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In today's newsletter:

  • What investigators say happened inside the Martha Lane home in Acton.

Also on today's calendar: Beer Garden at the Wright Tavern and 10 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Edward B.!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 39.
  • Saturday: Sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grand jury indicts Acton teen in killings of mother, brother (bostonherald.com) — An Acton teenager has been indicted on first-degree murder and related charges in the deaths of his mother and younger brother at their Martha Lane home, and is being held without bail. Prosecutors describe extensive evidence of a violent attack and say investigators are reviewing his internet and ChatGPT history, while his attorney cites ongoing psychological evaluations ahead of his next court date on October 27.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sunday is the LAST DAY of our regular season!
    Our Winter Market is the Sunday before Thanksgiving, inside the West Acton Villageworks ABFM will be open on Elm Street from 10am to 1pm - shop early… (Nextdoor Indian Village)
  • Acton-Boxborough Regional School District posted a job opening for Indoor Track Head Coach in Acton. Apply here.
  • Deaconess Abundant Life Communities posted a job opening for Accounts Payable/Purchasing Clerk in Concord. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Concord

  • Book it: Concord Festival of Authors returns with new features, old favorites (concordbridge.org)
  • This Small Massachusetts Town Has Enough Farm Stands, Bakeries, And Markets To Fill An Entire Day (takingthekids.com)
  • Request For Proposals to Lease Stow-Hardy House at Minute Man National Historical Park (nps.gov)

Littleton

  • UMass Lowell Athletics Announces Jersey Patch Partnership with Workers Credit Union (goriverhawks.com)

Sudbury

  • U.S. Senator Endorses LS School Committee Chair Running For State Representative (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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