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Spotted on the Wellesley calendar: MAA Open House

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Wellesley seniors can boost brain health this Tuesday afternoon
  • Wellesley High music teacher earns national honor and classroom grant
  • How new collapse training could protect Wellesley in a major emergency

Also on today's calendar: MAA Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 61 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
  • Tuesday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 61 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wellesley Service League Men's Group Speaker Series to welcome Social Entrepreneur (theswellesleyreport.com) — Senior men in Wellesley can hear social entrepreneur Paul Derrickson discuss brain health and dementia prevention at Wellesley Friendly Aid on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. The Wellesley Service League Men's Group will offer refreshments, conversation, and a chance to learn practical lifestyle strategies to boost memory, focus, and mood.
   

• CMA Foundation Celebrates 10 Years Of Music Teachers Of Excellence Honoring The Nation's Top Music Educators - (cmaworld.com) — Wellesley residents can celebrate that Kevin McDonald of Wellesley High School has been named one of the CMA Foundation's 2026 Music Teachers of Excellence, earning a $5,000 grant for his classroom and personal use. Honored in Nashville alongside 29 other educators, McDonald's recognition highlights the strength of Wellesley's music program and its impact on local students.
   

• Massachusetts Delivers Specialized Firefighter Training for Building Collapses and Major Emergencies (hollistonreporter.com) — Wellesley firefighters are among those completing an intensive eight-day Structural Collapse Rescue Technician course that prepares crews for building collapses and other major emergencies. The state-funded training in Bridgewater teaches advanced skills like shoring unstable structures, moving heavy debris, and breaching concrete, strengthening Wellesley's ability to respond if a serious structural incident occurs locally or elsewhere in Massachusetts.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Women's Swimming & Diving Beats Bentley for First Time Since 1999 in Season Opener, 172-116 (babsonathletics.com)

Dedham

  • School bus full of students rear-ended in Dedham (nbcboston.com)
  • Updated Hurricane Isaias futurecast: When could tropical storm impact New England? (boston25news.com)

Westwood

  • 45 Blueberry Lane Westwood, Massachusetts 02090 (boston.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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