More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.
Bring your old latex and oil-based alkyd paint to the Wellesley RDF for recycling on Saturday, July 7. The paint shed will be open 9am – 1pm.
Monday – Wednesday, 7am – Noon
Thursday and Friday, 7am – 3:45pm
Saturday, 7am – 4:45pm
Sunday, through Nov: 11am – 3pm
Here’s what’s closed in Wellesley on our nation’s 242nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence:
Parking meters in Wellesley will be free.
Wellesley’s RDF will be closed.
Wellesley town offices will be closed.
Wellesley Free Library will be closed for the 4th, and closed on Sundays for summer hours through August 25.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday, so Post Offices will be closed on the 4th, and there will be no home delivery of mail. It is also an official holiday for UPS, but scheduled UPS Critical Express and UPS Holiday packages should still arrive.
In general, the mean streets of Wellesley are pretty quiet on and around the 4th, so if you’re looking for excitement I recommend you head over to Natick’s parade. The parade starts on July 4 at 9am at Wilson Middle School (22 Rutledge Rd.) and travels down Route 27 to the Natick Common and concludes right after St. Patrick’s Church.
We’ve enjoyed the parade a few times over the years. We like to bring our chairs and set them up toward the end of the route, just across the street from St. Patrick’s Church. That way we get a good look at all the fun while watching the parade as geographically close to Wellesley as possible, so we don’t suffer separation anxiety from our town.
July 3, 9:30pm, Needham High School parking lot, 609 Webster St. They’ve also got a whole lotta fun going on all day long.
July 3, 9:30pm, Walpole at Joe Morgan Memorial Field, 22o School St.
July 4, 9pm, Newton at the Albemarle Field/Halloran Sports Complex.
Here’s a list of every (legal) fireworks display in the state (make sure you scroll down to the second page), so whether you’re on the Cape or in the Berkshires, The Swellesley Report has the information you need. Aren’t you glad you checked in with us?
And not that we’re trying to rush the summer along or anything, but registration for the 2018 Wellesley Turkey Trot is now open. The race sold out in early November last year; sign up early to guarantee your entry.
The Wellesley Cultural Council wants to hear from YOU!
The Wellesley Cultural Council (WCC), the local presence of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), is eager to learn what residents of Wellesley think of the state of their cultural lives in town. We on the WCC are conducting a survey of Wellesley residents to we can learn what sorts of programs and events in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences we might help fund that could possibly enrich the quality of your life in Wellesley. We would be very grateful if you would take just a few moments to complete this brief survey: https://www.
Fun fact: Mrs. Swellesley was a 2016 recipient of a Wellesley Cultural Council grant. I called my project “Wellesley Dump Art.”
The idea behind it was simple: to create still-life arrangements on-site at the RDF using exclusively items that came into the Give-and-Take area and flowers from my yard. I then photographed the completed arrangements. The project was part temporary installation, part performance art, and part photography shoot. It was community participation, cool tunes in the air, and a sense of fun. There were strange looks, some nervous laughter, and requests to take some of the props home (the answer: but of course!).
To make it all happen, I applied to the WCC and asked for a couple hundred dollars for supplies. From there I got my approval, got the various permissions I needed from town agencies, and later turned in my receipts for reimbursement. It was easy and fun and just thinking about it again makes me want to cook up another idea. I highly recommend you unleash your inner artist, too.
Saturday, May 5: Paint Recycling day: The following materials are accepted: Interior and exterior latex paint, interior and exterior oil based alkyd paint, and solidified paint. Materials that are not accepted are: creosote and turpentine, other solvents, and unmarked containers. These materials may be brought to the RDF on Household Hazardous Products Collection Day.
Sunday, May 6: This is your opportunity to dispose of any hazardous items in your home at the Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility, and to have documents shredded. Please see the attached list of items that can/cannot be brought to the RDF on this day.
Contact the Wellesley Fire Department for guidance on getting rid of explosives, fireworks, and radioactives.
Starting April 8, the Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility will be open to residents on Sundays, 11am – 3pm. Sunday hours will continue through November.
In addition, starting Saturday, April 7, 9am – 1pm., paint may be dropped off for recycling at the RDF on the first Saturday of each month from April through October. The following materials are accepted: interior and exterior latex paint, interior and exterior oil based alkyd paint, and solidified paint. Materials that are not accepted are: creosote and turpentine, other solvents, and unmarked containers. These materials may be brought to the RDF on Household Hazardous Products Collection Day on Sunday, May 6. You can get your documents shredded for free that day as well.
The reusables area, also known as the give-and-take section of the dump, is slated to re-open with Saturday, April 14 as the target date, just so long as it stops snowing.
And if you’d like to get in on the food waste program, complete this sign up form.
If you have additional questions, please call the RDF at 781 235 7600 x3345.
RDF hours:
Monday – Wednesday, 7a.m. – noon
Thursday and Friday, 7a.m. – 3:45p.m.
Saturday, 7a.m. – 4:45p.m.
Sundays starting April 8: 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.