Universal Hub - Wellesley

Wellesley father to pay daughter $200 to give up Facebook for the rest of the school year

adamg — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:49:30 +0000

The Swellesley Report alerts us to the five-month agreement - under which she also has to give him her password so he can change it. On his blog, dad says it was all her idea.

Philip Borenstein is aghast:

That guy's getting quite a deal. I'd be embarrassed if my son did it for less than $400. And I live in Natick.

Dear work crews: Please stop puncturing gas lines

adamg — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:08:56 +0000

A work crew dug up and ruptured a gas main in Wellesley this morning, forcing evacuations.

A couple hours later, a work crew punctured a gas main on Granite Street in Braintree. forcing evacuations.

Police in Wellesley order ghost-bike memorial removed

adamg — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:09:13 +0000

The Swellesley Report reports.

Needless to say, the driver was arrested

adamg — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:29:54 +0000

Wellesley Police posted this video, showing an alleged drunk driver bursting out of the Whole Foods parking lot onto State Street (around 1:00) Friday morning. WCVB reports the driver is an ER doctor at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and that the driver of the car she hit was taken to the hospital with two cracked ribs.

Wellesley: Den of Iniquity

adamg — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:52:20 +0000

First that 50 Shades of Wellesley book, now massage-parlor contretemps. What's next in this burgeoning sex capital of the western suburbs?

Supermarket chain tries to reel in seafood customers, connect them to sea's ragin' glory

adamg — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:07:29 +0000

The Swellesley Report alerts us that Roche Bros. has slapped QR codes on its seafood displays that let smartphone users "see a photo of the fishing boat, the location fished, and even a description of the fishing gear used."

Reverse Halloween in Wellesley

adamg — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:01:55 +0000

The Swellesley Report alerts us to ghosting, in which people sneak up on a front door, leave some treats, then ring the bell and run away.