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Hello Attleboro! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Olivia Knighton's legacy is inspiring everyday kindness around Attleboro
  • What Leslie's bankruptcy means for Attleboro pool owners this season
  • Why an Attleboro-born minister is at the heart of Medway's museum

Also on today's calendar: New England's Biggest Free Admission 2 Day Card Show and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Foundation honors Olivia Knighton's memory by spreading kindness (turnto10.com) — Around Attleboro, you can see Olivia Knighton's memory honored through bracelets, a memorial wall and rock garden at Capron Park Zoo, and the annual Bliss Ice Cream Social. Her family's foundation turns their 11-year-old daughter's tragic 2023 boating death into ongoing acts of kindness, scholarships, and toy drives that invite local residents to participate and spread compassion.
   

• Major MA Retail Chain To Close Stores Amid Bankruptcy (patch.com) — Residents who rely on Leslie's in Attleboro for pool and spa supplies should prepare for that store to close as part of the company's bankruptcy restructuring. The chain is shutting 76 locations nationwide, including Attleboro and Brockton, while keeping other Massachusetts stores and its online business open and honoring gift cards and loyalty rewards.
   

• Medway's Jacob Ide House has Spectacular Reopening (town.news) — Local history buffs may appreciate that influential 19th-century minister Jacob Ide, born in Attleboro in 1785, is central to Medway's newly renovated Jacob Ide House and museum. The reopening celebrates his long ministry, anti-slavery stance, and ties to nearby Franklin, while showcasing a town-funded restoration that's drawing admiration from historical groups across the region.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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