🌱 How an Ashby volleyball standout just earned conference rookie honors

Good morning Ashby! 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 an Ashby volleyball standout just earned conference rookie honors

Also on today's calendar: The Web they Wove Women and their Wardrobes during New Englands Revolution.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, breezy and warm, temps: high: 71, low: 60.
• Friday: Remaining warm with rain, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Local roundup: Falcons' Elsdon picks up weekly recognition (sentinelandenterprise.com) — An Ashby native, volleyball standout Jess Allard, just earned MASCAC Rookie of the Week honors after a strong three-match run for Worcester State, spotlighting local talent from North Middlesex Regional. The roundup also covers recent results for Fitchburg, Oakmont, and other nearby high school teams, giving Ashby-area sports fans plenty to catch up on.
   

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📸 Around Ashby

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Sunday November 15

• Meat Raffle →
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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Painting classes-Julie Harrold
  Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main St, Ashby
  6:30 pm

Saturday November 21

• The Web they Wove Women and their Wardrobes during New Englands Revolution →
  Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main Street, Ashby
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 4

• MRFRS Catmobile →
  Fitchburg, MA Calendar, 700 Main Street, Fitchburg
  9:00 am
• Community Yoga Westminster Library →
  Forbush Library, 118 Main Street, Westminster
  9:15 am
• Movie Matinee - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  Community Room
  12:30 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot (Ages 10-14)
  Sudolnik Conference Room Lunenburg Public Library, 1023 Massachus, Lunenburg
  4:00 pm
• Mobile Escape Room at Thirsty Robot Brewing Company →
  Thirsty Robot Brewing, 265 Summer Street, Fitchburg
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 5

• Knitting Group
  Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location, 166 Bou, Fitchburg
  12:00 pm
• Weight Strengthening Series with Niki Holtzman
  Wallace Community Room Lunenburg Public Library, 1023 Massachuset, Lunenburg
  4:00 pm
• 1-on-1 Tech Help Sessions
  Community Room
  4:00 pm
• Pokémon Club
  Makerspace
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Supervisor - Tewksbury Hospital in Ashby. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Townsend. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashby here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ashburnham

• Candidates to vie for Second Worcester District state rep post (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• John Cena Biography 2026: 17 Titles, Hollywood, Farewell (guidenetworth.com)
• 9 Central Massachusetts Trails Under 3 Miles That Lead To Stunning Views (takingthekids.com)

Townsend

• Townsend VFW Auxiliary announces student art contest (lowellsun.com)
• Rep. Scarsdale faces challenger Chris Lyons in First Middlesex District (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• North Middlesex spreading Morgan's Message (sentinelandenterprise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary! (Thank you Bee G. for sending it in!)
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