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Wellesleyites generous to Senatorial campaigns

By bbrown | Published: December 6, 2009

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 [...]

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Wellesley Commons condo project gets uglier

By bbrown | Published: November 20, 2009

Developer Michael Connolly has been told by the town to stop construction on his controversial condo project at Hillside Rd. and Washington St. in lower falls, according to the Wellesley Townsman. The town’s building inspector cited violations that included installation of a retaining wall without proper permits and assorted monetary issues. The words “Crime Scene” [...]

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Wellesley Town Meeting: Retaining walls and meal taxes

By bbrown | Published: November 16, 2009

Wellesley’s Special Town Meeting kicks off Monday night at the Middle School at 7:30pm and is scheduled to continue on Tuesday. Town Meeting members could make quick work of the 11 articles in the official warrant. The highlights: * New rules could go into effect to ensure retaining walls aren’t too high (no higher than [...]

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Mayor Menino lumps Wellesley, Boston schools together

By bbrown | Published: October 20, 2009

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 [...]

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Don't forget to register to vote

By bbrown | Published: August 26, 2008

From the Wellesley Town Clerk: Voting? Register by August 27th & October 15th Will you be voting in the upcoming Massachusetts State Primary and State Election?  Are you registered to vote? Are you sure? The Wellesley Town Clerk office hours are 8:00am – 5:00 pm  Monday through Friday.  On August 27 and October 15 there [...]

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