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Category Archives: Politics
Ellen Gibbs is your newest Wellesley selectwoman; teen D’Ortenzio wins Town Meeting seat
Ellen Gibbs(1,550 votes) knocked off Thomas Ulfelder (866) and Jason Rich (233) to win the vacant seat on the board of selectmen Tuesday.
Tom Harrington and Mark Antonelli won the two available seats on the Recreation Commission and Kathy Egan won the race for Housing Authority.
17% of registered voters participated.
Complete results, including town meeting seat winners, [...]
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Wellesley town election preview
The Townsman presents a rundown of the 3 candidates for the open seat on the Board of Selectmen, focusing on their varying levels of outsiderness. The Townsman also profiles a politically-savvy high school student bidding for a seat at Town Meeting.
You can meet and grill the candidates on Feb. 25 at 7-9pm at Wellesley Free [...]
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Coakley wins! (in Wellesley anyway)
Martha Coakley grabbed 5,934 votes to Scott Brown’s 5,922 votes and Josephy Kennedy’s 48 votes, according to preliminary results in Wellesley, where 75% of eligible voters went to the polls. Coakley won in precincts A, B, D and G, with Brown owning C, E and F. Of course, that wasn’t quite enough of a victory [...]
Have your say at Wellesley open space hearing
The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission invites you to a public hearing on its open space and recreation master plan, and Fuller Brook Park preservation master plan. It will take place at 7:30pm at Town Hall on Jan. 12. Your feedback is needed to help the NRC establish priorities and identify open space and recreation opportunities.
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How Wellesley voted: Coakley, Brown win big
According to preliminary results in the special Senate primary today, Martha Coakley grabbed about 45% of the vote among Democratic candidates in Wellesley (1,771 votes), with Alan Khazei finishing second at 974 votes. Michael Capuano finished next at 802, followed by Steve Pagliuca at 389.
Republican candidate Scott Brown trounced Jack E. Robinson 1,100 to 47 [...]
Wellesleyites generous to Senatorial campaigns
The Globe reports on where candidates for the vacant Senate have gotten their contributions from, and Wellesley was shown to be a strong source of funds for many of the candidates, including Democrats Steve Pagliuci ($43K) and Michael Capuano ($53K). Wellesley also was among Republican candidate Scott Brown’s top contributors in the area, though he [...]
Meals tax, new retaining wall rules a go in Wellesley
Town Meeting members approved both a .75% tax on restaurant bills starting in the new year and an amended zoning bylaw designed to make retaining walls safer, shorter and less ugly.
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Mayor Menino lumps Wellesley, Boston schools together
During his debate last night with Michael Flaherty, Jr., Boston Mayor Tom Menino said half of the schools in the state could stand improvement, not just Boston schools. He cited those in Wellesley, Brookline and Weston as well.
‘‘They all fit into the same category we fit into,’’ Menino said, according to a Boston Globe account.
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Wellesley State Sen. Creem in pivotal alimony law role
Boston Magazine takes a harsh look at the state’s alimony laws and one man’s efforts to reform them. The article says one big obstacle to reform is State Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, who represents Wellesley, Newton and Brookline. A handful of readers on the Boston Magazine website say Creem has a conflict of interest in [...]
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The Wellesley 100: How much town officials make
The Globe has published a searchable list of the top 100 highest-paid Wellesley town officials for the year ended June 30, 2008. Topping it: Police Lt. Wayne Cunningham, Jr. ($176K, including supplemental pay) and School Superintendent Bella Wong ($169K, up about 26% from the year before). More here.
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Town officials look for Wellesley Inn site developers to tidy up
Developers of the stalled condo project want an extension to get their project done, but town officials would like some good-faith efforts, such as making the dustbowl more presentable until the project really gets going, the Boston Globe reports. Board of Selectman chair Greg Mills called for some landscaping.
If all else fails, maybe the big [...]
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Wellesley Town Meeting scorecard
Here’s a link to a scorecard on Monday and Tuesday’s action, which included some spirited debate over funding affordable housing in town. The senior center debate starts Monday.
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Wellesley Town Meeting kicks off this week
Wellesley Middle School is the venue for Town Meeting, which started Monday and Tuesday at 7:30pm. Go and you can see:
* What the heck a moderator does
* Town characters in all their glory
* Town officials talking about pot
* The very fate of your futures determined
Oh, plus discussion of how much money to dish out for [...]
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Matalin/Carville event at Wellesley College scrapped
Alas, the invited speakers (wife-husband team of Mary Matalin-James Carville) have declined to come to Wellesley College on April 15 because financial terms could not be agreed upon.
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Least controversial Wellesley Town Meeting agenda ever?