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Good morning Mansfield! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
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!)
- 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. 
📸 Around Mansfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield
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★ Featured events ★
- The Big Columbus Day Sports Card & More Show →
enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield
8:30 am - "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience →
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 701 Foundry St, Easton
7:00 pm
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- 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 - 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 - [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 - Brooks Williams →
Rose Garden Coffeehouse, 17 West St, Mansfield
7:30 pm - Little Miss and The Boom Presents: The Crimson Hour →
Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, 3 Barrows St, Easton
7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Friday October 23
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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.
- Brinker International posted a job opening for Server - Plainville Chili's in Plainville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.
🗞 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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