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• What Boston’s office shake-up means for former Chelmsford corporate space

Also on today's calendar: Flea Market and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Whatz the difference between Dubai...and Abu Dhabi? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy, hot; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Cooler with periods of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 42.
• Friday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Boston Office Market's Big Problem? Not Enough Demolition, Execs Say (bisnow.com) — Chelmsford gets a brief mention as one of the former Analog Devices office locations that was consolidated into a larger Wilmington headquarters, reflecting broader shifts in the Boston-area office market. Real estate leaders say high vacancy figures mask strong demand for top-tier space, especially in downtown Boston and key suburbs. Older office properties are increasingly being demolished or converted to housing as companies seek higher-quality workplaces.    

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📸 Around Chelmsford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chelmsford

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Wednesday May 20

• Parker/McCarthy Spring Orchestra Concert
  Carl J. Rondina Performing Arts Center at Chelmsford High School
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• World Day for Cultural Diversity →
  Chelmsford, MA Calendar Chelmsford, MA 01824
• Parker's Woo Sox National Anthem Performance
  Polar Park
  11:00 am
• CHS Pops Concert
  Carl J. Rondina Performing Arts Center at Chelmsford High School
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 26

• Middle Schools Night at Fenway Park
  Fenway Park
  6:45 pm
• Conservation Commission Meeting →
  Chelmsford, MA Calendar, 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 27

• Byam Art Night
  Byam Elementary School
  5:00 pm
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Chelmsford, MA Calendar Chelmsford, MA 01824
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 30

• Flea Market →
  50 Swain Rd, Chelmsford
  8:00 am

Sunday June 7

• Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) Fundraiser →
  Navigation Brewing Co., 15 Central Square, Chelmsford
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 20

• Board of Assessors →
  Westford, MA Calendar, 55 Main Street, Westford
  9:00 am
• One-On-One Technology Help →
  Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell
  3:00 pm
• Junk Journal Club →
  Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell
  3:00 pm
• KIPPALC Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Nashoba Valley Tech →
  Nashoba Valley Technical High School, 100 Littleton Rd, Westford
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Executive Assistant to the President in Chelmsford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

• UMass Lowell announces appointment of Lynne Cossman as provost (uml.edu)
• MassHire Lowell Career Center avoids layoffs (lowellsun.com)
• City of Lowell Small Business Workshop (insidelowell.com)

Westford

• Heat advisory, severe thunderstorm risk, for Tuesday and Wednesday in Westford (westfordcat.org)

Tewksbury

• 'Sophisticated, Impeccably Updated' Home Hits The Market In Tewksbury (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In Dubai, the people don't watch the 'Flintstone's'. But people in Abu Dhabi Do! (Thank you Jerri E. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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