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Be sure to catch VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser on the Wellesley Patch calendar
Good morning Wellesley! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Wellesley officials want you to squish this colorful summer invader
- Why Wellesley Police scrapped their Flock license plate reader early
- See how Wellesley High stacked up in new 2026 STEM rankings
Also on today's calendar: VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
- Saturday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Spotted lanternflies are loving Wellesley this summer (theswellesleyreport.com) — Spotted lanternflies are showing up in big numbers around Wellesley's trees, including at Centennial and the Weston Road and Brookside community gardens, but officials say there's no change in state protocols yet. Residents are urged to report sightings, remove tree-of-heaven plants, and squish lanternflies and scrape off egg masses when possible to help protect local greenery. 
• Wellesley Police Dept. ends Flock license plate reader trial early amidst 'overwhelmingly' changed landscape (theswellesleyreport.com) — Wellesley Police have pulled the town's lone Flock license plate reader camera from Route 9 near Route 16, ending the trial a year early amid growing privacy concerns and a shifting national landscape. The department will stick with its existing mobile LPRs, which have helped solve local cases, while noting the Flock system never produced a major breakthrough here.
• These are the best high schools in Mass. in 2026, according to U.S. News (boston.com) — Wellesley families can take pride that Wellesley High School ranks 41st among STEM high schools nationwide in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 list. The broader rankings highlight Boston Latin as the top school in Massachusetts and show the state leading the country in the share of high schools placing in the top quarter nationally.
📸 Around Wellesley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wellesley
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★ Featured events ★
- VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser →
Mini-Golf on the Village Green, 315 Worcester St, Natick
10:30 am - Fresh Air & Farm Fun: Sunday Farm Pop-Up at Silverwood →
Silverwood Organic Farm, 195 Western Ave, Sherborn
10:00 am
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
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Other local events
- Friday Morning Book Group
Wellesley Free Library Arnold Room, Main Library
10:00 am - Imagnation Playtime
Wellesley Free Library Tootsie-Roll Storytime Room, Main Library
3:00 pm - Superhero Parents' Night Out →
My Gym Wellesley, 34 Central St, Wellesley
5:00 pm - Big Blue Blocks
Wellesley Free Library Tootsie-Roll Storytime Room, Main Library
9:00 am - End of Summer Ice Cream Party
Wellesley Free Library Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library
12:00 pm - Music at the Blissful
Wellesley Free Library Main Library
1:00 pm - Library Closed →
Wellesley Free Library 530 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02482 - Out of the Box Rehearsal
Art Barn Temple Sinai, 50 Sewall Ave, Brookline, MA 02446, USA
9:00 am - Gymnastics Clinic-Back Walkovers and Kickovers →
My Gym Wellesley, 34 Central St, Wellesley
1:30 pm - The Familiar Reimagined: Artwork by Eddie Bruckner Solo Exhibition at the Wellesley Free Library →
Wellesley Free Library -- Main Branch, 530 Washington St, Wellesley
6:30 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Monday August 31
Wednesday September 9
📣 Wellesley Shout Outs!
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
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- Why Some Wellesley Homes Sell Fast—And Others Don't: August 2026 Update —Matthew T. Coyle Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News
Needham
- Chestnut Dental Marks Milestone as First Massachusetts Practice to Staff a Dual-Trained Pediatric Dentist and Orthodontist (desmoinesregister.com)
- Skidmore men's soccer welcomes incoming recruiting class (skidmoreathletics.com)
- TEM Stock Slides As Tempus AI Bets $1.5B On MRD (stockstotrade.com)
Wayland
- Wayland Gets $100K State Grant For Energy Upgrades, Electric Vehicles (patch.com)
- Wayland School Among Top 15 Public High Schools In MA For 2026-27, New Ranking Says (patch.com)
- 8-Year-Old Boy Dies After Tree Falls At Wayland Summer Camp (patch.com)
Dedham
- Boston 25 Stuff the Bus: Help local students get ready for school (boston25news.com)
Ok Wellesley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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