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Herlda Senhouse, of Wellsley, was a founding member of the Boston Clique Club, which helped raise money to support educational opportunities.

The latest Wellesley, Mass., school news: Hunnewell Elementary School groundbreaking Wellesley town and public school officials last week joined the big dig at the new Hunnewell Elementary School site, same as the old school site. The old school building had been there since 1938, and the new one is slated to open in February 2024.

Wicked Local Regardless of which side they were on, the one thing most people who spoke up at Monday's Select Board discussion of the replacement of Columbus Day could agree on was that it was a difficult and often painful decision. In the end, the board sided 4-1 with the voters who on March 2 supported a non-binding resolution changing the second Monday in October to Indigenous Peoples' Day. That change affects only the town calendars. The day remains as Columbus Day at the federal and state level. Town Meeting had voted last summer to support the change to Indigenous Peoples' Day. ...

Catherine Mirick  Reason for nomination: When Sharon Gray retires from the School Committee in March 2021, she will leave a lasting legacy for the students of the Wellesley Public Schools. Since her first election in 2014, she has served the community tirelessly in a variety of committee roles, including as secretary and as chair, and, most recently, as the committee liaison on the Reopening Advisory Committee in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has fulfilled all of her committee responsibilities with integrity and distinction. Sharon's most lasting contribution to the town likely will be...