🌱 How crucial is Friday’s Tewksbury showdown for Billerica’s season?

Hi Billerica! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How crucial is Friday's Tewksbury showdown for Billerica's season?
• How Billerica police helped take a major fentanyl suspect off streets

Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 35 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Skyler DeJesus isn't afraid to take a chance, and it paid off for Chelmsford football at Tewksbury (bostonglobe.com) — Billerica football fans have a big Merrimack Valley showdown coming as No. 18 Billerica hosts rival No. 16 Tewksbury in a key league game Friday night. The matchup is highlighted within a broader roundup of recent high school football action across Massachusetts, including Chelmsford's dramatic win at Tewksbury and several record-setting performances around the state.
   

• Alleged fentanyl dealer nabbed in sting (lowellsun.com) — Billerica police helped Tewksbury officers arrest a Methuen man allegedly trafficking more than 100 grams of fentanyl and additional cocaine in a regional investigation centered in the Merrimack Valley. The joint operation, which also involved Methuen police and the Middlesex Sheriff's Office, seized drugs and nearly $19,000 in cash, underscoring how local departments are coordinating to combat trafficking across town lines.
   

📸 Around Billerica

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Billerica

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Oktoberfest →
  Good Pickin' Farm, 5 Gould Rd, Westford
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• UNWIND & REALIGN: Navigating Anxiety, Menopause & Intuition →
  Tranquility Wellness Center, Inc, 235 Littleton Rd, Westford
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Girl Scouts STEM Challenge →
  UMass Lowell, 327 Aiken Ave, Lowell
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Sweetdreams Storytime (all ages) →
  Billerica Public Library, 15 Concord Road, Billerica
  6:15 pm
• Adult Program - Reel Talk Film Club Discusses The Untouchables (1987) →
  Billerica Public Library, 15 Concord Road, Billerica
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Save the Date: Ribbon Cutting at Transformations of Billerica →
  Billerica MA
• Ribbon Cutting at Northeast Health Services of Billerica →
  Billerica MA
• Adult Program - Mah Jongg Meetup →
  Billerica Public Library, 15 Concord Road, Billerica
  10:00 am
• Virtual - 50+ Job Seekers Group - Topic: Using AI (Optimize Your Job Search Tools) →
  Offsite, See program description for location, Billerica
  10:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Fall Craft Fair →
  North Billerica Baptist Church, 39 Old Elm St, Billerica
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Trinity's Trunk or Treat 2026 →
  170 Old Westford Rd, Chelmsford
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Mental Health First Aid →
  North Billerica Baptist Church, 39 Old Elm St, Billerica
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Billerica. Apply here.
• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Supervisor - Tewksbury Hospital in Tewksbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Billerica here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tewksbury

• Man arrested on drug trafficking charges in Tewksbury (newportdispatch.com)
• Impurity Standards Market To 2035: Growth Driven by Stricter Pharmaceutical Regulations (indexbox.io)
• Weight Management Dog Food Market To 2035: Premiumization and Canine Obesity Drive Growth (indexbox.io)

Bedford

• Rare 58 acre Westport farm had a $1.6M price tag: Weekly home sales (southcoasttoday.com)
• Eltek (NASDAQ:ELTK) vs. Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) Financial Survey (defenseworld.net)
• Critical Comparison: Harrow (NASDAQ:HROW) versus Lantheus (NASDAQ:LNTH) (defenseworld.net)

Woburn

• 3-BR Ranch In 'Desirable' Woburn Neighborhood Hits The Market (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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