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Staff report Wellesley Townsman The Wellesley Health Department has reported the first case in Wellesley of the U.K. COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7). "This case appears to be from community spread and not acquired from traveling," according to a brief from the town. The town's percent positivity rate is continuing to decrease. However, health officials are reminding the community that the town is still in the yellow (moderate) risk category and are urging people to follow COVID-19 precautions, including wearing a mask, keeping socially distant, and washing their hands, even if they have been vac...

Staff report Wellesley Townsman A grant to the Wellesley Police Department is helping local officers with efforts to enforce the current Massachusetts mask/face covering mandate and set a positive example for the community, according to a Tuesday annoucement.  This week, the Community Fund for Wellesley’s COVID-19 Relief Fund awarded $1,470 to the Police Department to support the purchase of WPD branded masks and two-ply gaiters (face sleeves) for all uniformed officers and extra masks to distribute to residents “Our officers are on the front lines every day protecting our community and...