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In today's newsletter:

  • How Mansfield football stayed perfect heading into league play.
  • How Mansfield pizza lovers can join this monthlong tasting competition.
  • Mansfield High already made this big change to class rankings.

Also on today's calendar: Citation on Petion For Formal Adjudication and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning sunny; not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
  • Monday: Sunshine, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Mansfield football blanks Natick, moves into conference play undefeated (video) (masslive.com) — Mansfield High's football team shut out Natick 28-0 at Alumni Field, capping a perfect non-league September and rolling into Hockomock play at 4-0. With standout performances from receiver-cornerback Darrian Sanders and a dominant defense, the Hornets now turn their focus to chasing a league title, starting against Oliver Ames on Oct. 9.
   

2. Mass. Pizza Palooza brings monthlong pizza competition near Brockton (enterprisenews.com) — Mansfield pizza fans can join a monthlong Massachusetts Pizza Palooza crawl this October, with local restaurants offering discounted slices through a $15 FoodPASS. Participants rate each stop to help crown a champion while raising money for the Greater Boston Food Bank and discovering new independent pizzerias across Mansfield and nearby towns.
   

3. Stoughton High School Ends Class Rank Reporting to Reduce Student Stress, Competition (wror.com) — Stoughton High is dropping numerical class rank from transcripts to ease student stress, and Mansfield High is among several Massachusetts schools that have already made the same change. Mansfield families can expect colleges to focus more on GPA, course rigor, and honors like valedictorian rather than exact class standing.
   

4. From rubble to rescue: Mass. firefighters train to save lives trapped in collapse (firerescue1.com) — Mansfield firefighters are among 27 from across Massachusetts completing an intensive 80-hour technical rescue course in Bridgewater, learning to handle building collapses and heavy-object rescues. The free state-run program sharpens skills like cutting reinforced concrete and stabilizing structures, potentially improving how quickly and safely Mansfield crews can respond to future emergencies.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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