Wellesley Design Review Board approves five applications. The board unanimously approved commercial projects on August 19, including Taymil Partners' conversion of a former Talbots anchor at 51 Church Street into two tenant spaces, signage and awnings for Middlesex Savings Bank and Bridgewater
Wellesley police ended a pilot of Flock automated license plate reader cameras early, citing a landscape that had shifted since the trial began. The Wellesley Police Department's move, first reported by The Swellesley Report, comes as the Select Board works out a plan for public input o…
Wellesley School Committee advances air conditioning design funding for fall meeting. The committee voted unanimously 5-0 to seek approximately $1.425 million in design funding, with construction to follow in a subsequent warrant. Member Linda Chow noted that a citizens petition related to air
Wellesley Retirement Board approves seven new members and advances investment consultant search. The board voted to admit seven employees across multiple town departments to the Contributory Retirement System, effective dates ranging from July 27 to August 5, 2026, with new members including a
The Select Board opened the warrant Tuesday for a Fall 2026 Special Town Meeting set for November 9 at Wellesley High School, closing to new articles at noon on August 21. The session is expected to include the School Committee's design-funding request for its air conditioning plan cove…
Wellesley Select Board outsources weights and measures to Norfolk County. The Select Board unanimously approved a three-year inter-municipal agreement with Norfolk County to provide weights and measures services beginning August 21 at 13,000 dollars annually, replacing retiring Sealer Jack Walsh
Planning Board backs $350K Comprehensive Plan warrant authorization. The Board voted 5-0 to place an appropriation for a Comprehensive Plan update on the Special Town Meeting warrant, with Planning Director Rob Watchilla to confirm the funding mechanism language. Vice Chair Thomas Taylor noted the
Overnight paving shut down Linden Street early Tuesday as Wellesley Free Library and the schools gear up for fall. The Department of Public Works closed the Linden-Kingsbury Street intersection overnight August 17 for repaving, rerouting traffic through the morning commute. Wellesley Pu…
Utility work closes lanes on Central Street and Route 135 in Wellesley Square through August 21, per the town's website. Wellesley Free Library is pressing ahead with its Hills Branch renovation and caps off summer reading with an End of Summer Ice Cream Party on August 22, while Welles…
Wellesley schools plan to seek Fall Town Meeting funding for a four-building air conditioning upgrade. The School Committee voted unanimously in May 2026 to install window units and upgrade electrical systems at Wellesley Middle School, Bates, Fiske and Schofield, and now plans to reque…
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