Happy 19th birthday to The Swellesley Report
6 days ago · We started The Swellesley Report in December of 2005, which means our independent online news site is now 19 years old. It was one of the area’s first such sites to emerge with the rise of the internet and the demise of traditional newspapers (other local ones that started around then were Universal Hub in Boston and H2OTown in Watertown).. I started Swellesley as a side project, initially ...
Wellesley town government meetings for week of Dec. 9, 2024: …
Dec 7, 2024 · Discussion: FY’26 Budget Presentation; Vote: Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles; Discussion: New Job Description – Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Discussion/Vote: Academic Calendar model option; Discussion/Vote: Academic Calendar for 2025-26 Board of Library Trustees (Dec. 10, 7:15pm, main library)
Wellesley Turkey Trot 2024 sweet as pie - The Swellesley Report
Nov 28, 2024 · This year’s bigger-than-ever Wellesley Turkey Trot got Thanksgiving off to a spirited start for well over 2,000 runners and walkers and their supporters. The 5K course starts and ends in […]
Letter to the editor: Lise Olney not running for re-election to ...
Nov 22, 2024 · To the editor: I’m deeply grateful to the Wellesley community for the opportunity to serve on the Select Board since 2019, and I will not be running for re-election in March.
Meet a real live Wellesley Select Board member
3 days ago · Submit your event/s here.Note that we limit event listings mainly to free or inexpensive public events in Wellesley, such as talks, films, theatre productions, concerts, etc.
First look at Wellesley’s black & blue Steak and Crab restaurant
Oct 4, 2024 · We went to Wellesley Square’s new black & blue Steak And Crab restaurant for the first time on a Monday night and ordered… steak and crab.. As anyone walking by black & blue in the old CVS space at 65 Central St., can see, the restaurant is an open book.
Wellesley staying with single tax rate for residential, commercial ...
Dec 4, 2024 · The Wellesley Select Board this week voted unanimously to retain a single tax rate for residential and commercial property owners, and while the rate is going down, residents will see their taxes balloon again based on higher property assessments (see presentation and discussion starting at about the 12-minute mark of the Wellesley Media recording).
Wellesley town government meetings for week of Dec. 16, 2024: …
Dec 14, 2024 · Select Board (Dec. 17, 6pm, online). License renewals; Tax Classification Public Hearing and Vote; Audit Committee Annual Update; Annual Town Meeting Preparation (including Discuss Potential Special Act for Police and Fire Living Distance; Discussion of Potential Special Act for Digital Posting of Legal Notices; Discuss and Vote Co-Sponsorship of “Skip the Stuff”); FY26 Budget Updates ...
What’s open and closed at Thanksgiving time in Wellesley
Nov 27, 2024 · Wellesley Public Schools. Wednesday, Nov. 27, early release Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, no school and buildings are closed Monday, Dec. 2, no school for ...
Candidates can pull papers to run for Wellesley townwide offices, …
Dec 4, 2024 · The Swellesley Report welcomes letters to the editor announcing candidacies (or from incumbents who have decided not to run for re-election).. What we know so far is that Select Board member Lise Olney has announced she will not seek re-election. On the School Committee, one 3-year term will be up for grabs (Craig Mack’s term expires), and one 1-year term (Catherine Mirick vacated her seat ...