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🌱 Teen Scavenger Hunt and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) on the Ashby Patch calendar
Hey there, Ashby! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) at Ephraim Curtis Middle School
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
📸 Around Ashby
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ashby
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★ Featured events ★
- Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am
Sunday September 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Teen Scavenger Hunt
Stevens Memorial Library 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham, MA 01430
8:00 am - In-Person Early Voting for the State Primary Election →
Fitchburg, MA Calendar, Fitchburg City Hall - City Clerk's Office 718 Main Street, Fitchburg
8:30 am - Senior Center: Bible Study
Townsend Public Library Senior Center Media Room Townsend Senior Center, 16 Dudley Rd, T
9:00 am - Senior Center: Shine Dance Fitness
Townsend Public Library Meeting Hall A
9:00 am - Senior Center: Massage with Morningstar
Townsend Public Library Senior Center Health Room Townsend Senior Center, 16 Dudley Rd
9:00 am - Senior Center: Wood Carving
Townsend Public Library Senior Center Arts and Crafts Room Townsend Senior Center, 16 Dud
9:30 am - Senior Center: Walking Club
Townsend Public Library Senior Center Lobby Townsend Senior Center, 16 Dudley Rd, Townse
9:30 am - Senior Center: Tap Dance
Townsend Public Library Meeting Hall A
10:00 am - Senior Center: Tai Chi
Townsend Public Library Squannacook 2 Townsend Senior Center, 16 Dudley Rd, Townsend, M
10:00 am - Parachute Play
Fitchburg Public Library Program Room Temporary Location, 166 Bou
10:00 am - Stretch, Strengthen & Balance (Senior Exercise Class)
Forbush Memorial Library Eloranta Room , 118 Main St, Westminster
10:00 am - Outdoor Storytime
Stevens Memorial Library 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham, MA 01430
10:30 am
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Oliver Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Driver/Shipping Receiving Clerk in Fitchburg. Apply here.
- CosmoProf Beauty posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - CosmoProf 06064 in Fitchburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashby here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ashburnham
- College Field Hockey: Falcons picked 4th in preseason poll (sentinelandenterprise.com)
- Early voting for MA primary underway. Where to vote in greater Gardner (thegardnernews.com)
Townsend
- Women's volleyball: Falcons picked to land in seventh (sentinelandenterprise.com)
Fitchburg
- Ethos Post-Harvest Supervisor - MA in Fitchburg, MA (syracuse.com)
- Indy Rewind: Spotted Lanternflies Are Active in Western Mass (amherstindy.org)
- Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of Aug. 24 , 2026 (sentinelandenterprise.com)
Ok Ashby! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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