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What did the Arlington Select Board decide for October 5? Also on today's calendar: Joyful Gospel (Plus!) Concert - Church of Our Saviour and 17 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Saturday: Clearing and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees. Sunday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 63, low: 51. Monday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees. 📰 News we're reading • Arlington, MA Select Board — October 5, 2026 (meetingwatch.org ) — Arlington residents can review what their Select Board decided at the October 5, 2026 meeting, including a conditional site-plan approval with changes to landscaping. The MeetingWatch tool lets you jump straight to specific agenda items, official minutes, and exact video timestamps so you can quickly verify details that matter to your neighborhood.
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★ Featured events ★ Saturday October 3 Joyful Gospel (Plus!) Concert - Church of Our Saviour → Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum → Cider Tasting → Sunday October 4 Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis A Parade, a Blessing of the Animals, & More! → Sound Bath with Reiki Healing → Tuesday October 6 Commonwealth School Virtual Open House → Intro to ADUs → Friday October 9 HONK! Festival w/35 U.S activist bands on-site, plus 6 int'l bands streaming in; runs Oct.9-11. → Tuesday October 13 Fashion Portfolio Prep for High School → Sunday October 18 Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! → Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
Saturday October 3 MINDFUL MOVEMENT FOR THE LOWER BODY: Balance, Flexibility, Strength, & Stability with Steven Cardoza → Lowell Chamber Orchestra Concert: "Seven Rabbits On A Pole" → Sunday October 4 DHARMA TALK + MEDITATION with Lama Tsering ~ Free/Donation → Free World Fusion Concert at the Tiny Shed → PLAYSHOP For Autumn ~ Welcoming It All with Chandra Cantor & Robin Shaw → Arlington Community Barn Dance → Monday October 5 31st Annual ABGC Alumni & Friends Golf Outing → 31st Annual 2026 Arlington Boys & Girls Club Alumni & Friends Golf Outing → Tuesday October 6 YOGA for Osteoporosis and Bone Health with Helen Theodosiou → Wednesday October 7 An Evening with Arn Chorn-Pond → 📣 Arlington Shout Outs! Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
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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!)Submit it here!
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