🌱 How Acushnet’s Casey Carreau earned another season in Kansas City

Hi Acushnet! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Acushnet’s Casey Carreau earned another season in Kansas City

Also on today's calendar: Jason Poulos.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Some sun; breezy, less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 62.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ECHL: Casey Carreau Returns For Fifth Season With Kansas City (yardbarker.com) — An Acushnet native is making waves in pro hockey: forward Casey Carreau has re-signed with the Kansas City Mavericks for the 2026–27 ECHL season after leading all league forwards with a +31 rating. The 27-year-old, who played college hockey at Boston College and Niagara, has become a consistent scorer and ironman for Kansas City, appearing in every game last year.
   

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📸 Around Acushnet

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acushnet

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday July 21

• Jason Poulos →
  Somerset Old Town Hall, 1480 County St, Somerset
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday July 18

• NB Roots & Branches Festival 2026 →
  Beauty Union By: Lori Gomes, 338 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford
  12:00 pm

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📣 Acushnet Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Whale Wednesdays
  New Bedford Whaling Museum Harbor View Gallery
  10:00 am
• Indoor Band Jams with Ms. Rhonda (Ages 0-5) →
  Joseph H Plumb Memorial Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester
  10:30 am
• 3D Movies: Big Blue Pictures
  New Bedford Whaling Museum Cook Memorial Theater
  10:30 am
• Summer Reading Program: Indoor Band Jams with Ms. Rhonda (Ages 0-5) →
  Joseph H Plumb Memorial Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester
  10:30 am

Thursday July 16

• July 2026 Business After Hours Sunset Sip & Sail
  SouthCoast Chamber Cuttyhunk Ferry 66 State Pier New Bedford, MA
  5:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• 21 Grams More at New Bedford Roots and branches →
  Beauty Union By: Lori Gomes, 338 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford
  12:00 pm

Tuesday July 28

• Wildlands Trust — VolunTuesday - Rounseville Preserve →
  Wildlands Trust - Rounesville II Preserve, Marys Pond Rd, Rochester
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am looking for a local, small business plumber to give me an estimate to run gas pipe from the existing gas line to a generac generator.
  I will be gone probably the next two days out of state but if you text me at 774-428-1782 I’ll get back to you. Thank you! (Nextdoor Acushnet - South)

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in New Bedford. Apply here.
• US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Medical Support Assistant (Advanced) in New Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acushnet here.

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🗞 Nearby News

New Bedford

• No More Tickets: Big Changes at New Bedford Portuguese Feast (wbsm.com)
• Investigative journalist joins New Bedford Light staff (newbedfordlight.org)
• New Bedford, state reps question Justice Dept. motives for voter list request (newbedfordlight.org)

Fairhaven

• Lindsay Clancy's final pretrial hearing to be held Monday (bostonglobe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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