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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 …

A fatal stabbing at Phillips Park on Thursday evening left a 58-year-old man dead and a suspect in custody. State Police and Wellesley officers responded to the scene just before 7 p.m., according to reporting by The Boston Globe, WCVB, and NBC Boston. On the civic front, the town's Cou…

Wellesley opens volunteer recruitment for two town boards with a July 17 deadline. The town is seeking residents to fill open seats on the Council on Aging Board of Directors and the Wellesley Cultural Council — both due by July 17 — while a community meeting on the completed Wellesley …

Wellesley entered the first full week of summer Tuesday with civic recruitment and a beach opening — but overnight court news dominated the cycle. The town posted July 17 application deadlines for seats on both the Wellesley Cultural Council and the Municipal Light Board, while Morses P…

Wellesley sues over 40 Oakland Street affordable housing proposal. The Select Board on Tuesday filed a complaint in Norfolk County Superior Court challenging a development advanced under the state's Affordable Homes Act, according to a town News Flash posting, opening a new legal front …

Quiet Monday in Wellesley as Patch's morning roundup carries the day. The town's News Flash, the Wellesley Free Library and Wellesley Public Schools all posted nothing new in the past 24 hours, leaving Wellesley Patch's "🌱 Patch AM: How would a new North 40 fire station change your neig…

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'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 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 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…