🌱 Patch AM: How did Chelmsford’s rebound win reshape the Merrimack Valley race?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Chelmsford's rebound win reshape the Merrimack Valley race?

Also on today's calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 65, low: 52.
• Monday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Globe Top 20 girls' volleyball poll: For the first time, a new No. 1 (bostonglobe.com) — Chelmsford High's girls' volleyball team bounced back from a 3–0 loss to Central Catholic by defeating Andover, underscoring how tight the Merrimack Valley race is. The latest Globe Top 20 poll highlights shifting statewide power, with Oliver Ames taking over the No. 1 spot and several other leagues, including Middlesex, making noise.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chelmsford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
• Waypoint Community Church Open House event →
  301 Boston Rd, Chelmsford
  11:30 am
Sunday October 4
• Annual Pepperell Open Farm Day →
  Participating Farms in Pepperell, Pepperell
  11:00 am
Saturday October 17
• The Tenderbellies - LIVE award-winning folk/bluegrass! →
  First Church Unitarian, 19 Foster St, Littleton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Offsite - Town Gym, 50 Billerica, Chelmsford
  9:00 am
• Adding Fall & Winter Interest to Your Landscape →
  Chelmsford MA
  10:00 am
Monday October 5
• Andover Choral Society Open Rehearsal →
  Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover
  7:20 pm
Saturday October 10
• Traditional New England Bean Supper →
  Congregational Church In North Chelmsford, 15 Princeton St, Chelmsford
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Tai Chi for Beginners - Free Intro Session →
  Alpha Martial Arts Academy, 40 Vinal Square, Chelmsford
  5:50 pm
Saturday October 17
• Annual Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale →
  Congregational Church In North Chelmsford, 15 Princeton St, Chelmsford
  9:00 am
• Trinity's Trunk or Treat 2026 →
  170 Old Westford Rd, Chelmsford
  2:00 pm
• Music Bingo to Benefit Officer Sean Collier Memorial Fund →
  Princeton Station, 147 Princeton St, Chelmsford
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

• Summer tradition: 200 youths graduate from Lowell Police Student Police Academy (lowellsun.com)
• Best Sewing Machines (lowellsun.com)
• River Hawks Host UAlbany in Conference Home Opener (goriverhawks.com)

Westford

• October is national domestic violence awareness month (westfordcat.org)

Wilmington

• 'Modern Elegance Meets Exceptional Comfort': Home Hits The Market In Wilmington (patch.com)

Ok Chelmsford! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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