🌱 Patch AM: Why did a tireless truck chase end in an Acton cornfield?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why did a tireless truck chase end in an Acton cornfield?

Also on today's calendar: Union Station Card Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Brisk and cool with rain, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
• Sunday: Brisk and cool with rain, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Slow-speed pursuit on Mass. highway ends with tireless truck in cornfield (boston25news.com) — A slow-speed police pursuit on Route 2 ended Thursday morning in a cornfield in Acton after a pickup truck traveled for miles on its rims with no tires. State Police took at least one person into custody, and investigators are still determining what sparked the chase and whether any charges or injuries resulted.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Union Station Card Show →
  Union Station Worcester, 2 Washington Sq, Worcester
  10:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  American Legion Post 221, 357 Great Rd, Bedford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Fantastical Cardboard Forest at Discovery Museum →
  Discovery Museum, 177 Main St., Acton
  9:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Worship with Us! Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost →
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
  9:30 am
• ArtSpace: Where to Start? 3 Tips for Beginner Artists and DIYers →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  10:00 am
• Iron Work Farm Open House at Jones Tavern and Faukner Homestead →
  Jones Tavern, 128 Main St, Acton
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Iron Work Farm's Open-Air Tap Room →
  Faulkner House, 5 High St, Acton
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Annual Pepperell Open Farm Day →
  Participating Farms in Pepperell, Pepperell
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• ArtSpace: Zentangle Art: Next Steps (An Intermediate Level Course) →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• ArtSpace: Fabric Art Workshop →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Beer Garden at the Wright Tavern →
  2 Lexington Road, Concord MA
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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Maynard

• Man arrested after alleged lewd acts reported on Maynard rail trail (shrewsburypost.com)

Sudbury

• Pedestrian Improvements Planned Near Goodnow Library In Sudbury (patch.com)

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