🌱 What’s changing as Gardner’s Lits Beach Club turns 100 this summer?

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• What’s changing as Gardner’s Lits Beach Club turns 100 this summer?

Also on today's calendar: Rainbow Bazaar Gifts Doll Show and Sale, April 25, 2026 9:30 AM-2:00 PM and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; chilly, with a high of 46 and low of 38 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 60, low: 33.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 55 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gardner's Lits Beach Club celebrates 100 years, plans renovations (thegardnernews.com) — Gardner’s beloved Lits Beach Club at Kendall Pond is marking its 100th year with a refreshed look and a full summer season ahead. Leaders are planning major renovations to the historic hall, roof, and porches and will seek help from local businesses. The club remains open to all, hosting beach days, parties, and a popular summer concert series.
   

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📸 Around Gardner

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gardner

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Rainbow Bazaar Gifts Doll Show and Sale, April 25, 2026 9:30 AM-2:00 PM
  Brookline Event Center, 32 Proctor Hill Rd, Brookline
  12:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Bandstand Committee Regular Meeting
  Gardner MA Calendar , 50 Manca Drive , Gardner
  3:30 pm
• Gardner Museum presents: Women of '76
  Gardner MA Calendar , 28 Pearl Street , Gardner
  6:30 pm
• Women of ‘76
  Gardner Museum , 28 Pearl St , Gardner
  7:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Gardner MA Calendar , 55 West Lynde Street , Gardner
  9:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Keep Gardner Beautiful - Litter Cleanup & Nip Hunt
  Gardner MA Calendar , 744 West Street , Gardner
  8:30 am
• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Gardner MA Calendar , 55 West Lynde Street , Gardner
  9:00 am
• Gardner Farmer's Market - Special Market
  Gardner MA Calendar , 444 Green Street , Gardner
  10:00 am
• Russell Watts & Atlantic Avenue at The Tavern on Central, Ashburnham, MA
  The Tavern on Central , 3 Central St , Ashburnham
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• Animal Adventures Hubbardston: Story Time (Recommended Ages 2-6)
  Animal Adventures Hubbardston EBL Corp , 39 Burnshirt Rd , Hubbardston
  10:00 am

Friday April 24

• Class Reunion at the 1761 Old Mill
  The 1761 Old Mill , 69 State Rd E , Westminster
  7:00 pm
• Class Reunion Mystery
  The 1761 Old Mill , 69 State Rd E , Westminster
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• 2026 Town-wide Roadside Clean-up - Keep Ashburnham Beautiful
  Ashburnham, MA Calendar Ashburnham, MA 01430
  8:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Ashburnham

• Travis Teixeira memorial scholarship created for Oakmont seniors (thegardnernews.com)
• Local roundup: Spartans earn road win over Bernardians (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Fitchburg

• Artists find affordable housing in Fitchburg amid city effort to welcome creatives (wgbh.org)
• Fitchburg State student's film 'The Black Gig' birthed from personal experience (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Real Estate Insider Briefs for April 20, 2026 (wbjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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