Government · Affordable Housing Trust
Housing Trust Delays Five-Year Plan Vote
Wellesley Affordable Housing Trust postponed votes on its draft Five-Year Action Plan and minutes to November 18.
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Government · Advisory Committee
Select Board approves three Wellesley union contracts
Wellesley's Advisory Committee clashed over a dissenting report on a special town meeting article and heard a wide-ranging FY28 budget preview from the schools.
Morning Brief
Wellesley Morning Brief, Oct. 28: Babson golf wins second straight title
Babson women's golf claims second straight conference championship behind medalist Katie Yang. From our own coverage: DPW weighs track building timeline, playground bids; Wellesley obituary notices, Oct. 19 to 25.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Votes Down Accelerated School AC Funding
Wellesley's Select Board voted 2-3 against recommending accelerated air conditioning funding for elementary schools.
Schools · School Committee
School Committee OKs Annual Report, Budget Guidelines
The Wellesley School Committee voted 5-0 to adopt a streamlined annual town report, approve fiscal 2028 budget guidelines and appoint three parents to a new facilities task force.
Morning Brief
Wellesley Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Track and field building nears completion
Public Works board reports track and field building nears completion, weighs Phillips Park playground bids. From our own coverage: Track and field building nears completion.
Morning Brief
Wellesley Morning Brief, Oct. 26: School panel posts teacher contract update
Wellesley School Committee opens public website detailing its contract proposal to teachers' union.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 19 through October 25
Two Wellesley obituary notices appeared this week, for Curtin, Robert, 68, who died October 19, 2026, and Sanford, David, 90, who died October 21, 2026.
Sports
High school track and field building nears completion, DPW says
Wellesley's Board of Public Works, meeting Oct. 20, reported that construction at the Wellesley High School Track and Field building is nearing completion, with builder Triumph expected to wrap up in about a month.
Morning Brief
Wellesley Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Design board pauses Albion Road house
Design board pauses review of oversized Albion Road house over tree loss. From our own coverage: Advisory Committee debates retroactive pay and mail bylaw; Design board clashes over Albion Road house scale.