Free parking in Wellesley on Thursday, at least for moms

The Town of Wellesley and Wellesley Square merchants are running a promotion called Mom’s Day Out this Thursday, and many parking meters downtown will be hooded so that you don’t have to pay for parking from 10am-5pm. A bunch of merchants will be offering discounts of 15% to 25% off various stuff, with some portion of proceeds going to charities, such as the Wellesley Students’ Aid Society. It’s unclear from the promo whether dads or men and women who aren’t moms or dads are eligible for the discounts, but we’re guessing they’ll let things slide for the day.