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Wellesley libraries closed for Independence Day weekend through Sunday

All Wellesley Free Library locations are closed through Sunday as the town marks Independence Day under an Extreme Heat Warning in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday. The Main Library, Hills Branch, and Fells Branch are all shut July 3–5, with the Hills Branch remaining closed for renovations…

Wellesley libraries close through July 5 as town marks America's 250th Fourth

Wellesley closes town hall and all library branches this Fourth of July weekend as the nation marks 250 years of independence. The Wellesley Municipal Light Plant also issued a peak demand alert this week, asking residents to raise thermostats, switch off EV chargers, and limit major ap…

Wellesley Free Library parking lot construction begins, libraries closed for July 4 weekend

Wellesley enters the July 4 holiday weekend with library parking under construction and an active electricity peak alert. The Wellesley Municipal Light Plant called on customers Thursday to reduce power use — raising thermostats, shutting off EV chargers — as an Extreme Heat Warning tak…

Wellesley Select Board Approves $4,725 for Council on Aging Summer Interns

WELLESLEY — July 1, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board approves $4,725 for Council on Aging summer interns, then enters executive session with five unions. The board voted unanimously at its July 1 remote meeting to draw on the Campana Fund to hire eight interns for nine weeks at $15 per hour,

Wellesley Advisory Committee Approves $5,000 in Year-End Transfers, Riley Hands Off Chairmanship

WELLESLEY — June 30, 2026 — Wellesley Advisory Committee approves two $2,500 year-end transfers and debates the independence of its annual report. The committee voted 10-1 to transfer funds from the Fire Department's personal service surplus to cover an Advisory postage deficit created by the May special

AG Approves Wellesley Flood Plain Bylaw Change as Heat Watch Takes Hold

Wellesley closes out June with two urgent town hall developments on the same day. The Health Department's heat safety advisory warns that seven days of dangerous heat and humidity pose serious risks to residents, urging use of cooling locations; separately, the Massachusetts Attorney Ge…

Wellesley Planning Board Unanimously Approves FAR Permit for 26 Washington Street Bank

WELLESLEY — June 29, 2026 — Wellesley Planning Board approves FAR special permit for Lower Falls bank building, defers affordable-housing permit to July. The board voted 4-0 Monday to approve a special permit under zoning bylaws section 2.11 for a 15,343-square-foot commercial bank building at 26

Wellesley Approves Tax Consulting Contract for Three Municipal Solar Projects

WELLESLEY — June 29, 2026 — Wellesley Climate Action Committee unanimously approves a contingency-fee tax consulting contract for three municipal rooftop solar projects. The committee voted 5-0 at its June 29 remote meeting to engage Walker Blue, a firm combining engineers, accountants, and legal specialists, to file for federal elective

Wellesley Man Held Without Bail After Father's Fatal Stabbing

A Wellesley man is being held without bail on a first-degree murder charge in his father's fatal stabbing. The case, first reported by Wellesley Patch in "Wellesley Man Held Without Bail In Father's Fatal Stabbing: Report," involves an investigation by Wellesley police and Massachusetts…

Obituary notices, week of Monday June 22 through Sunday June 28, 2026

One Wellesley obituary appears in this week's notices (June 22–28, 2026): Manley, Dianne R. (Bethoney), 81, of Wellesley, who died June 26, 2026. Services are scheduled for Tuesday, June 30th, at Henry J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home and Saint John the Evangelist Church in Wellesley. The n…

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