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.
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Government · Board of Health
Health Board Presses Coco Beat on Violations
Wellesley Board of Health pushes Coco Beat restaurant to fix repeat health violations.
Government · Human Resources Board Meeting
HR Board Approves $125,000 DPW Hire
Wellesley's Human Resources Board approved a $125,000 hire and a raise at its September 14 meeting.
Government · Board of Public Works
DPW board forwards six capital projects to new panel
The Wellesley Board of Public Works voted unanimously to forward six capital project proposals, including major road reconstructions and the DPW campus redesign, to the town's new Townwide Capital Planning Committee.
Government · Bylaw Review Committee
Bylaw panel irons out report for town meeting
Wellesley's Bylaw Review Committee refined its first report to Special Town Meeting and debated how its views on other boards' bylaw proposals reach town meeting floor votes.
Government · Trails Committee
Trails Committee Tables Vote on North 40 Land Swap
Wellesley Trails Committee tables a North 40 land-swap statement, tied to the town's fire station siting debate.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board flags parking loss on Railroad Street
Wellesley Planning Board presses ZBA to address parking loss at 10 Railroad Street. The board, chaired by Marc Charney, unanimously approved a $9,790 bond release for repaving at 102 Evergreen Avenue and continued an inclusionary zoning permit for 26 Washington Street to September 28.
Government · Historical Commission
Commission clears Mananak Road home for demolition
Wellesley Historical Commission clears a 1947 Cliff Estates house for demolition, stalls three oversized new builds. The commission voted 5-1 with one abstention to find 17 Mananak Road not "preferably preserved," freeing owners Jason and Pat Gardner from the town's 12-month demolition delay.
Sports
Wellesley sports roundup, Sept. 7 to Sept. 13
Wellesley Recreation opened registration for its After School enrichment program on Sept. 8 and posted the Teen Center's fall activity lineup. The Wellesley Youth Basketball Association opened sign-ups for a two-part WHS Raiders Clinics series at Wellesley Middle School, the first for g…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026
Four Wellesley-resident obituaries were published this week: Hughes, Carole A.; Tierney, Joseph W. "Joe" Jr.; Uttero, Linda Rose; and Kennedy, Douglas Everett. Carole A. Hughes, Ph.D., LCSW, of Wellesley grew up in Jamaica Plain before her death September 8. Joseph W. "Joe" Tierney Jr.,…
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