🌱 Patch AM: See which Wellesley homes just changed hands and for how much

What's up Wellesley! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See which Wellesley homes just changed hands and for how much
• What does Wellesley-grown kale reveal about our grocery-store guilt?

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 44 and low of 22 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 36, low: 26.
• Tuesday: On-and-off snow, 1-3", with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wellesley, Mass., residential property sales for Nov. 18-28, 2025 (theswellesleyreport.com) — Recent home sales across Wellesley, from Sheridan Road to Parker Road, show a busy late-November real estate market with prices ranging from the mid-$700,000s to over $2.5 million. The report, licensed from The Warren Group and based on Norfolk County Registry data, lists specific buyers, sellers, addresses, and sale dates so residents can track neighborhood trends.
   

• "Sylvia Plath Goes to Whole Foods," by Chris Turner (defenestrationmag.net) — A playful poem imagines pricey kale pulled from Wellesley soil before landing in a Whole Foods cart, poking fun at grocery-store “virtue” and wellness culture. Written in a Sylvia Plath-inspired voice, it contrasts high-minded health aspirations with the reality of Pop-Tarts and sticker shock at the register.
   

📸 Around Wellesley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wellesley

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Monday December 22

• 4th - 8th Grade Book Club Online
  Wellesley Free Library , 530 Washington St , Wellesley
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Matt Heaton’s Holiday Hootenanny with Stacey Peasley & Vanessa Trien!
  The Center For Arts In Natick , 14 Summer St , Natick
  11:00 am
• The Nutcracker (Register)
  Fine Arts Center , 235 Wellesley St , Weston
  1:00 pm
• Jazz Jam Concert
  Weston Public Library , 87 School Street , Weston
  3:00 pm
• Chabad Wellesley - Weston Presents: Light Up Weston
  Weston, MA Calendar , Steps of Town Hall 11 Town House Rd , Weston
  4:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Third Annual All-Weston Art Exhibit
  Weston Public Library , 87 School Street , Weston
• Preschool Palooza
  Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am
• All Together: Preschool Storytime
  Bacon Free Library , 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
  10:00 am
• Room is Booked
  Raytheon Room Wayland Free Public Library , 5 Concord Rd. , Wayland
  1:00 pm
• Teen Group Takeover with Tony! (for Middle School and High Schoolers)
  Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  2:45 pm
• Read to Birdy the Therapy Dog!
  Weston Public Library , 87 School Street , Weston
  3:00 pm
• Unified Plan Committee
  Weston, MA Calendar , 11 Town House Rd , Weston
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• STXZ posted a job opening for Private Lacrosse Coach in Wellesley. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Beauty Sales Consultant in Wellesley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wellesley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Needham

• Cross Ocean Partners, Lincoln Property Co., acquire office campus in Needham, Mass. (irei.com)
• Defenses stand tall as Braintree and Needham boys hockey tie (masslive.com)
• Pet debt is on the rise. It's landing more people in court. (nhpr.org)

Dedham

• Nativity scenes become protest art in a season of deportations (axios.com)
• Ballistic, DNA test connect suspect to Brown University, MIT professor shootings (boston25news.com)
• Massachusetts Proposes Fines for Utilities That Leave Double Poles Standing (wror.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: I feel lightheaded!
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