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Opinion: Massachusetts needs to introduce renewable energy programs in every town and city January 21, 2021 Massachusetts was a leader in the fight against climate change, but now it’s not. If Massachusetts wants to get back to the top, we need to take action, and we need to take it now.There are 294 towns and 57 cities in the Commonwealth, each of them needs a renewable energy program. Climate change is… Read more...
Odessa Sanchez announces candidacy for election to Wellesley Select Board January 7, 2021 It is with great pleasure that I announce my intent to run again for an open seat on the Wellesley Select Board. Just five months ago, I asked for your vote at the September 1st election. Thanks to your interest and support, I was a close runner-up, garnering over 35% of the vote. Since then,… Read more...
Colette Aufranc announces candidacy for re-election to Wellesley Select Board December 9, 2020 I would like to announce my candidacy for re-election to the Select Board If you feel I asked for your vote just a short time ago, you are right! I was elected to the Select Board in the September 1st special election, and am now running for re-election to that same seat for a three-year… Read more...
Letter to the editors: WPS parents frustrated with reopening plan September 3, 2020 September 3, 2020 Dear Mr. Gekopi and Dr. Lussier, We are the parents of Wellesley Public Schools (“WPS”) elementary school children and children with special education needs. We write in response to the stance of the Wellesley Educators Association (“WEA”) regarding full time remote instruction until certain requests are satisfied, despite the fact that COVID-19… Read more...
Letter to the editors: Wellesley Educators Association’s stance on reopening schools July 24, 2020 The Swellesley Report received an email from Kyle Gekopi, president of the Wellesley Educators Association, regarding the upcoming school year. Gekopi says that the Association is in agreement with Dr. Lussier and the administration's recommendation to develop a workable hybrid model for the fall (see Wellesley School Committee meeting: schools will likely take on a… Read more...
Letter to the editors: ‘Let’s follow the rules in 2020’ July 12, 2020 Dear Friends, Every person who lives in Massachusetts can be proud that our state has gone from having one of the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States to one of the lowest. It took lots of sacrifice and time and commitment to ourselves and our neighbors to get where we… Read more...
