Newspapers, magazines, web sites covering Wellesley
This post was updated August 2024.
The Swellesley Report
Welcome! We’re Bob and Deborah Brown, co-creators and co-editors of The Swellesley Report. We strive to provide a central source of news (through original reporting and links to other news reports) and information about Wellesley, Mass., for residents, those who work here and visitors. While our focus is on Wellesley, we also venture beyond town borders to cover restaurants that might be of interest to you, as well as cultural events plays in Boston, and nearby vacation getaways.
The Bradford, Wellesley High School’s official publication that “exists to inform and entertain.”
Petit Perspective: We’re big fans of Wellesley resident Melinda Petit’s Instagram account Petit Perspective. A nature-loving photographer with an incredible eye for beauty, Melinda photographs landscape and animal shots from her travels. Wellesley locations figure prominently.
Wellesley Patch: One of AOL’s local websites, covering Wellesley, mainly through press releases.
Wellesley Townsman: Weekly that in the past included extensive local news including politics, school happenings, local activity calendars. Since The Townman’s purchase by Gatehouse Media in 2006, local news has become less of a focus for the 100+ year old publication, which has changed over to a regional focus.
So that leaves you with The Swellesley Report if you want extensive local news including politics, school happenings, a local activity calendar, and more about Wellesley, Massachusetts.
WellesleyWeston Magazine: Thick, glossy magazine that shows up quarterly in residents’ mailboxes. Covers lifestyles of the rich and not-necessarily-so-famous.
The Wellesley News: Wellesley College student newspaper—their website was “down for maintenance” when we check during July 2024.
Wellesley Media Corp: Info on the local cable access channel, including volunteer opportunities.
