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Town Hall summer hours start Friday as Hollis Street housing deadline looms

Town Hall shifts to summer hours Friday as affordable housing and library deadlines stack up. Beginning May 29, Wellesley municipal offices will close at noon on Fridays and stay open until 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, according to a town reminder. Residents have until June 8 to appl…

This Week in Wellesley: May 18 - May 24

6 stories from Wellesley News this week.

Housing Trust weighs payment-in-lieu recommendation for new Washington Street bank

WELLESLEY — May 22, 2026 — Wellesley Affordable Housing Trust takes up payment-in-lieu figure for new First-Citizens Bank branch. The trust convened remotely Friday to recommend a cash contribution for the 26 Washington Street commercial project under the town's inclusionary zoning bylaw. Chair Micah O'Neil

Wellesley Housing Authority reelects officers, closes Barton Road playground

WELLESLEY — May 21, 2026 — Wellesley Housing Authority reelects officers and closes Barton Road playground over compliance concerns. The board unanimously returned Chairperson Maura Renzella, Vice Chairperson Janice Coduri and Treasurer Lisa Heyison at a delayed annual meeting Thursday, then voted on a $213,069.79 check warrant and awarded tree

Council on Aging forwards three board nominees, weighs major facility upgrades

WELLESLEY — May 21, 2026 — Wellesley Council on Aging advances three nominees and weighs $55,000 in facility upgrades. The board voted unanimously to forward Corinne Monahan, Ann Rader and Renee Spencer to the Select Board for appointment, with Chair Barbara Searle planning to present the slate June 2 so members

Recreation Commission challenges building committee review of Morses Pond bathhouse

WELLESLEY — May 20, 2026 — Wellesley Recreation Commission pushes back as Permanent Building Committee reopens Morses Pond bathhouse design questions. Chair Paul Cramer and Commissioner Mark Wolfson, who has tracked the project since roughly 2017, said town meeting twice approved the roughly $9 million redevelopment by margins as wide as 170-

Light Board defers budget decisions, schedules May 27 follow-up

WELLESLEY — May 20, 2026 — Wellesley Municipal Light Board takes no votes, points to May 27 for budget discussion. Members described the utility as "capital heavy" for the next several years as reliability-driven infrastructure work continues, including roughly $300,000 in underground cable replacement whose old reels are

Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School note, switches parking vendor

WELLESLEY — May 19, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School borrowing and dumps Plymouth County parking contract. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a one-year bond anticipation note awarded to Fidelity Capital Markets at a 3.5 percent coupon with a $67,275 premium,

Design Review Board approves four projects, continues Laurel Avenue review

WELLESLEY — May 13, 2026 — Wellesley Design Review Board approves four projects, continues Laurel Avenue plan on 5-0 votes. Chair Juann Khoory, Vice Chair Iris Lin, Secretary Mark Wendell, member Sheila Dinsmoor and alternate Alex Zhou cleared a Footstock sign at 33 Central Street, the 10 Railroad Street townhouse project

Wellesley Advisory Committee elects Mark Benjamin chair for fiscal 2027

WELLESLEY — May 13, 2026 — Wellesley Advisory elects Mark Benjamin chair and pushes to end mailed reports. The committee voted 11-1 on May 13 to elevate Vice Chair Mark Benjamin to chair for fiscal 2027, with Penny Rossano dissenting, and unanimously elected Jay Bock vice chair and Doug Wilkins secretary,

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