More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.
With the rampant spread of flu, Wellesley Health Department would like to remind you that it’s NOT TOO LATE to get the shot. We have flu vaccine!
Please call the Wellesley Health Department at 781-235-0135 to arrange an appointment.
More info on our website: www.wellesleyma.gov/health
Wellesley Repertory Theatre will present “Well”, a comedy by Lisa Kron that covers family, community, connection, communication, making sense, making peace with challenging circumstances, making art, and how glorious and difficult it all is. Just when everything seems figured out, new issues arise. Come laugh and join in the fun.
WHEN: January 17, 2019 – February 10, 2019
WHERE: Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall, Wellesley College
GET TICKETS: $0 (on pay-what-you-will Thursdays) – $20
DATES:
Malcolm Watson (Wellesley Society of Artists member) and Steven Kramer are exhibiting their artwork at the Wellesley Free Library through January 29. Their work explores the beauty of the land, sky, and water of New England, Scotland, and the American Southwest through the mediums of watercolor, pastel paintings, and digital photographs.
An Artists’ Reception with refreshments will be held in the Wakelin Room of the Library on Saturday, January 5, from 2pm – 4pm and is free and open to all.
Watson lives in Wellesley and is a professor emeritus in psychology at Brandeis University. Kramer, a retired psychologist, lives in Amherst and has focused on digital photography and his love of nature and wild places.
Nomination papers for candidates seeking office in Wellesley’s upcoming March 15, 2019 town-wide election are available through January 11, 2019 for town-wide offices; and through January 25, 2019 for Town Meeting members.
The Town of Wellesley depends on the active participation of its citizens in governance of the town. Wellesley has 11 Boards and Committees elected at the Annual Town election each year in March. This year’s election date is March 5, 2019. The seats on these boards are staggered so that one or two seats are elected each year for 3 year terms. (Planning and Housing are 5 year terms).
Wellesley also has a representative Town Meeting for 240 members elected by voting precinct. Town Meeting Members have staggered three year terms so 10 are elected each year from each precinct. Town Meeting meets in March/April to vote on operating budgets, capital expenditures and bylaws for the town.
Mass.gov has a nifty page where you can plug in your address and it will tell you not only where to vote, but who our Town Clerk is (that would be KC Kato), the names of our elected officials and district representatives and links to their pages that include their phone numbers, emails, and other information
The process of Wellesley’s elections begins with candidates obtaining nomination papers from the Town Clerk. Candidates then solicit signatures of registered voters and return the papers to the Town Clerk for certification.
January 11, 2019: candidates must obtain papers in person from the Town Clerk’s office by 5pm
January 15, 2019 candidates must return papers in person to Town Clerk for certification by 5pm
January 25, 2019: candidates must obtain nomination papers in person from the Town Clerk’s Office by 5pm
January 29, 2019: candidates must return nomination papers in person to the Town Clerk’s office for certification by 5pm
Please call town clerk KC Kato at 781-431-1019 ext. 2250 if you have any questions about running for municipal office.
More local election information here on important dates, signatures needed, general rules.
Nomination papers for candidates seeking office in Wellesley’s upcoming March 15, 2019 town-wide election are available now through January 11, 2019 for town-wide offices; and through January 25, 2019 for Town Meeting members.
The Town of Wellesley depends on the active participation of its citizens in governance of the town. Wellesley has 11 Boards and Committees elected at the Annual Town election each year in March. This year’s election date is March 5, 2019. The seats on these boards are staggered so that one or two seats are elected each year for 3 year terms. (Planning and Housing are 5 year terms).
Wellesley also has a representative Town Meeting for 240 members elected by voting precinct. Town Meeting Members have staggered three year terms so 10 are elected each year from each precinct. Town Meeting meets in March/April to vote on operating budgets, capital expenditures and bylaws for the town.
The process of Wellesley’s elections begins with candidates obtaining nomination papers from the Town Clerk. Candidates then solicit signatures of registered voters and return the papers to the Town Clerk for certification.
January 11, 2019: candidates must obtain papers in person from the Town Clerk’s office by 5pm
January 15, 2019 candidates must return papers in person to Town Clerk for certification by 5pm
January 25, 2019: candidates must obtain nomination papers in person from the Town Clerk’s Office by 5pm
January 29, 2019: candidates must return nomination papers in person to the Town Clerk’s office for certification by 5pm
Please call town clerk KC Kato at 781-431-1019 ext. 2250 if you have any questions about running for municipal office.
More local election information here on important dates, signatures needed, general rules.