🌱 How a new Lowell garden honors a Dunstable woman lost to violence

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new Lowell garden honors a Dunstable woman lost to violence

Also on today's calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Thursday: Very warm with sunny spells, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Families gather at Lowell park to honor those lost to violence (lowellsun.com) — Families from Greater Lowell, including one whose loved one was killed in her Dunstable home, gathered at Fort Hill Park to dedicate a new Garden of Peace honoring homicide victims. The space will feature memorial bricks and a central stone, offering a quiet sanctuary for reflection, shared grief, and healing for residents affected by violence.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunstable

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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
Sunday October 4
• Annual Pepperell Open Farm Day →
  Participating Farms in Pepperell, Pepperell
  11:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Girl Scouts STEM Challenge →
  UMass Lowell, 327 Aiken Ave, Lowell
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Mystic Autumn Fair →
  DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, 2 Somerset Pkwy, Nashua
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Massachusetts Branch 6th Anniversary Concert →
  Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Trinity's Trunk or Treat 2026 →
  170 Old Westford Rd, Chelmsford
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall →
  Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Rd, Groton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• MassHire Lowell Mobile Career Center →
  Tyngsborough Public Library, 25 Bryant Lane, Tyngsborough
  9:30 am
• Baby & Toddler Storytime
  Activity Center Lawrence Library, 15 Main Street, Pepperell
  10:30 am
• Boys Varsity Soccer
  Greater Lawrence Technical School
  4:00 pm
• Boys Junior Varsity Soccer
  Greater Lawrence Technical School
  4:00 pm
• Girls JV Soccer
  Greater Lowell Technical High School, 250 Pawtucket Blvd, Tyngsb
  4:00 pm
• Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball
  Greater Lawrence Technical School
  4:00 pm
• Tuesday Crafternoons
  Activity Center Lawrence Library, 15 Main Street, Pepperell
  4:30 pm
• Unified Basketball
  Greater Lowell Technical High School, 250 Pawtucket Blvd, Tyngsb
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on Mystic Ave reported...
  There is road construction on Mystic Ave reported at 7:28 AM. (Nextdoor )
• There is a lane closed on JF Kennedy St reported...
  There is a lane closed on JF Kennedy St reported at 7:35 AM. (Nextdoor )

• Community Teamwork inc posted a job opening for Senior Group Leader in Lowell. Apply here.
• Catania Oils posted a job opening for Machine Operator - 2nd Shift in Littleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dunstable here.

🗞 Nearby News

Groton

• Six Collegiate Bests Highlight Women's Cross Country's Ninth-Place Finish at RPI Fairgrounds Showdown (wpi.edu)
• See 'The Science of Autumn Foliage' (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Coming Attractions: September 27 through October 12 (artsfuse.org)

Westford

• High school football notebook: Michael Walsh, Everett weather road test by going deep, twice (bostonglobe.com)
• Obituary: Vesta (Vaughan) Rand (pressherald.com)

Chelmsford

• Rock Voices Ice Cream Social Build-A-Brick Workshop More: Manchester Week Ahead Events (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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