🌱 Former Medway resident Sheila Szczypinski remembered by family and friends

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In today's newsletter:

• Former Medway resident Sheila Szczypinski remembered by family and friends
• Medway community gathers to remember Rosemary Jean Galante

Also on today's calendar: Comedy With Kennedy at CraftRoots Brewery and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MEDWAY: Sheila Ann (Bradley) Szczypinski, (town.news) — An 86-year-old former Medway and Milford resident, Sheila Ann Szczypinski, has passed away, with private graveside services planned in New Hampshire. She was deeply involved in her communities through work in real estate, banking, and hospital volunteering, and is remembered by her children, grandchildren, and extended family across Massachusetts and beyond.
   

• MEDWAY: Rosemary Jean Galante (town.news) — Medway residents are mourning the passing of 80-year-old Rosemary Jean Galante, a 13-year town resident active at the Medway Senior Center and St. Joseph Church. Funeral Mass, burial, and calling hours are being held in Medway, giving friends and neighbors a chance to honor her life of family devotion, community involvement, and quiet kindness.
   

📸 Around Medway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Medway

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Comedy With Kennedy at CraftRoots Brewery →
  Craftroots Brewery, 4 Industrial Rd, Milford
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Halloween Folded Book Art Workshop at CraftRoots Brewery →
  CraftRoots Brewing, 4 Industrial Rd, Milford
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Abraham's Table Series: One Creator: Many Paths, Finding Common Ground →
  The Islamic Society of Greater Milford, 2 W Elm St, Hopkinton
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Mold Your Own Dragon Eye! Clay Project for Tweens →
  Medway Public Library, 26 High Street, Medway
  5:30 pm
• Library Trustees Meeting →
  Medway Public Library, 26 High Street, Medway
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Life Expressions Paint Night at CraftRoots Brewery →
  CraftRoots Brewing, 4 Industrial Rd, Milford
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Next Size Up Kids' In Person Consignment Event →
  Portuguese Club, 119 Prospect Heights, Milford
  5:00 pm
• Friends of the Millis Library Book Sale →
  961 Main St, Millis
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Interfaith Book Club 25th Anniversary Celebration →
  Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm
• Country Line Dancing event! →
  First Universalist Society Franklin, 262 Chestnut St, Franklin
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Shop Small With Sam Vendor Fair at CraftRoots Brewery →
  Craftroots Brewing Company, 4 Industrial Rd, Milford
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Pottery with a Purpose at CraftRoots Brewery →
  CraftRoots Brewing, 4 Industrial Rd, Milford
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tom Thumb Supermarket posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Medfield. Apply here.
• Fox Restaurant Concepts posted a job opening for Line Cook in Natick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Medway here.

🗞 Nearby News

Millis

• Franklin Democratic Town Committee Backs Slate of Democratic Candidates Ahead of 2026 Elections (franklinmatters.org)
• Bruins Allow Four Unanswered Goals, Fall to Wild for First Loss of Season (bostonhockeynow.com)

Milford

• Milford Woman Receives 2026 Latino Excellence Award (patch.com)
• Longtime Milford Court Clerk-Magistrate Retires (patch.com)

Franklin Town

• Country Line Dancing event (town.news)
• Town of Franklin 2025 Master Plan: Natural, Cultural & Historic Resources (franklinmatters.org)
• Community Chorus forming to perform Handel's Messiah in November (franklinmatters.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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