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Good morning Wellesley! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How wheelchair football is building community inside a Wellesley gym
  • How Wellesley College is reshaping its century-old Honor Code
  • See how Wellesley's colleges ranked among America's best small schools

Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Presentation - Reimagining Retirement and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 66.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New England wheelchair football team creates community (wmur.com) — Wheelchair football players from across New England are gathering Sunday mornings at Wellesley's Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex to practice as the New England Patriots Wheelchair Football team. Supported by Adaptive Sports New England and the NFL franchise, the program offers competitive play, regional travel, and a powerful sense of community for athletes with a wide range of disabilities.
   

2. A life of honesty, integrity, and respect (wellesley.edu) — Wellesley College is spotlighting its long-standing Honor Code, which calls students to live with honesty, integrity, and respect and even sign a dedicated Honor Code book. Recent efforts aim to reframe the code as a student-driven, restorative ethic, with students praising the trust it fosters, including largely unproctored exams in the age of AI.
   

3. These 8 Massachusetts schools named among best small colleges in US (milforddailynews.com) — Two Wellesley institutions, Wellesley College and Babson College, have been named among Forbes' top small colleges in the country, highlighting the town's strong higher-education presence. They join six other Massachusetts schools on the national list, recognized for outcomes like graduation rates, alumni earnings, and student debt rather than prestige alone.
   

4. Obituary: Robert D. Sheehan Jr. (July 11, 1961 — Sept. 6, 2026) (theswellesleyreport.com) — A former Wellesley resident, Robert D. "Bob" Sheehan Jr., has passed away, with visiting hours and a funeral Mass scheduled at Burke Funeral Home and St. John the Evangelist Church in Wellesley Hills on September 19. Friends and family are invited to pay their respects, remembering his successful career, community service, and deep devotion to loved ones.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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