Special Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Saturday, July 4, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Dave Watkins
Wellesley libraries closed for Independence Day weekend through Sunday
All Wellesley Free Library locations are closed through Sunday as the town marks Independence Day under an Extreme Heat Warning in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday. The Main Library, Hills Branch, and Fells Branch are all shut July 3–5, with the Hills Branch remaining closed for renovations…
Library Closed
Saturday, July 4, 2026 · Wellesley Free Library
Independence Day
Saturday, July 4, 2026 · 12:00 AM
Wellesley Shifts Parking Ticket Payments to Police Department
Wellesley moved parking ticket payments to the Police Department's Parking Clerk starting this month. The town's July newsletter, "The W," rounded up ongoing municipal projects and events, while Wellesley Square drew crowds for its annual "July Jubilation" street festival on July 3, per…
Wellesley Free Library parking lot construction begins, libraries closed for July 4 weekend
Wellesley enters the July 4 holiday weekend with library parking under construction and an active electricity peak alert. The Wellesley Municipal Light Plant called on customers Thursday to reduce power use — raising thermostats, shutting off EV chargers — as an Extreme Heat Warning tak…
Wellesley Select Board Approves $4,725 for Council on Aging Summer Interns
Wellesley Select Board approves $4,725 for Council on Aging summer interns, then enters executive session with five unions.
Wellesley Advisory Committee Approves $5,000 in Year-End Transfers, Riley Hands Off Chairmanship
Wellesley Advisory Committee approves two $2,500 year-end transfers and debates the independence of its annual report.
AG Approves Wellesley Flood Plain Bylaw Change as Heat Watch Takes Hold
Wellesley closes out June with two urgent town hall developments on the same day. The Health Department's heat safety advisory warns that seven days of dangerous heat and humidity pose serious risks to residents, urging use of cooling locations; separately, the Massachusetts Attorney Ge…
Wellesley Planning Board Unanimously Approves FAR Permit for 26 Washington Street Bank
Wellesley Planning Board approves FAR special permit for Lower Falls bank building, defers affordable-housing permit to July.