Health Department Shuts Down Food Service At Community Center

The Wellesley Council on Aging has been operating from  Town Hall since 8:30 a.m., and its food program has been shut down since Tuesday by an order issued from the Board of Health Monday.

"There are some facility-related issues that need to be addressed," said COA Director Gayle Thieme. She said her office received word of the order late Monday, and shut down food services at the department's offices within the Wellesley Community Center Tuesday. 

On Friday morning, she said, the department began operating from Town Hall. This afternoon, a note on the Council on Aging office read that the department was at Town Hall temporarily, and listed the number there: 781-235-3961.

Thieme referred further questions to the Health Department and Wellesley Deputy Director Chris Ketchen. 

Wellelsey Health Director Mary Suresh could not be immediately contacted for details on the order. David Walsh at the Community Center could also not be immediately contacted for comment.

Ketchen was unable to provide details on the order, except to say it had to do with the Community Center building itself. He said the Health Department had been working with the Community Center this week to fix the problem. 

Thieme said the COA will continue to operate out of Town Hall on Monday, but she hopes the problem will be resolved soon, to avoid disrupting the department's services. 

Wellesley Patch will provide updates on this story as more information becomes available.