Government · Design Review Board
Design board approves four signs, pauses Albion Road house
Wellesley's Design Review Board approved four commercial sign permits and continued review of a 9,524-square-foot house proposed for 35 Albion Road.
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Government · Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee Advances New Senior Pay Grade
The Wellesley Advisory Committee voted 12-1 to advance a new top salary grade for three senior town officials.
Schools · School Committee
Committee votes to drop 10-year bus contract bid
The Wellesley School Committee voted 4-0 to drop a push for a 10-year school bus contract after a cheaper five-year deal emerged.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Renews Verizon Cable License
Wellesley Select Board approved a new Verizon cable license and weighed the risk of rushing a school air conditioning project.
Government · Natural Resources Commission
NRC debriefs North 40 charrette, weighs land swap
Wellesley's Natural Resources Commission debated a possible Morton Park land swap tied to North 40 fire station talk and reviewed Morses Pond playground designs.
Morning Brief
Charrette draws 200-plus residents on North 40
Wellesley charrette draws 200-plus residents to shape North 40's future amid fire station debate. From our own coverage: N40 charrette draws 200-plus residents amid fire station tension. Also in today's brief (11 items): Raiders split results across five fall sports Tuesday; October iss…
Morning Brief
Library reopens Hills Branch tonight
Wellesley Free Library reopens Hills Branch this evening after a multi-month renovation. From our own coverage: Wellesley records just one deed transfer in September. Also in today's brief (9 items): Town marks Public Power Week with savings stat; Boys golf tops Natick, field hockey fal…
Sports
Wellesley sports roundup, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4
Wellesley Youth Basketball Association has set a preseason skills clinic for grades 3-8 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Wellesley Middle School, split into sessions for third through fifth graders and sixth through eighth graders, with proceeds benefiting the Wellesley High School basketball bo…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
One Wellesley obituary notice was published this week: Connelly, James H., 77, who died Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The notice, posted through Henry J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home of Wellesley Hills via Echovita, did not include additional biographical detail, service arrangements, or …
Morning Brief
Wellesley Records Single Deed Transfer in September, Price Not Yet Available
Only one deed was recorded in Wellesley between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, 2026: a Sept. 24 transfer from Christine Crowley to Christine A. Crowley and Gonzalo G. Abad, both as trustees. The sale price has not yet appeared in registry records, and no street address, price range or median could be