🌱 Patch AM: Medfield girls soccer just cracked the nation’s Top 5—see how high

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In today's newsletter:

• Medfield girls soccer just cracked the nation's Top 5—see how high
• How to make the most of Rocky Woods in Medfield this fall

Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Presentation - Preparing for Taxes in Retirement and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and pleasantly warm, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Girls Fall 2026 High School Rankings: First wave of October action complete (soccerwire.com) — Medfield High School's girls soccer team has climbed to No. 5 in the latest United Soccer Coaches national rankings, representing Massachusetts in the Top 5. The poll, updated through games of October 4, highlights Medfield's unbeaten 7-0-0 record and places the team among powerhouse programs from Indiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee as fall competition heats up.
   

• 11 Dirt-Cheap Fall Day Trips In Massachusetts That Are Worth Taking This Year (takingthekids.com) — Rocky Woods Reservation in Medfield is featured as an easy, low-cost fall day trip, with 6.5 miles of trails, ponds, and picnic spots just a short drive away. The guide also suggests other affordable foliage destinations across Massachusetts, but gives Medfield residents especially clear directions, costs, and tips for enjoying their own nearby reservation this season.
   

📸 Around Medfield

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Complimentary Presentation - Preparing for Taxes in Retirement →
  Online Event,
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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Halloween Costume Giveaway →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
• Public Health Nurse Q & A →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  10:00 am
• Pattycake Babies →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  10:15 am
• Rhyme Time →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  10:40 am
• Lunch Break Meditation →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  12:30 pm
• Fall-O-Ween Fest Student Planning Committee →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Medfield Garden Center presents "Attracting Songbirds to your Yard" →
  United Church of Christ in Medfield, 496 Main St, Medfield
  10:00 am
Friday October 16
• Native Drumming, Song & Dance →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  5:00 pm
• Friends of the Millis Library Book Sale →
  961 Main St, Millis
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Parade Viewing Party →
  Zullo Gallery Center For The Arts, 456 Main St, Medfield
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• Complimentary Presentation - Taking Control of Your Workplace Retirement Benefits →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "A Funny Kind of Recovery" Brings All-Star Musicians and Comedians to Bellforge Saturday —Mark Allen Wood Read on Patch
• How We Sold 35 Marlyn Road: Inside a Medfield Move-Up —Evan Walsh Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Walpole

• Finance Committee Report – 9/28/2026 (figcitynews.com)
• Public Facilities Committee Report – 9/23/2026 (figcitynews.com)
• How one NH caregiver found hope and support while caring for her husband with dementia (nhpr.org)

Dover

• West Bridgewater Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges (justice.gov)

Needham

• Rethinking Success Community Discussion Group (needhamobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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