Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
Monday: Periods of sun with a shower, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The state desperately needs more housing. Could an old Army barracks at Devens be part of the answer? (bostonglobe.com) — State officials are exploring major new housing on surplus public land, including a plan developed with Concord officials to reimagine the shuttered prison along Route 2 as a new neighborhood. At the same time, MassDevelopment is pushing to convert Devens' historic Vicksburg barracks into apartments, though environmental cleanup and complex multi-town zoning votes remain big hurdles.
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For anyone affected by Lyme Disease, the Sweetfern plant was used by Native Americans for skin diseases, like poison ivy. I learned that in summer camp years ago and also discovered it works well with treating Lyme Disease. The early colonists apparently brewed a tea… (Nextdoor Thoreau)
Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Concord. Apply here.
A & A posted a job opening for Part Time Cleaner in Acton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Concord here.
🗞 Nearby News
Acton
Iris Care – A conversation with Susanne Fuller, Iris enthusiast of the Acton Garden Club (actonexchange.org)
Acton housing hurdles helped by advocates, federal grant (actonexchange.org)
McManus Manor opens: 41 affordable homes on Main Street, and the woman who inspired them (actonexchange.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!