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Wellesley ice cream joints to unite for Cone Crawl

Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) this weekend will begin selling tickets to the first annual Wellesley Cone Crawl, which on June 15th from noon to 5pm gets you a small cone at 6 local ice cream/smoothie shops (JP Licks, Pinkberry, Truly Yogurt, White Mountain Creamery, Whole Foods  and Boloco) and raises money for WTP programs ...
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Random scenes from Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend

Art in the Park weaving installation next to Wellesley Free Library ...
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Obituary: Margaret Mary Mcgovern

McGOVERN, Margaret Mary M.D. 76, of Brighton, formerly a longtime resident of Wellesley, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 ...
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On the Button: Wellesley Senior Center supporters

Tom Coyle from the Friends of the Wellesley Council on Aging, says the group is making available a variety of buttons for those in favor of building the Tolles-Parsons Senior Center in town ...
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Chocolate Therapy puts a healthy twist on sweetness in Framingham

FRAMINGHAM — For many with an incurable sweet tooth, chocolate is a passion that is second only to breathing in terms of importance, and an Achilles' heel for calorie counters ...
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Wellesley officials warn residents of road closures, cannon firings this weekend

Wellesley officials are warning that there will be road closures and cannon firings this weekend as the town holds its annual parade Sunday and celebrates "Wonderful Wellesley Weekend ...
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3 finalists picked for Lincoln-Sudbury's interim superintendent post

A search committee to find an interim superintendent/principal for the Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School voted Thursday night to recommend three finalists for the position ...
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Wellesley Farmers Market celebrates start of 2nd season with kick-off event tonight

The Wellesley Farmers Market in the Whole Foods parking lot will celebrate the beginning of its season tonight with a kick-off event featuring live music and special activities at 5 p ...
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One month later, bombing victims' supporters walk to finish Marathon route

One month after the Boston Marathon bombings changed their lives forever, family and friends of the Norden brothers gathered Wednesday morning in Hopkinton to walk the 26-mile route to Boston that so many were unable to finish.
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Walking tours west of Boston

Massachusetts has a variety of towns and trails that offer to reconnect people with the world around them ...
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Value Wine Discovered...at a Steakhouse!

This post is sponsored by Ansonia Wines - a new French wine merchant with free delivery in this Boston area ...
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US Intervention in Syria

Pressures are increasing on President Barack Obama to intervene militarily in the Civil War in Syria, a war that seeks to topple the dynasty that has ruled Syria for generations with brutal and undemocratic procedures ...
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Trip Report: Wine Spectator Grand Tour Chicago 2013

After stops in San Francisco and Las Vegas, Wine Spectator's 2013 Grand Tour came to a close in Chicago this past Friday ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

A tool to help you find the ideal Massachusetts communities for your needs ...
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