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Also on today's calendar: It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Community Announcement: Board of Health to hold public hearing on adopting the FDA 2022 Food Code (lexobserver.org) — Lexington's Board of Health is asking for your input before it decides on October 20 whether to adopt the FDA's updated 2022 Food Code, which governs local food safety rules. You can review the proposed regulations from the Board office or by email and must submit comments by 2 p.m. that day before the Zoom hearing begins at 6:40 p.m.
• 9 Massachusetts Schools Keeping Old-School Crafts And Handmade Skills Alive (takingthekids.com) — Lexington residents can dive into hands-on creativity at the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society on Waltham Street, with studios for ceramics, metalwork, painting, fiber arts, and woodworking plus frequent gallery shows and artisan fairs. The wider roundup also spotlights other Massachusetts craft schools and museums, offering ideas for day trips and skill-building classes across the state if you want to expand your creative toolbox.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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