🌱 Patch AM: How new collapse-rescue training is boosting Mansfield firefighters’ disaster readiness

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In today's newsletter:

• How new collapse-rescue training is boosting Mansfield firefighters' disaster readiness

Also on today's calendar: The Big Columbus Day Sports Card & More Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Thickening clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts Delivers Specialized Firefighter Training for Building Collapses and Major Emergencies (hollistonreporter.com) — Mansfield firefighters just completed an intensive, eight-day structural collapse rescue course at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's Bridgewater campus, sharpening their skills for building failures and other major emergencies. The free state-run program teaches advanced techniques for shoring unstable structures, breaching concrete, and safely extricating trapped victims, ensuring Mansfield crews are better prepared for rare but high-risk disasters at home or beyond.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• The Big Columbus Day Sports Card & More Show →
  enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield
  8:30 am
Wednesday October 14
• "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience →
  Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 701 Foundry St, Easton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Storytime for Little Ones (Ages 0-3) →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  10:30 am
• Strum Together at Mansfield Library →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Baby Playgroup (Ages 0-20 months) →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  10:30 am
• Drop-In LEGO Free Build (Ages 4+) →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  4:00 pm
• Hybrid Fiction Book Club - The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• [FULL] Bouncing Babies with Ms. Emmy (Ages 6-15 Months) →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  10:15 am
• [FULL] Wiggle Walkers with Ms. Emmy (Ages 15-25 months) →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  11:00 am
• PLAYTIME: Pretend! Restaurant (All Ages) →
  Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St., Mansfield
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Brooks Williams →
  Rose Garden Coffeehouse, 17 West St, Mansfield
  7:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Little Miss and The Boom Presents: The Crimson Hour →
  Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, 3 Barrows St, Easton
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Norton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Foxborough

• 5 Great Pumpkin Spice Lattes To Try In Massachusetts This Fall (newbostonpost.com)
• Closed Off Shortcut To Gillette Stadium Causes Frustration Among Visitors (iheart.com)
• Looking Ahead to Patriots' Next 4 Games (Which Consists of Far Easier Opponents) (thenewstribune.com)

Easton

• Stonehill vs Sacred Heart Betting Odds Pick, October 10: Ramon Scott Lays the Home Points (tonyspicks.com)
• Butter Dream Bakery & Wine Bar to Open in Historic Mansfield Fire Station Next Month (whatnow.com)

Stoughton

• 1 Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Stoughton: Reports (patch.com)

Ok Mansfield! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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