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Planning Board denies Design Review waiver for Old Farm Road project

WELLESLEY — March 23, 2026 — Wellesley Planning Board rejects Design Review waiver as residents push to eliminate RIO zoning. The board voted 3-2 on March 23 against waiving Design Review Board review for a Large House Review at 31 Old Farm Road, with members Jim Roberti, Patty Mallett and Tom

Trendline shares Wellesley health assessment tied to opioid settlement spending

WELLESLEY — March 23, 2026 — Wellesley consultants flag mental health and substance use as linked community priorities. Trendline principals Michael and Kendall presented preliminary results from an 11-month community health needs assessment at a March 23 forum convened by Director of Public Health Leonard Izzo, who said the work is

Wellesley opens community health forum tied to opioid settlement spending

WELLESLEY — March 23, 2026 — Wellesley opens community health forum tied to opioid settlement assessment. Director of Public Health Lenny Izzo introduced consultants from Trendline, the firm engaged to conduct a community health assessment that Izzo said is "part of our requirements for our opioid expenditure." Izzo handed the

Council on Aging approves up to $17,000 for director search firm

WELLESLEY — March 11, 2026 — Wellesley Council on Aging approves up to $17,000 to hire an executive search firm for its director vacancy. The board voted 9-0 at a March 11 special remote meeting to draw the funds from its Executive Office of Aging and Independence accounts and to

Advisory Committee rejects partial RIO rollback 0-11, backs FY27 budgets

WELLESLEY — March 11, 2026 — Wellesley Advisory rejects partial RIO rollback 0-11 and endorses FY27 budgets. The Advisory Committee voted unanimously against Article 32, which would have removed the Residential Incentive Overlay from single-residence and several other districts, with Vice Chair Jay Prosnitz recused and new member Gail Sullivan

Wellesley Board of Health reschedules health needs forum to April 2

WELLESLEY — February 26, 2026 — Wellesley Board of Health resets community health forum for April 2 after blizzard wipeout. Community Health Coordinator Jhana Wallace told the board Thursday the rescheduled forum lands on the second night of Passover but is the earliest opening at the Wellesley Free Library, which books "

Select Board meeting transcript unavailable; $400,000 snow request was on agenda

WELLESLEY — February 24, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board meeting record unavailable as $400,000 snow request, Town Meeting motions await action. The Wellesley Media transcript of the Feb. 24 Select Board meeting contained only a two-word fragment, leaving no public record of how the board acted on an agenda that

Candidates night recording cuts off before forum begins

WELLESLEY — February 12, 2026 — Wellesley's Meet the Candidates Night yields no reportable record. The available Wellesley Media transcript of the League of Women Voters of Wellesley forum contains only an opening housekeeping line — "We're going to get started soon" — and cuts off before any

Wellesley CPC eyes first-ever borrowing to fund Morses Pond project

WELLESLEY — February 11, 2026 — Wellesley CPC signals it may borrow for $6 million Morses Pond share. The Community Preservation Committee on Feb. 11 opened discussion of financing the town's CPA portion of the Morses Pond Beach and Bathhouse project, warning that appropriable funds will likely be exhausted by

Planning Board backs floodplain fix, delays RIO zoning article to Feb. 23

WELLESLEY — February 9, 2026 — Wellesley Planning Board endorses floodplain bylaw fix but delays RIO zoning article amid Town Counsel concerns. The board voted 5-0 on Monday to support a minor amendment to Section 3.7 conforming the town's floodplain bylaw to the 2020 state model, adding recreational

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