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Good morning to you Hamilton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a quick-thinking bystander helped after a car sank in Hamilton.

Also on today's calendar: Grunge Fest - Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots Tribute Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 70, low: 43.
• Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two rescued after car goes into Hamilton lake (wcvb.com) — Emergency crews and a quick-acting bystander helped rescue two Beverly residents in their 80s after their car went into Chebacco Lake at the Hamilton boat launch late Friday morning. Both were treated on scene and are expected to be OK, while dive teams worked around the submerged vehicle and police arranged its removal and continued their investigation.
   

📸 Around Hamilton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hamilton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Grunge Fest - Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots Tribute Night →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Devils Footprint Annual Event 2026, Revolution →
  1 Meetinghouse Green, Ipswich
  9:00 am
Monday October 5
• Friends Book Donation Day →
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, 14 Union Street, South Hamilton
  10:15 am
• Musical Mondays →
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, 14 Union Street, South Hamilton
  3:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Baby Bookworms →
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, 14 Union Street, South Hamilton
  11:30 am
Thursday October 8
• Dine In Giveback →
  Post Hamilton, 16 Bay Rd, Hamilton
  11:30 am
• En Plein Air Sketch Classes with Sue Wheeler →
  Hammond Castle Museum, 80 Hesperus Ave, Gloucester
  1:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Reckoners with Kevin James Graham →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Open House →
  Pingree School, 537 Highland St, Hamilton
  11:00 am
• Chelsea Berry →
  The
  7:00 pm
• Direct from NYC: A Night of Big Apple Comedy →
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Magic Hunks →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm

📣 Hamilton Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Freudenberg Group posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Beverly. Apply here.
• Harmonic Drive LLC posted a job opening for Mechanical Assembler I in Beverly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hamilton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beverly

• Saturday's football roundup: St. John's Prep studies up, passes La Salle (R.I.) test with ease (bostonglobe.com)
• Chef Sherry Pocknett, a James Beard award-winner, cooks with culinary students in Watertown (bostonglobe.com)
• Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) versus Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDO) Critical Contrast (defenseworld.net)

Essex

• Osprey Population North of Boston Marks Nearly a Decade of Growth (goodmorninggloucester.com)
• Rep. Kassner has a command of all things aquatic as she sails towards election day (thelocalnews.news)

Ok Hamilton! 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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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