🌱 Patch AM: Why a former Medfield resident wishes she’d ‘dated’ Portugal longer

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a former Medfield resident wishes she'd 'dated' Portugal longer

Also on today's calendar: Medfield Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunshine; warmer, less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The newest trend in moving abroad: 'dating' a country first (bostonglobe.com) — A former Medfield resident, Jessica Dagesse, shares how she and her husband moved to just outside Lisbon after initially experiencing Portugal only as tourists, and now wish they'd tested everyday life there more thoroughly. The piece explores a growing trend of Americans "dating" a country first through longer, residential scouting trips to better understand taxes, healthcare, neighborhoods, and daily routines before committing to an international move.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Medfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Medfield Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
  Saint Edward Parish, 133 Spring St, Medfield
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• History (Nonfiction) Book Club
  Medfield Memorial Library Meeting Room Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield, MA
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• New Teacher Days
  Medfield SD Medfield, MA 02052
• K Bus Orientation/PTO Popsicle Party
  Medfield SD Medfield, MA 02052
  9:30 am
• Blake New Student Orientation
  Medfield SD Medfield, MA 02052
  10:00 am
• English Language Practice
  Medfield Memorial Library Conference Room Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  10:30 am
Thursday August 27
• Lunch Break Meditation
  Medfield Memorial Library Meeting Room Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield, MA
  12:30 pm
• Collage Crafternoon for Ages 10-14
  Medfield Memorial Library Meeting Room Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield, MA
  2:30 pm
• Collage Craft Night
  Medfield Memorial Library Meeting Room Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield, MA
  5:45 pm
Friday September 11
• Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls present Floyd Mercantile →
  Zullo Gallery Center For the Arts, 456 Main St, Medfield
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Early Birds Ladies Dance Night →
  456A Main St, Medfield, MA, 02052
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Early In-Person Voting for the September1, 2026 State Primary →
  Sherborn, MA Calendar Sherborn, MA 01770
  9:00 am
• Multiage Storytime
  Norfolk Public Library Community Room 2 Liberty Lane, , Norfolk
  10:30 am
• Millis Memory Café
  Millis Public Library Roche Bros. Community Room , 961 Main St, M
  10:30 am
• Mah Jong Club
  Sherborn Library Community Room , 4 Sanger St. , Sherborn , M
  12:00 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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