As a new decade begins, scientists, world leaders and environmental activists are warning about the dangers of climate change and scrambling to address threats it brings to their communities.
To show their commitment to addressing the town’s vulnerability to climate change, the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission passed a resolution declaring a climate emergency. With support...
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Wellesley camps out
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Contributor
Tents with lanterns glowing brightly spread across Kelly Field behind Bates Elementary School as families came out for an evening in the great outdoors last Saturday night. Children helped their parents set up the tents at the second annual family campout, hosted by the Wellesley Recreation Department and the...
Wellesley softball fields receiving improvements
Wellesley softball athletes are closer to getting long-awaited - and much needed - improvements to their fields next to the tennis courts along Washington Street. A proposal for improvements has been under discussion by the Community Preservation Committee, Natural Resources Commission, and Playing Fields Task Force for some months. The proposal recently took a big...
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Community Gardens sprout altruism in Wellesley
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Weston Road Community Gardens, part of the land popularly known as the North 40, is one of two community gardens in Wellesley that provide rental plots to residents. Administrated by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) through a resident board, Wellesley residents approved by the board are assigned a...
Wellesley hosts gas leaks public forum
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
A public forum on gas leaks in the town of Wellesley took place on Tuesday, March 21. The Town of Wellesley is getting National Grid to fix each and every gas leak, some of which are 20 years old. Many residents are familiar with the smell of gas in their neighborhoods,...
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Bag reduction bylaw takes effect in 2017
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Keeping up with the growing trend of being “green,” Wellesley has joined over 20 Massachusetts communities that have banned the use of plastic carryout/shopping bags. The bag ban was proposed back in September of 2015, after the Wellesley Recycling and Disposal facility stopped collecting plastic bags for recycling. The ban, which...
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