The Board of Selectmen Monday night presented a brief update on the housing development planned for the old Wellesley Inn space that’s been vacant on Washington Street for the past six years. Developer Jordan Warshaw has proposed a less ostentatious development than that planned by the previous development team, which pulled back when the economy [...]
As Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend nears, the Celebrations Committee has revealed the names of those being honored that day, as listed below, as well as the Line of March (those marching in the parade). That’s shown below as well. Parade Grand Marshals Korean War Veterans In recognition of those “Not Forgotten”. Distinguished Service Award [...]
The list of activities and attractions on tap for Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend May 17-19 keeps growing. Fresh additions: *In keeping with the Korean War theme of the 45th Annual Wellesley Veterans’ Parade, Korean War materials will be on display at Wellesley Free Library. *The Wellesley Historical Society has put up a display of Wellesley Then [...]
Anyone got a dune buggy? You’d need one to park in the official spaces for those visiting the site of the original Wellesley Town Hall at the front of the Wellesley Country Club property on Wellesley Avenue (though there are plenty of other unmarked spaces that do the trick just fine). Meanwhile, it was a [...]
The Wellesley Historical Society has announced plans to lead a series of walks celebrating the town’s history, with the first focused on How Transportation Shaped Wellesley. This 1.5 mile, 90-minute tour is recommended for adults and interested teens (We had the chance to go on an early version of this tour late last year.) Where: [...]
Another excellent post by Wellesley History blogger Josh Dorin, who takes a look at “Ruins of the Waterway” in Wellesley such as The Waterway off of Glen Road, and ponders other such “ruins” in town as well. Dorin describes the Waterway as “a derelict canal and overgrown parkland that once made up the heart of [...]
Wellesley History blogger Josh Dorin makes his case in a recent blog post that Wellesley is not nearly as conservative as some people would have you believe and that if we keep referring to it as “Swellesley” then all that term conjures up will overshadow the real Wellesley. Sure, Wellesley does have its Republican sections, [...]
