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Select Board reelects Freiman as chair, Ulfelder as vice chair

Select Board retains Freiman as chair, Ulfelder as vice chair. The Wellesley Select Board unanimously reelected Marjorie Freiman as chair and Tom Ulfelder as vice chair, both effective July 1, in votes emphasizing leadership continuity amid significant challenges facing the town. Kenneth Largess

Townbrief news summary · Jun 2

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves expanded hours for Shake Shack; adopts Fire Station Master Plan

Wellesley Select Board votes unanimously on alcohol licenses and fire infrastructure. The Board approved extended evening hours for Shake Shack's Common Victualler and liquor licenses to align with neighboring restaurants, with alcohol service extended to midnight (5-0 for both votes). In its first

Townbrief news summary · Jun 2

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Jun 2

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Jun 2

Government · Select Board

Board approves $7.5M bond anticipation note for Hardy Elementary School solar project.

Wellesley Select Board unanimously renews $7.5M bond note for Hardy Elementary School solar project. Treasurer Maura O'Connor reported Fidelity Capital Markets won competitive sale at 2.60 percent net interest cost, a decline from 3.00 percent the prior year. The board also voted unanimously to end

Townbrief news summary · May 19

Government · Select Board

Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School note, switches parking vendor

WELLESLEY -- May 19, 2026, Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School borrowing and dumps Plymouth County parking contract. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a one-year bond anticipation note

Townbrief reporting · May 19

Government · Select Board

Select Board Enters Executive Session on Property Litigation and Labor Talks

Wellesley Select Board holds closed-door strategy sessions on property and labor matters. Chair Marjorie Freiman and the five-member board voted unanimously (5-0) to enter executive session discussing potential Commonwealth litigation over 40 Oakland Street, with a separate unanimous vote on labor

Townbrief news summary · May 15

Government · Select Board

Subcommittee Recommends Goemaat for Capital Planning Committee

A Select Board subcommittee interviewed two candidates for the Town-Wide Capital Planning Committee citizen representative position.

Townbrief news summary · May 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Letter Opposing 40 Oakland Redevelopment

Wellesley Select Board unanimously approves objection to 40 Oakland Street redevelopment plan. The Board voted 5-0 on a motion by Secretary Aufranc to send a letter to state housing officials objecting to the density proposal, with authorization for Chair Freiman to finalize it with Town Counsel

Townbrief news summary · May 12

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves letter to state on 40 Oakland Street surplus land.

Select Board unanimously approves letter to state on Oakland Street surplus land. Chair Marjorie Freiman led the five-member board in voting 5-0 to send the May 13 correspondence to the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) and Housing and Livable Communities

Townbrief news summary · May 12