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Wellesley, Mass., news week in review

Top stories from the week of Oct. 22, 2023

  • Wellesley MCAS Scores Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Mostly
  • Popovers coffee shop & bakery planned for Wellesley’s Church Square
  • ‘Torn’ Wellesley Advisory Committee not sold on zoning article for Sisters of Charity property
  • Big unveiling of sculpture at Wellesley Free Library on Oct. 28
  • Wellesley remembers Sylvia Plath on the 91st anniversary of her birth

Top stories from the week of Oct. 15, 2023

  • Lanternflies have landed in Wellesley
  • Magic Beans closing after 19 magical years in Wellesley
  • A sweet & savory farewell to Wellesley’s CrepeBerry
  • Wellesley Historical Society seeks to fund History Center
  • Wellesley Girl Scouts raising recycling awareness
  • Wellesley program addresses the scary story of book banning campaigns

Top stories from the week of Oct. 8, 2023

  • Wellesley Business Buzz: Eastern Bank branch closing; Cashmere Sale is back; Real estate firm to celebrate Linden Square office
  • Opening Day at Wellesley’s most prominent pumpkin patch
  • Wellesley Freedom Team renews awareness efforts
  • Wellesley Select Board, Public Schools superintendent issue statements on Middle East violence
  • We volunteered to cover the Wellesley Volunteer Fair
  • Wellesley Historical Society hosts tour at Hunnewell Estate

Top stories from the week of Oct. 1, 2023

  • Wellesley police revive man with 2 doses of Narcan
  • Wellesley Historical Society hosts tour at Hunnewell Estate
  • Wellesley Business Buzz: NYSC (formerly BSC) Wellesley gym closing next month; Chamber’s Fall Breakfast coming
  • Wellesley Planning Board votes to support zoning article on Sisters of Charity property
  • Wellesley service celebrates special bond between pets & people
  • Jimmy Fund walkers take to Boston Marathon course through Wellesley

Top stories from the week of Sept. 24, 2023

  • Wellesley senior center’s walls go from beige to BAM! during Art Wellesley show
  • Wellesley FY25 budget talks ramp up, with focus on ‘human assets’
  • Wellesley Business Buzz: Gretta Luxe has plans for ex-Brueggers space; Wellesley Goes Pink; Visiting Dedham’s Brickhouse Cafe
  • Wellesley business buzz: Clementine ownership changes; Wreaths are coming; Breakfast Club returns to Captain Marden’s
  • Wellesley’s zoning on track to become more inclusionary
  • Wellesley Spelling Bee switching back to the fall; registration opens
  • Wellesley Police getting spiffy new 100-foot radio tower
  • An hour in a Wellesley garden: the dahlias are in full bloom and they’re fabulous, dahling
  • Pippi the black lab celebrates book launch with friends at Centennial Park

Top stories from the week of Sept. 17, 2023

  • ‘I can’t believe they’re sitting in a basement’: Wellesley still seeking home for valued Kepes panels
  • Developers share details on 34-unit Wellesley condo plan
  • Happy 101st birthday to Wellesley’s Anne Powers
  • Wellesley DAR chapter demonstrates a strong constitution with library display
  • New MBTA schedule to give Wellesley commuters a later curfew
  • Beyond Wellesley: Breakaway Boston festival: ‘New England EDM, finally!’

Top stories from the week of Sept. 10, 2023

  • Wellesley Town Hall interior renovation coming along
  • Wellesley track & field lights, bathroom updates shared
  • Wellesley reflects on 9/11
  • Wellesley Business Buzz: Chamber releases ‘Get to Know Wellesley’ video; Fashion retailer Cattivo coming to town
  • There’s more to Wellesley Special Town Meeting warrant than articles might indicate
  • Wellesley students named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists
  • Wellesley’s Kunal Sharma lights up Times Square
  • Business Buzz: Wellesley Bocado loses a sibling restaurant; GFaceMD expands beyond Wellesley

Top stories from the week of Sept. 3, 2023

  • Wellesley making moves to comply with MBTA Communities multifamily zoning rules
  • Wellesley Public Schools shares sneak peek at 2023-2024 enrollment numbers
  • Wellesley Municipal Light Plant urges customers to cut back during expected Thursday demand peak
  • Wellesley residents ready for Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
  • But wait, what about pickleball?
  • Wellesley school community tops off new Hardy Elementary building

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