🌱 How a Boxford woman’s weight-loss drug is reshaping her shopping cart

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Boxford woman’s weight-loss drug is reshaping her shopping cart

Also on today's calendar: Topsfield Scout Yard and Plant Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, rain beginning; cool, with a high of 55 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 71, low: 50.
• Monday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 53 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Daily Money: GLP-1s are changing shopping (usatoday.com) — A Boxford resident, Megan McDonald, is highlighted for how GLP‑1 weight-loss medication has dramatically changed her grocery shopping, steering her toward fresh foods and away from snacks. Her experience illustrates a broader national shift in how these drugs are reshaping spending on food, clothing, and dining out, with analysts calling it a major disruption for retailers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Boxford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Topsfield Scout Yard and Plant Sale →
  9 E Common St, Topsfield
  8:00 am

Wednesday May 27

• Graduation Parties - Open House →
  Lanam Club Inc, 260 N Main St, Andover
  11:00 am

Monday June 1

• ⛳ Welcome to the 2026 golf season! →
  Crystal Lake Golf Club, 940 N Broadway, Haverhill
  9:00 am

Friday June 5

• Salem Arts Festival 2026 →
  Salem
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 9

• MS Musical Production
  Middle School Boxford, MA 01921
  7:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Select Board →
  Boxford, MA Calendar Boxford, MA 01921
  6:30 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Board of Health →
  Boxford, MA Calendar, Masconomet Regional School District 20 Endicott Street, Room 1170, Boxford
  6:30 pm
• Annual Town Meeting →
  Boxford, MA Calendar Boxford, MA 01921
  7:00 pm
• MRMS Spring Concert
  Hamilton-Wenham SD Ferrini Dramatics Center HWRHS
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Senior Symposium
  Hamilton-Wenham SD High School Library

Saturday May 16

• The Eagles Experience →
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Essex Harmony - a concert →
  13 Page St, Danvers
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Georgetown

• Which Patriots UDFA Can Make Final Roster (clnsmedia.com)

North Andover

• The Mystery Dumpling Hunt Gets Bigger: RMS USA Unveils Golden Ticket Edition with $1,000 Five Below Shopping Spree Prize (rutlandherald.com)

Lawrence

• 18-year-old Massachusetts teen facing several charges after crash kills 24-year-old (fallriverreporter.com)
• Methuen and Lawrence Men Charged with Fentanyl Distribution (valleypatriot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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