Government · Natural Resources Commission
NRC splits on White Pond legal funding ask
Wellesley's Natural Resources Commission punted on a White Pond funding request, leaving town meeting to decide.
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Morning Brief
North 40 meeting relocates to high school
Wellesley moved its October 1 public meeting on the North 40 property's future to Wellesley High School. Also in today's brief (14 items): North 40 meeting relocates to high school; Wellesley College library wins national design honor; Wellesley Symphony Orchestra opens 78th season; Thr…
Sports
Wellesley sports roundup, Sept. 14 to Sept. 20
The Wellesley Youth Basketball Association opened its fall clinic season Monday, Sept. 14, with a WHS Raiders Clinic at Wellesley Middle School for grades 4-8, split into a 6-7 p.m. session for fourth and fifth graders and a 7-8 p.m. session for sixth through eighth graders, each carryi…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026
This week's obituary notices column lists 3 Wellesley-connected deaths published in local funeral home and newspaper notices: Martinez, Milca A. (of Wellesley, died September 12); Schaefer, Mary Miller (formerly of Wellesley, died September 16 of lung failure at age 80 in South Natick);…
Morning Brief
Wellesley Schools Advance Plan for Air Conditioning in Four Buildings
Wellesley Public Schools is moving toward air conditioning in four buildings after a unanimous School Committee vote in May 2026. The district plans to seek design funds at the Fall Special Town Meeting to install window units and upgraded electrical systems at Wellesley Middle School a…
Government · Housing Authority
Housing Board Votes to Seek New Management Firm
Wellesley Housing Authority chooses a managing-agent search over an in-house executive director.
Government · Design Review Board
Wellesley panel OKs two house expansions, four signs
Wellesley Design Review Board clears two house expansions and four signs in one session.
Government · Advisory Committee
Advisory backs postal-mail opt-out for its report
Wellesley Advisory Committee votes 12-1 to end mandatory postal mailing of its Advisory Report and hears a contested pitch to let school bus contracts run 10 years instead of five. Secretary Doug Wilkins said the U.S.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Hears Pushback on North 40 Fire Station
Wellesley Select Board hears two hours of pushback on a proposed fire station for the North 40.
Government · Board of Health
Health Board Presses Coco Beat on Violations
Wellesley Board of Health pushes Coco Beat restaurant to fix repeat health violations.
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