🌱 Patch AM: How a new rail station could reshape commuting on Weston’s border

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new rail station could reshape commuting on Weston's border

Also on today's calendar: Access Film Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
• Friday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Can Waltham and Weston Transform Aging Office Parks Into A Transit-Oriented Neighborhood? (streetsblog.org) — Major redevelopment is coming to the Waltham–Weston line, with Weston approving zoning for hundreds of new homes at the Weston Corporate Center and a possible new Fitchburg Line station replacing Kendal Green. Coordinated projects would add trails, new streets, and safer walking and biking links between Weston, Waltham, Route 20, and the Mass. Central Rail Trail, reshaping how locals live and commute.
   

📸 Around Weston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Weston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Access Film Festival →
  Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St, Framingham
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Waltham's Comic Book & Collectibles Show →
  193 Elm St, Waltham
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Pajama Storytime →
  Weston Public Library, 87 School Street, Weston
  6:00 pm
• AIC Autumn Open Studio Sessions 2026 →
  The Toolshed, 356 Boston Post Road, 1st floor, Weston
  6:00 pm
• SOLD OUT Watercolor: Beginner Series →
  The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Thursday Evening Choir Rehearsal →
  First Parish Sanctuary, 349 Boston Post Road, Weston
  6:00 am
• Thursday Tours of the Golden Ball Tavern Museum →
  Golden Ball Tavern Museum, 662 Boston Post Road, Weston
  10:00 am
• Mending Circle: Sweater, Socks, and Denim Repair →
  The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston
  10:00 am
Friday October 16
• Open House →
  Regis College Children's Center, 235 Wellesley St, Weston
  9:30 am
Sunday October 18
• Boston Haunted Walk! The First Halloween Event of the Season →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• Alzheimer's Disease in 2026: Early Detection, Emerging Therapies, and the Future of Care →
  Zoom
  6:15 pm

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• Harbor Strength Pelvic Health — (508) 418-3447
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Wellesley. Apply here.
• Cradles to Crayons Inc posted a job opening for Customer Service Coordinator / Driver in Newton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Weston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wayland

• Acton teen accused of killing mother and brother to appear in Middlesex Superior Court (bostonglobe.com)
• Which Wayland employees made the most in 2025? Here's the top 25 (metrowestdailynews.com)
• Student hospitalized after fire at Wayland High School (metrowestdailynews.com)

Waltham

• Enhancing the preservation of chicken breast using a curdlan/BSA gel interacted with citrus flavonoids: Interaction mode and dual-component protection (nih.gov)
• PTFE-Faced Rubber Stoppers Market Forecast to 2035: Biologics Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)
• Analyzing Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) & Great Elm Group (NASDAQ:GEG) (defenseworld.net)

Sudbury

• Sudbury's Latest School Enrollment Numbers, By Grade And School (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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