🌱 How will Fitchburg’s $3 million dam project change your neighborhood?

Hey there, Fitchburg! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Fitchburg's $3 million dam project change your neighborhood?
• Can the Red Raiders rebound in Friday's home showdown with Gardner?

Also on today's calendar: Behavioral Health Hiring Event and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 50.
• Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fitchburg awarded $2.9 million for dam removal (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Fitchburg just secured nearly $3 million in state ECO grant funding to demolish the deteriorating McTaggart's Pond Dam and restore Phillips Brook, improving safety and water quality in your neighborhood. The city also landed a second grant to study possible removal of the aging Overlook Reservoir Dam, aiming to reduce risk in a densely populated area.
   

• Red Raiders have no answer for Warriors (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Fitchburg High's field hockey team fell 8–1 to visiting Narragansett at Crocker Field, dropping the Red Raiders to 0–7 despite a late goal by sophomore Ivy Antocci. Coach Lucia Antocci praised the team's effort, and the squad now turns its focus to Friday's home clash against Gardner High, giving local fans another chance to cheer them on.
   

📸 Around Fitchburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fitchburg

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Behavioral Health Hiring Event →
  TaraVista Behavioral Health Center, 85 Patton Rd, Harvard
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Open House - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine →
  200 Westboro Rd, Grafton
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Annual Pepperell Open Farm Day →
  Participating Farms in Pepperell, Pepperell
  11:00 am
Saturday November 14
• Fall Open House →
  Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Athlete Harry "Bucky" Lew: The first Black professional in Basketball →
  Fitchburg Historical Society, 781 Main Street, Fitchburg
  6:00 pm
• 16-Week Baseball & Softball Developmental Course →
  Fielders Choice Fitchburg MA, 296 Summer st, Fitchburg
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Teen Take-home Craft: Keychain Decoration
  Teen Center, Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location, 166 Boul, Fitchburg
• Take & Make Craft Kit:
  Children's Room, Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location\ Children's Room Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location\
Saturday October 3
• Mosaic Art Classes Fitchburg: Turkish Lamp Workshop →
  Great Wolf Lodge | New England, 150 Great Wolf Drive, Fitchburg
  10:00 am
• Elisa H. Hamilton: Heirlooms Opening Reception →
  Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg
  2:00 pm
• "Elisa H. Hamilton: Heirlooms" Opening Reception on 10/03 →
  Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg
  2:00 pm
• "Elisa H. Hamilton: Heirlooms" Opening Reception →
  Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg
  2:00 pm
• Boston Bruins Alumni Game hosted by the Junior Falcons Hockey Club →
  Wallace Civic Center, 1000 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• 10th Annual Bernardian 5K and Fun Walk →
  St. Bernard's Activity Complex, 260 Summer Street, Fitchburg
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Sizer at St. Bernard's Central Catholic →
  St. Bernard's Central Catholic, 45 Harvard St, Fitchburg
  4:00 pm
• St. Bernard's Central Catholic vs Sizer →
  45 Harvard St, Fitchburg
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rebel Convenience Stores posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Leominster in Leominster. Apply here.
• Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook - Grill in Leominster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fitchburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lunenburg

• Motor Vehicle Crash Reported on Massachusetts Avenue in Lunenburg (newsline.com)
• Can Winchendon build on last season's success? (hockeyjournal.com)

Leominster

• Copeland Named Business Development Manager (high-profile.com)
• Author with Leominster roots releases book focused on Johnny Appleseed (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Editorial: Moratoriums, bans, local oversight new data-center reality (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Westford

• Westford School Ranked High In New Analysis (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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