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Select Board debates motion language for May 11 vote on 40 Oakland Street

WELLESLEY — April 23, 2026 — Wellesley Select Board splits over how to frame 40 Oakland Street question for Town Meeting. With the May 11 Special Town Meeting two and a half weeks out, the board on April 23 weighed three competing drafts on the sale and development of the state-owned

Advisory hears Select Board pitch 40 Oakland Street negotiate-or-litigate warrant

WELLESLEY — April 22, 2026 — Wellesley Advisory previews May 11 Special Town Meeting on 40 Oakland Street development. Select Board Chair Marjorie Freiman, Town Counsel Tom Harrington and the full Select Board presented two warrant articles asking residents to choose between negotiating with the state over MassBay Community College's

Incumbent Board of Health Member Collin Seeks Full Three-Year Term in May Election

NORFOLK — April 18, 2026 — Norfolk Board of Health member John Bowman Collin is seeking a three-year term in the May 5 town election, citing tobacco regulation passage and a push for cross-board collaboration. Collin, completing a one-year term, appeared in a Norfolk Community Television candidate interview on

Council on Aging launches drafting of formal art-display policy

WELLESLEY — April 16, 2026 — Wellesley Council on Aging moves to formalize an art-display policy by late May. The board voted unanimously to seat a nominating subcommittee (Peter Grape, chair; Tina Wong; Corinne Monaghan), a new-member interview subcommittee, and to name Grape as liaison to the Friends of the

Historical Commission preferably preserves 1922 Calvin Road colonial revival

WELLESLEY — April 15, 2026 — Wellesley Historical Commission votes 4-0 with one abstention to preferably preserve 38 Calvin Road. Vice Chair Alexander Gavis moved the determination on the architectural prong of the town's demolition review bylaw, citing the 1922 colonial revival's design by Boston architect Frederick

Historic District Commission weighs shutter, siding details on Cottage Street homes

WELLESLEY — April 8, 2026 — Wellesley Historic District Commission reviews Cottage Street applications, clarifies limits on paint authority. The commission took up certificate of appropriateness applications HDC-26-02 for 58 Cottage Street and HDC-26-03 for 28 Cottage Street at its April 8 Zoom meeting, with discussion focused on

Town Meeting takes up Wellesley school budget amid enrollment slide

WELLESLEY — March 31, 2026 — Wellesley Town Meeting opens fiscal 2027 school budget debate as enrollment drops. Moderator Mark Kaplan reminded members that under Chapter 71, Section 34 they can only move the bottom line up or down, and that spending recommendations are "non-binding upon the school committee."

Wellesley Board of Health re-elects Simonson, Oliver Grape to lead three-member panel

WELLESLEY — March 26, 2026 — Wellesley Board of Health seats Susie Eklund and keeps Simonson in the chair. The three-member board voted 3-0 to retain Marcia Testa Simonson as chair and Linda Oliver Grape as vice chair after introducing Eklund, whose term runs to 2029. Health Director Lenny Izzo

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