By Dave Watkins in News — 03 Oct 2026

Select Board sends MBTA zoning back to voters

Committee sets Nov. 18 vote on new school name. Wilmington's School Committee will pick a name for the long-awaited new elementary school on Nov. 18, after weighing resident input on three finalists: North Elementary, North Side Elementary and Salem Street Elementary.Wilmington News
Select Board returns MBTA zoning to town meeting. Wilmington's Select Board is sending a revised MBTA Communities Act zoning district back to a Nov. 21 special town meeting, after a court loss closed off the town's last legal challenge and with voters having already rejected the zoning three times.Wilmington News

Longtime resident John Curran dies at 88. John S. Curran, 88, of Wilmington passed away at home on Oct. 1 surrounded by family, according to an obituary posted by Nichols Funeral Home via Legacy.com.Legacy.com
Three-bedroom home with open layout lists in town. A three-bedroom Wilmington home with an open-concept layout and hardwood floors hit the market this week, Wilmington Patch reported, without listing a price.Wilmington Patch

Mon, Oct 5, 12:30 p.m.: Sarah Carter Lecture Fund Committee meets Monday. The Sarah Carter Lecture Fund Committee, which oversees Wilmington's visiting-speaker series, meets Monday, Oct. 5, at 12:30 p.m. at Town Hall.Town of Wilmington
Tue, Oct 6, 5:30 p.m.: Board of Health meets Tuesday evening. Wilmington's Board of Health holds its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall.Town of Wilmington
Tue, Oct 6, 6:30 p.m.: Cultural Council meets amid 2026 grant season. Wilmington's Cultural Council, which opened its 2026 grant season and applicant forum last month, meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m.Town of Wilmington
Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board convenes Tuesday night. The Planning Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.Town of Wilmington
Wed, Oct 7, 6:30 p.m.: School Committee holds regular Wednesday session. Wilmington's School Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m., its first regular session since setting the Nov. 18 school-naming vote.Town of Wilmington
Wed, Oct 7, 6:30 p.m.: Conservation Commission meets Wednesday evening. The Conservation Commission meets Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall.Town of Wilmington

Know a newsletter, official, or group we should be reading? Reply to this email and name it.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.