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Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Wellesley Middle School celebrates Deutschfest (theswellesleyreport.com) — Students at Wellesley Middle School recently turned their cafeteria into a lively Deutschfest, celebrating German, Swiss, and Austrian culture with food, crafts, and performances. German language students staged skits and songs while volunteers served pretzels, cakes, and other treats, all aimed at sparking interest in Wellesley’s German language program through hands-on fun.
2. First Deeds: 1870-1901 - Part 4 of a 4-part series (franklinmatters.org) — Wellesley homeowners and history buffs can trace the town’s earliest recorded land transfer back to an 1880 deed from William R. Hanks to Granville H. Norcross, preserved at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds. This final part of a four‑part series highlights first deeds from several Norfolk County towns and explains how residents can explore millions of digitized land records online.
3. Eugene Carroll 'Terry' Stone III (northsidesun.com) — A former Wellesley resident, Eugene “Terry” Stone III, has died at 78 after a brief illness, leaving family and friends across several states. His life journey took him from Wellesley to Oxford, Mississippi, where he built a long legal career in municipal and state service before retiring to coastal South Carolina, remembered for his generosity, storytelling, and love of the outdoors.
4. Jury selection begins for NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs trial (wickedlocal.com) — A high-profile criminal case involving NFL receiver Stefon Diggs is now underway in Dedham District Court, which also serves Wellesley residents. Jury selection has begun in his trial on assault and strangulation charges tied to a dispute with a private chef, with both sides preparing witnesses and the outcome potentially carrying serious prison time under Massachusetts law.
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