🌱 Patch AM: Medfield Hosting Special Fire Truck Parade For 375th Anniversary

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In today's newsletter:

• Medfield plans fire truck parade and park party for 375th birthday
• How Medfield's top-ranked girls' soccer squad will be tested Saturday morning

Also on today's calendar: Friends of the Millis Library Book Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
• Monday: Some rain in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Medfield Hosting Special Fire Truck Parade For 375th Anniversary (patch.com) — Medfield is gearing up to mark its 375th anniversary on October 17 with a special fire truck parade through downtown, open to departments from near and far. Residents are invited to continue the celebration at Party in the Park by Meeting House Pond, featuring food trucks, live music, and family activities that honor local firefighters and the town's long history.
   

• A wave of new players has Winchester girls' soccer sailing toward a potential Middlesex League title (bostonglobe.com) — Medfield girls' soccer is one of just 11 undefeated teams in Eastern Massachusetts and currently holds the No. 1 ranking, with a marquee home matchup against No. 4 Concord-Carlisle this Saturday at 11 a.m. The story also tracks Winchester's strong season, Cardinal Spellman's dominant start, and several other key league showdowns shaping the statewide playoff picture.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Friends of the Millis Library Book Sale →
  961 Main St, Millis
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Needham High School Artisan Craft Fair and Bake Sale →
  Needham High School, 609 Webster St, Needham
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• The Pumpkin Patch is Back until Oct 31! →
  United Church of Christ in Medfield, 496 Main St, Medfield
  9:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Halloween Costume Giveaway →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
• Drop-In Weekend Fun →
  Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield
  1:00 pm
• Damgeuda K-food Pop-up →
  Farthest Star Sake, 120 North Meadows Road, Medfield
  2:00 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
Saturday October 17
• Parade Viewing Party →
  Zullo Gallery Center For The Arts, 456 Main St, Medfield
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Repair Cafe →
  Mill Forge Makerspace, 61 Endicott St, Norwood
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Complimentary Presentation - Taking Control of Your Workplace Retirement Benefits →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm
Thursday October 22
• Sustainable Medfield will host "Weathering Change": An Evening with Meteorologist David Epstein →
  Medfield High School, 88 South St, Medfield
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Medfield Women's Club moves raffle online —Hannah Adams Womans Club Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Millis

• BSD Garage Door Expands Emergency Repair Services Across Franklin, Massachusetts (citynewsokc.com)
• Several more 'No Kings' events planned for MA on Oct. 17. See where (milforddailynews.com)
• Benjamin Russell Taylor (ledgertranscript.com)

Walpole

• Huguette (Fauteux) Scalabrini (newhavenindependent.org)
• Milton field hockey goalie Caera Hart is the 'calmest player on our team' (masslive.com)

Norfolk

• Emerson Prison Initiative receives a $500,000 grant, will offer first graduate school program at state's largest prison (berkeleybeacon.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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