This Week in Wellesley: Jun 22 - Jun 28
10 stories from Wellesley News this week.
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Wellesley Natural Resources Commission adopts land conservation plan as town heads into a quiet summer sports week.
It was a quiet week on the Wellesley sports calendar for the period of June 22–28, 2026, with no high school games scheduled. Wellesley High School Athletics announced fall registration opens July 1 and tryouts begin August 24. The Recreation Department's summer camps — Camp Apex, Camp Nova, Camp
Obituary notices, week of Monday June 22 through Sunday June 28, 2026
One Wellesley obituary appears in this week's notices (June 22–28, 2026): Manley, Dianne R. (Bethoney), 81, of Wellesley, who died June 26, 2026. Services are scheduled for Tuesday, June 30th, at Henry J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home and Saint John the Evangelist Church in Wellesley. The notice was
Wellesley Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Father's Fatal Stabbing at Phillips Park
A fatal stabbing at Phillips Park put Wellesley in the regional spotlight Friday, as James Floyd Bennett III pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and was held without bail after allegedly killing his 58-year-old father Thursday afternoon. The case was investigated jointly by Welles…
Suspect Arraigned in Fatal Phillips Park Stabbing as Wellesley Mourns Victim
A fatal stabbing at Phillips Park put Wellesley in the regional spotlight Thursday evening and through Friday, as a suspect was arraigned on charges tied to the death of a 58-year-old man. Wellesley Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Norfolk District Attorney's Office worked a …