🌱 How Mashpee’s Santuit Pond makeover is reshaping a beloved local waterway

What's up Mashpee! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Mashpee's Santuit Pond makeover is reshaping a beloved local waterway
• How dangerous could Mashpee's Falcons be in this year's Div. 7 race?

Also on today's calendar: Robin Pierson's September 5th Local Artisans Show and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 60.
• Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Wampanoag mural tells love story as Mashpee pond restoration continues (capecodtimes.com) — Mashpee residents can now see a new Wampanoag mural taking shape at Santuit Pond, part of a $1.7 million town-and-tribe effort to restore the long-polluted waterway. The project includes water quality work, new public access features, and invasive-species treatments planned for this fall, all aimed at making the pond swimmable and healthier for future generations.
   

• Div. 7-8 high school football preview: New eras for top programs (bostonherald.com) — High school football fans in Mashpee will see their Falcons again labeled a perennial threat in this year's Division 7 race, led by standout lineman CJ Jennings on both sides of the ball. The broader preview surveys top programs statewide, coaching changes, and key players, giving local followers context on how Mashpee stacks up against other contenders.
   

📸 Around Mashpee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mashpee

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Robin Pierson's September 5th Local Artisans Show →
  78 Scraggy Neck Rd, Bourne
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Crowes Pasture Concert
  Mashpee Public Library Events Room
  2:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Holiday Closing
  Mashpee Public Library Route 151, Mashpee, MA 02649
Wednesday September 9
• KCCS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT (OPEN HOUSE)
  Kenneth C. Coombs School Mashpee, MA 02649
  6:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Sing with Cape Cod Chorale - Sing for Joy! →
  St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 3055 Main St, Barnstable
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• MMHS Falmouth Police Academy-per DPW
  Kenneth C. Coombs School MMHS Track
  6:00 am
• Farmer's Market →
  Falmouth, MA Calendar, 180 Scranton Ave, Falmouth
  11:00 am
• Intermediate/Advanced Mah Jongg Open Play
  East Falmouth Library Hermann Foundation Meeting Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Lib
  1:00 pm
• Falmouth Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS)
  East Falmouth Library Bay Meeting Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Library, 300 Main
  1:00 pm
• Library LEGO Time at the East Falmouth Branch
  East Falmouth Library East Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - East Falmouth Bran
  4:30 pm
• Finance Committee
  East Falmouth Library Hermann Foundation Meeting Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Lib
  5:00 pm
• Why Knot Knit Nite at East Falmouth
  East Falmouth Library East Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - East Falmouth Bran
  5:00 pm
• ZBA Public Hearing and Open Meeting →
  Falmouth, MA Calendar, 59 Town Hall Square, Falmouth
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rockland Trust Bank posted a job opening for Part Time Regional Teller Trainee Marstons Mills Area in Mashpee. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales floor Associate in Mashpee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mashpee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Falmouth

• 28 Cape Codder Rd Apt 207B, Falmouth, MA 02540 (redfin.com)
• Meet Jay Tuli: The Vision and Leadership Behind Leader Bank's Growth (indusbusinessjournal.com)
• Blue liner Cam Tobey returning to Ice Bears (knoxvilleicebears.com)

Sandwich

• Upper Cape football eyes bright future under Joseph Ellia (capecodtimes.com)

Plymouth

• Lindsay Clancy Triple Murder Jury Again Deadlocked, Judge Reads 'Dynamite Charge': Reports (patch.com)

Ok Mashpee! 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: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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