Government · Select Board
Select Board Renews Verizon Cable License
Wellesley Select Board approved a new Verizon cable license and weighed the risk of rushing a school air conditioning project.
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Government · Natural Resources Commission
NRC debriefs North 40 charrette, weighs land swap
Wellesley's Natural Resources Commission debated a possible Morton Park land swap tied to North 40 fire station talk and reviewed Morses Pond playground designs.
Morning Brief
Charrette draws 200-plus residents on North 40
Wellesley charrette draws 200-plus residents to shape North 40's future amid fire station debate. From our own coverage: N40 charrette draws 200-plus residents amid fire station tension. Also in today's brief (11 items): Raiders split results across five fall sports Tuesday; October iss…
Morning Brief
Library reopens Hills Branch tonight
Wellesley Free Library reopens Hills Branch this evening after a multi-month renovation. From our own coverage: Wellesley records just one deed transfer in September. Also in today's brief (9 items): Town marks Public Power Week with savings stat; Boys golf tops Natick, field hockey fal…
Sports
Wellesley sports roundup, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4
Wellesley Youth Basketball Association has set a preseason skills clinic for grades 3-8 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Wellesley Middle School, split into sessions for third through fifth graders and sixth through eighth graders, with proceeds benefiting the Wellesley High School basketball bo…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
One Wellesley obituary notice was published this week: Connelly, James H., 77, who died Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The notice, posted through Henry J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home of Wellesley Hills via Echovita, did not include additional biographical detail, service arrangements, or …
Real Estate
Wellesley Deed Data Too Thin This Period to Show a Price Trend
Only one deed was recorded in Wellesley between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, 2026: a Sept. 24 transfer from Christine Crowley to Christine A. Crowley and Gonzalo G. Abad, both as trustees. The sale price has not yet appeared in registry records, and no street address, price range or median could…
Morning Brief
Advisory panel splits over school AC funding
Advisory Committee weighs dueling plans to cool four hot schools without picking one. From our own coverage: Historical Commission clears Mananak Road home for demolition; Planning Board presses ZBA on Railroad Street parking loss. Also in today's brief (18 items): Wellesley football fa…
Government · Policy Subcommittee
Wellesley Panel Reworks Student Raffle Rules
Wellesley's Policy Subcommittee revised draft rules on student raffles and public comment but took no votes.
Government · Climate Action Committee
School Committee advances two AC funding plans
Wellesley's Climate Action Committee pushed back on the town's school air-conditioning plan while clearing routine business.
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