🌱 Leominster pitcher signs first pro contract with the New York Mets

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• Leominster pitcher signs first pro contract with the New York Mets

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 91, low: 63.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Colarusso Signs Contract with the New York Mets (bceagles.com) — A.J. Colarusso, a Leominster native, has signed his first professional baseball contract with the New York Mets after a record-setting pitching career at Boston College. He recently became the program’s all-time leader in career starts, capping a standout 2026 season on the mound.
   

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📸 Around Leominster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leominster

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday July 22

• Hikes Through History →
  Leominster Public Library, 30 West St, Leominster
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday July 15

• Board Meeting
  Sholan Farms City Hall Conservation Office
  6:00 pm

Friday July 17

• Downtown Sounds →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, Intersection of Route 12, West Street and Park Str, Leominster

Sunday July 19

• Final Soccer Watch Party →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, 206 Priest Street, Leominster
  2:00 pm

Monday July 20

• ChristCare Wellness Center Ribbon Cutting →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, 42 Lancaster St., Leominster
  10:00 am

Tuesday July 21

• U-Pick Berries & Peaches
  Sholan Farms 1125 Pleasant St, Leominster, MA 01453
  8:00 am

Wednesday July 22

• Sholan Farms Cruising and Crops Festival →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, 1125 Pleasant St., Leominster
  4:00 pm

Thursday July 23

• Starbucks Ribbon Cutting →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, 881 Merriam Ave, Leominster
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Snapology Summer Program: Jedi Masters & Space Wars Robotics →
  Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank St, Harvard
  9:00 am
• Tech Help with Leah →
  Clinton, MA Calendar Clinton, MA 01510
  11:00 am
• Kids' Farm-to-Table: Earthworm Surprise (ages 5-10) →
  Clinton, MA Calendar Clinton, MA 01510
  11:30 am
• Coloring & Calm for adults →
  Clinton, MA Calendar Clinton, MA 01510
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello all, urgently looking for someone to fix my Boiler.
  No hot water for a week now. Any recommendations.? (Nextdoor Pleasant St/Merriam Ave)

• Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Leominster. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Leominster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leominster here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fitchburg

• Fitchburg's Olivera driven to succeed (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of July 13, 2026 (sentinelandenterprise.com)
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Lunenburg

• Hiker Injured on Mt. Lafayette (einpresswire.com)

Marlborough

• West Nile Virus Confirmed In Marlborough Mosquitos (patch.com)
• Marlborough Ice Cream Shop Lands On MA Ice Cream Trail (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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