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Wellesley Affordable Housing Trust Shifts From Down Payment Aid to Unit Buy-Down Strategy

WELLESLEY — June 17, 2026 — Wellesley Affordable Housing Trust reviews draft five-year action plan, steers away from direct down payment assistance. Trustees spent nearly 90 minutes Wednesday with consultant Jen Goldson of JM Goldson debating whether a proposed down payment assistance program — envisioned as zero-interest loans of roughly $20,

Wellesley Appoints Hall to Public Works Board, Advances North 40 Conservation Plan

WELLESLEY — June 16, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board unanimously fills a Board of Public Works vacancy and moves to revive a decade-delayed conservation restriction process for the town's 46-acre North 40 property. Meeting jointly with the Board of Public Works, the board voted to appoint Edward "

Wellesley Launches Capital Planning Committee, Eyes 10-Year Building Project Pipeline

WELLESLEY — June 16, 2026 — Wellesley launches its new Townwide Capital Planning Committee with a warning of a potential 30 percent tax increase. The committee — known as CAPCOM — held its inaugural remote meeting June 16, with Select Board member Colette Aufranc chairing and Finance Director Rachel DeRoche presenting projections showing the

Wellesley Planning Board Questions Unit Count in Worcester Street Rezoning Pitch

WELLESLEY — June 15, 2026 — Wellesley Planning Board hears preliminary pitch for 15-unit condo project on Route 9, raises math and land-ownership concerns. At the June 15 Zoom meeting, attended by only Chair Marc Charney, Vice Chair Thomas Taylor, and Member James Roberti, applicant Dean Barron presented plans to

Wellesley sues state over 40 Oakland Street affordable housing proposal

Wellesley sues the state over a 40 Oakland Street affordable housing proposal. The Select Board and the town filed a complaint Wednesday in Norfolk County Superior Court challenging the development planned under the state's Affordable Homes Act, according to the town's News Flash. The s…

Wellesley sues in Superior Court over 40 Oakland Street housing plan

Wellesley sues over 40 Oakland Street affordable housing proposal. The Select Board on Tuesday filed a complaint in Norfolk County Superior Court challenging a development advanced under the state's Affordable Homes Act, according to a town News Flash posting, opening a new legal front …

Patch raises North 40 fire station question on otherwise quiet Wellesley news day

Quiet Monday in Wellesley as Patch's morning roundup carries the day. The town's News Flash, the Wellesley Free Library and Wellesley Public Schools all posted nothing new in the past 24 hours, leaving Wellesley Patch's "🌱 Patch AM: How would a new North 40 fire station change your neig…

Hills Branch Library closes for renovation, fall reopening planned

Hills Branch Library closed June 1 for a renovation expected to last into fall 2026, leaving the main Wellesley Free Library to absorb borrowers through the summer. The town's official News Flash had no fresh items in the cycle, and Wellesley Public Schools is instead pointing families …

Hills Branch Library closes for renovation, reopening targeted for fall

The Hills Branch of the Wellesley Free Library is closed for renovation, sending neighborhood borrowers to the main library through fall 2026 on an otherwise quiet news day in town. The library's homepage confirms the June 1 closure and fall reopening, while Wellesley Patch's morning di…

Wellesley publishes June newsletter as Hills Branch Library closes for renovations

Wellesley's June "W" newsletter dropped Thursday as the Hills Branch Library began its months-long closure for renovations, redirecting borrowers to the main library and Fells Branch until fall 2026. Wellesley Public Schools is continuing to push fall 2026 registration for kindergarten …