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2025 in Wellesley, through pictures

January 1, 2026 by Bob Brown

We do our best to document Wellesley’s happenings through words and pictures and videos. Here are some of our favorites from 2025, most of which put smiles on our faces and we hope, yours.

The best photos largely are shared by others. We appreciate photo and video submissions throughout the year at theswellesleyreport@gmail.com.

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Double rainbow (Photo by Ann Schunior)

 
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Class of ’25 (Photo courtesy of Wellesley Public Schools)

 
Red Kettle Drive, Salvation Army, bell ringers, Wellesley
Volunteers

 
Wellesley Marketplace
Members of the Wellesley High Cheer Squad

 
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Pan-Mass Challenge at starting line at Babson College (Photo by Stephen Keep Photography)

 
Wellesley Spelling Bee 2025
Annual Spelling Bee (photo by George Roberts)

 
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Saving a deer (Wellesley Police photo)

 
Wellesley Square, July Jubilation, 2025
July Jubilation in Wellesley Square

 
Ellen Kim, with completed traffic box painting in front of Warren Building
Traffic box art

 
Coach Rob Miller has a word with Kimmy Tai during a break in her match
Wellesley High tennis coach Rob Miller has a word with Kimmy Tai on the way to a state title

 
Boston Marathon 2025 (photo by Marco Kaltofen)
Boston Marathon 2025 (photo by Marco Kaltofen)

 
Menorah lighting Linden Square
Menorah lighting in Linden Square

 
Wellesley Needham Thanksgiving Day football game
Celebrating Thanksgiving Day win (Photo by Adam Richins Photography)

 
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Turkey Trot fashion

 
Wellesley Veteran Day observances 2025
Veterans Day

 
MassBay Community College access to Centennial Reservation
Forest access

 
Homecoming Weekend
Homecoming community event

More & more photos…

Wellesley Marketplace, 2025
Wellesley Marketplace

 
Wellesley History & Exhibit Center
Wellesley History & Exhibit Center opens

 
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Inside Karma restaurant

 
Eiiza the corpse flower
Corpse flower at Elm Bank (Photo by Erica Noonan)

 
Hunnewell courts construction
Court construction

 
No Kings protest, Wellesley
“No Kings Day” protest in front of Wellesley Town Hall.

 
Brook Path e-bike sandwich board
Urging e-bike safety

 
town hall renovation
Town Hall reopens (Photo by Maya Hazarika)

 
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Pancake breakfast at Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend

 
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Open house at fire station

 
Wellesley College seniors Nyssa Youhn, Ellie Gurguliatos, Kathy Li, and Maya Lu-Heda posed with their hoops after the race.
Wellesley College hoop rollers (Photo by Jennifer Lambert)

 
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Wellesley’s Mike Vasil debuts at Fenway (Courtesy photo)

 
Boston Marathon 2025 (photo by Marco Kaltofen)
Boston Marathon

 
E.A. Davis, Wellesley
E.A. Davis closes

 
2025 2-1 Wellesley Cotillion Dance 30
Cotil

 
Lunar New Year, Wellesley Middle School
Lunar New Year at the Middle School

 
Wellesley Square inbound commuter rail train platform
Accessible Wellesley Square train platform

 
Wellesley, Ice Sculpture Stroll, castle
Wellesley Ice Sculpture Strol

 
Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson at Tishman Commons, Wellesley College, MLK Day event, World of Wellesley
MLK Day event

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