This Week in Wellesley: Jun 1 - Jun 7
8 stories from Wellesley News this week.
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Hills Branch Library closes for renovation, reopening targeted for fall
The Hills Branch of the Wellesley Free Library is closed for renovation, sending neighborhood borrowers to the main library through fall 2026 on an otherwise quiet news day in town. The library's homepage confirms the June 1 closure and fall reopening, while Wellesley Patch's morning di…
Wellesley publishes June newsletter as Hills Branch Library closes for renovations
Wellesley's June "W" newsletter dropped Thursday as the Hills Branch Library began its months-long closure for renovations, redirecting borrowers to the main library and Fells Branch until fall 2026. Wellesley Public Schools is continuing to push fall 2026 registration for kindergarten …
WMLP calls peak-hour alert as heat wave hits Wellesley Thursday and Friday
WMLP issues peak-hour conservation alert as 90-degree heat hits Wellesley. The Wellesley Municipal Light Plant is asking customers to minimize electric use during early-evening peak hours on June 4 and June 5, citing very high temperatures and the chance to trim costs and emissions. The…
Wellesley Select Board receives fire station master plan recommending new Weston Road headquarters
WELLESLEY — June 2, 2026 — Wellesley fire master plan calls for new Weston Road headquarters and renovated Station 2. Fire Chief Rick DeLorie and Context Architecture's Jeff Shaw told the Select Board on June 2 that Station 1 is roughly 100 years old, that both existing stations contain only
Select Board hears Fire Station Master Plan, advances annual appointments
WELLESLEY — June 2, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board hears Fire Station Master Plan pointing toward a bigger Station 1. Consultants and fire officials, including former Chief David Soar, told the board Tuesday that the Station 2 headquarters "isn't big enough to handle what would be needed" when
Wellesley Accepts $500K Federal Climate Grant Secured by Rep. Clark
Wellesley lands a $500,000 federal climate grant routed through Rep. Katherine Clark. The town and the Charles River Watershed Association jointly accepted the appropriation, announced Monday on the town's News Flash, to fund regional climate-resilience work across the watershed. In a s…
Town renews call for Bylaw Review Committee volunteers
Wellesley's town government is again recruiting Town Meeting members for the General Bylaw Review Committee, the only fresh item from primary channels Monday. The town's News Flash posted the updated volunteer call midday, pointing interested members to wellesleyma.gov. At Wellesley Pub…
This Week in Wellesley: May 25 - May 31
7 stories from Wellesley News this week.
Wellesley's official news channels stay silent on final Saturday in May
Wellesley's official channels went quiet Saturday, with no fresh items posted to the town's News Flash, the Wellesley Free Library or Wellesley Public Schools. That left Patch's morning roundups to anchor the day's local feed, including "🌱 Patch AM: Why Wellesley High was cleared from t…