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Good day Hayward! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hayward High's 54-0 rout shook up Bay Area rankings
  • Hayward's former Rigatoni's ties into Dublin restaurant's final closure

Also on today's calendar: Join Us in Remembering the Heroes of Flight 93 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Very hot, temps: high: 97, low: 67.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bay Area prep football Week 2, 2026: Weekend scoreboard, how Top 25 fared (eastbaytimes.com) — Hayward High's football team is off to a strong 2-0 start after a dominant 54-0 win over Washington-San Francisco, earning the No. 23 spot in the Bay Area Top 25 rankings. The roundup also shows how other East Bay and regional powers fared in Week 2, giving Hayward fans context for where their team stands among top programs.
   

• Rigatoni's restaurant closes for good in Dublin after 27 years (danvillesanramon.com) — Residents may remember Rigatoni's on Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward, which closed earlier this year as part of a broader pullback by the Italian restaurant group. Now the long-running Dublin Rigatoni's has also shut its doors after 27 years, leaving Castro Valley and several Strizzi's locations as the remaining options for fans of the brand.
   

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  • Another successful food hand out for the community my grandson helped do the bread he put 2 in each baggie and said grandma when im bigger im gonna help everyone just like you he is definitely like me giving and a huge heart so glad his parents are
    raising him to be loving and kind it took longer today we did san leandro castro vally and hayward now rest time (Nextdoor Meek Park)
  • Wallace being silly, early on a beautiful Sunday evening .
    Colony cats have a tough life, so I love seeing them this happy when I show up to feed them. Wallace is brother to Coates and Morgan. (Nextdoor Tennyson/Alquire)
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Hayward. Apply here.
  • Brinker International posted a job opening for Line Cook - Union City Chili's in Union City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hayward here.

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Ok Hayward! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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