🌱 Jack-o'-Lantern Spectacular and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Jack-o'Lantern Spectacular Pumpkin Carving Days at McLaughlin Garden
• Jack-o'-Lantern Spectacular at McLaughlin Garden

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 37 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 62, low: 46.
• Monday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Paris

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12

• Jack-o'Lantern Spectacular Pumpkin Carving Days →
  McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main Street, Paris
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 15

• Jack-o'-Lantern Spectacular →
  McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main Street, Paris
  6:00 pm

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📣 South Paris Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Learn to Knit! →
  Fiber & Vine, 402 Main St, Norway
  10:30 am

Tuesday October 6

• American Heart Association CPR-First Aid-AED In-Person (Norway) →
  Norway Training Center (Marston Street), 16 Marston Street, Norway
  9:00 am
• Toybox Tuesday →
  Norway ME
  10:30 am

Wednesday October 7

• Storytime →
  Norway ME
  10:30 am
• Scrap Fabric Pumpkins →
  Fiber & Vine, 402 Main St, Norway
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Declaration of Independence Tour: Student Day →
  Norway ME
• Declaration of Independence Tour | Thursday, October 8 | Student Day →
  Norway ME
• Declaration of Independence Tour | Student Day →
  Norway ME
• Safety Care Initial One-Day In-Person (NCI ID and MH Employees only) Norway →
  Norway Training Center (Marston Street), 16 Marston Street, Norway
  8:30 am
• A commemorative opening event of the Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence exhibit →
  Norway ME
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Oxford Casino Hotel & Sportsbook posted a job opening for Dealer/DR Floor Supervisor in Oxford. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Oxford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Paris here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Paris

• Paris Select Board puts data center development on hold (newscentermaine.com)
• Maine News Events Calendar October 2nd (turnerpublishing.net)

Norway

• Norway to vote on lot rent stabilization ordinance Oct. 15 (sunjournal.com)
• Sew you want to craft? Try this guide to western Maine crafting groups. (sunjournal.com)

Oxford

• Jay generator journey loses steam as ‘super oversize' load stops in Oxford (pressherald.com)
• Hannah Pingree leads Bobby Charles by 13 points in AARP poll (bangordailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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