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🌱 How a late-night Acushnet crash shut South Main Street down
Make time for From the Collection of Shay Assad *Online Auction* on the Acushnet Patch calendar
Good morning Acushnet! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a late-night Acushnet crash shut South Main Street down
- How an Acushnet coach beat the odds to return to football
Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Japan-America Friendship Festival is Back in Newport! and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 77, low: 55.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• One seriously injured in Acushnet Motorcycle accident (fairhavenneighborhoodnews.com) — A serious motorcycle crash at South Main and Jean streets in Acushnet left a 21-year-old rider unresponsive and shut down the road for several hours while police and state investigators worked the scene. Local firefighters and EMS stabilized him before transporting him first to St. Luke's in New Bedford, then to Rhode Island Hospital's trauma center, while the car's driver was also evaluated at St. Luke's. 
• ORR football coach back on the sidelines after nearly dying. 'Old man Guilbeault is the best.' (capecodtimes.com) — Longtime high school football coach Paul Guilbeault, who lives in Acushnet, is back on the Old Rochester sidelines less than a year after a life‑saving heart transplant and multiple complications. After months of rehab and finally returning home to Acushnet in January, the 72‑year‑old is drawing strength from his faith, family, and players as he resumes his 47th season of coaching.
📸 Around Acushnet
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acushnet
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★ Featured events ★
- From the Collection of Shay Assad *Online Auction* →
Acushnet
6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Wednesday Membership Meeting →
Acushnet Council on Aging, 59 1/2 South Main Street, Acushnet
1:00 pm - Neal Vitullo Band at Ponderosa Sportsman Club →
Ponderosa Sportsman Club, 242 Robinson Rd., Acushnet
8:00 pm - 2nd Annual Japan-America Friendship Festival is Back in Newport! →
5 Touro Park St W, Newport
10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
📣 Acushnet Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wilks: Parent Information Network (PIN) →
Wilks Branch, 1911 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford
12:15 pm - Lawler: Scrabble Scramble →
Lawler Branch, New Bedford
1:00 pm - Late Night Menu – Saturday →
National Club Mexican Cantina, New Bedford
6:00 pm - Lawler: Family Story & Craft →
Lawler Branch, New Bedford
6:00 pm - Wilks: Second Half Learning Institute: The Nature and History of Parasites and Fungi →
Wilks Branch, 1911 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford
9:30 am - Friends of Plumb Library Book Sale →
Rochester MA
10:00 am - Howland Green: Storytime →
New Bedford MA
10:00 am - Lawler: Device Advice →
Lawler Branch, New Bedford
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
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- Southcoast Health posted a job opening for Cashier-Retail in New Bedford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
New Bedford
- New Bedford Food Truck The Melting Spot Is For Sale (wbsm.com)
- New Bedford's Yesteryear Cyclery Clarifies Future Move (wbsm.com)
- Majority of detainees in South Coast ICE raids have no criminal records (newbedfordlight.org)
Fairhaven
- History Haunts Fairhaven: A Night of Shadows at Fort Phoenix (newbedfordguide.com)
Plymouth
- Plymouth Sets Date For Hazardous Waste Collection (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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