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1+ hour, 38+ min ago (13+ words) Today, April 9, is Local News Day in Wellesley & beyond'The Swellesley Report...
Today, April 9, is Local News Day in Wellesley & beyond
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (236+ words) While every day is Local News Day at The Swellesley Report headquarters, a coalition of journalists, nonprofit leaders, and media innovators in Wellesley and far beyond have united to promote April 9, 2026 as the official Local News Day. The goal is…...
Town of Wellesley & Village Church to hold geothermal forum on April 15
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (113+ words) The Swellesley Report The town of Wellesley and Wellesley Village Church on April 15 will shine a light on geothermal systems as a way to provide heating and cooling at scale. The half-day symposium (8: 30am-noon) will take place at Village Church,…...
Arts roundup'Wellesley Repertory Theatre presents "Come From Away; Colossal Collage Night; Music Collective at Babson; new director coming to the Davis; "Dance with WSO; and more
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (495+ words) Wellesley is fortunate to have a lively arts scene, with various opportunities to engage with or make art at any given time. Check out a concert, theater performance, or art reception this month. Here are just a few events happening…...
Wellesley High senior Riley Spangler honored by CRWA for environmental leadership
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (264+ words) Wellesley High School senior Riley Spangler is proving that environmental stewardship doesn't require a trip to a remote rainforest'it can begin right in one's own backyard. Last month, at the Charles River Watershed Association's (CRWA) annual meeting, Spangler was recognized…...
Taste Buds Kitchen redefines the joy of cooking in Wellesley
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (433+ words) For Adam Maleh, the kitchen has always been a place of joy, but it took years of whisking and saut'ing to realize that the magic wasn't just in the recipes. "I discovered that I love cooking a long time ago,…...
Wellesley Annual Town Meeting night #2: Split budget motions go smoothly, get approved
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1101+ words) (See Wellesley Media recording of the March 31 session.) The overall town and school budget adds up to $226. 2m, with $121. 5m on the municipal side, $96. 8 on the school side, and $2. 8 for free cash to balance the budget. The budget represents less than a…...
Sneak peek: New Wellesley restaurant Charm Ramen & Rice
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (299+ words) Charm's fun decor also features a mural that those in the know realize includes cartoon depictions of the owners' pre-teen daughters. Trahan's rascally son also makes a cameo in the painting, launching a paper airplane from above in the work…...
First night of Wellesley Annual Town Meeting features twists & turns
1+ week, 1+ day ago (590+ words) Wellesley Executive Director Meghan Jop said toward the end of her presentation on Annual Town Meeting's opening night this week that "Town Meeting is a year-round engagement." True enough, though there are some things you only see at Town Meeting…...
Wellesley Historical Society's lithograph by Isaac Sprague IV reminds us of spring's bloom
1+ week, 2+ day ago (348+ words) The Swellesley Report Wellesley Historical Society's lithograph by Isaac Sprague IV reminds us of spring's bloom Influential in a very different capacity was Isaac Sprague IV (1811-1895), father of Wellesley's beloved benefactor. The elder Sprague was a career artist and botanical…...