief pitcher, and Jack Roberts continued the trend with the third line drive in a row, though Joyce was able to reach this one for the first out of the inning.

Waisel then scorecd on a wild pitch with Isaac Weycker at the plate to make it 6-1 Braintree, and

Cerulle promptly singled to left, plating Weycker and moving pinch runner Kaiden Bentley to third.

Wellesley was now within three of tying Braintree, who aided South's cause with a wild pitch that soared past clean-up hitter Taylor Beckett.

Bentley dashed home on the errant throw and Cerulle somehow made it all the way to third on the play showing that maybe, just maybe, if games did start in the sixth inning, Wellesley South would have found a way to aggressively pile on some runs and reach the Finals.

Cerulle's effort was no surprise to Stein: "We're here because of Robby Cerulle. If there's no Robby Cerulle, we don't win [the District Championship] ... He's one of the

best Little League pitchers and hitters I've ever seen."

Now down only two, 6-4, South had a shot at victory if not advancement. But Braintree had other ideas, and brought in a south-

the State Finals is something players, coaches, and fans will not soon forget. A community of fans and family had joined together to root on a group of inspired ballplayers well-schooled in the fundamentals and team play.

Robby Cerulle's pitching was a major force in South's run to the State Finals.

paw reliever who proved a difficult match. His three-quarter delivery took the final two Wellesley hitters by surprise, and each went down swinging to end the game.

Their season was now over, but Wellesley South's historic run to

"They've experienced something together that most 11 and 12-yeard olds don't get to experience," Coach Rob Cerulle said. "They're like brothers, but to call them brothers almost does them a disservice. They're closer than that."

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