🌱 How Marshfield’s Caroline Arruda turned her pitching into cancer-fighting dollars.

Hello again Marshfield! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Marshfield’s Caroline Arruda turned her pitching into cancer-fighting dollars.

Also on today's calendar: River Rock Music Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 72, low: 62.
• Wednesday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Concord, N.H.'s Kiley Taylor has a blast winning A Shot for Life's softball home run derby (bostonglobe.com) — A regional A Shot for Life softball home run derby raised more than $86,000 for cancer care at Massachusetts General Hospital, showcasing top high school talent. Marshfield’s own Caroline Arruda shined earlier in the day, winning the organization’s Pitchers Challenge and helping highlight how local athletes are turning their skills into meaningful cancer fundraising.
   

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📸 Around Marshfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marshfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4

• Mass Audubon First Fridays Community Gathering (Marshfield) →
  Mass Audubon's North River Wildlife Sanctuary, 2000 Main St, Marshfield
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1

• Elementary Meet & Greet
  Marshfield School District 76 South River St, Marshfield, MA 02050
  4:00 pm

Thursday September 3

• Poppies - Veterans Spouse Meeting
  Ventress Memorial Library Library Plaza Program Room , 15 Library
  10:00 am
• Teen RPG Meetup - Dolmenwood
  Ventress Memorial Library Adelaide Phillips Conference Room , 15 L
  5:00 pm

Tuesday September 8

• Decorate Top Loaders
  Ventress Memorial Library The Teen Zone , 15 Library Plaza, Marsh
  5:30 pm

Wednesday September 9

• Contemporary Book Group
  Ventress Memorial Library Library Plaza Program Room , 15 Library
  7:00 pm

Thursday September 10

• School Picture Day
  Furnace Brook Middle School 500 Furnace St, Marshfield, MA 02050
  8:15 am
• Poppies - Veterans Spouse Meeting
  Ventress Memorial Library Library Plaza Program Room , 15 Library
  10:00 am

Saturday September 12

• River Rock Music Festival →
  Weir River Farm, 140 Turkey Hill Ln, Hingham
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31

• Adult Puzzle Club
  Duxbury Free Library Upper Level , 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA\
  10:00 am
• Mahjong Open Play
  Duxbury Free Library Resource Room , 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, M
  1:30 pm
• Alumni Sports Cafe – Pembroke, MA – Boombox Bingo(TM) →
  Alumni Sports Cafe, 95 Washington St, Pembroke
  7:30 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Inclusive Connections
  Duxbury Free Library Merry Room , 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' - Cadete Enterprises posted a job opening for Crew Member in Marshfield. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Marshfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marshfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Duxbury

• Autumn arrives in the Alden kitchen (duxburyclipper.com)
• The Lindsay Clancy Trial: A NewsNation Special (CW, Wednesday, September 2, 2026) MEMORABLE TV (memorabletv.com)
• Boston Dance Theater Continues PLANTS PROJECT With September Programming (broadwayworld.com)

Pembroke

• Joe Lauzon, Peter Barrett earn knockouts in BKFC-92 at Fenway Park (patriotledger.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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