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🌱 Patch AM: Natick Center Draws 2 More Dining Destinations: Reports

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In today's newsletter:

  • Two new Natick Center restaurants promise books, wine and Japanese cuisine
  • Natick baseball just cracked the Globe’s Top 10—how high now?
  • How a new Framingham dispatch hub will handle Natick’s 911 calls

Also on today's calendar: The A Cappella Singers Choral Concert - Stand in Wonder and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: Periods of sun with sprinkles, temps: high: 59, low: 46.
  • Sunday: A little a.m. rain; clearing, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Natick Center Draws 2 More Dining Destinations: Reports (patch.com) — Natick Center is set to welcome two new eateries this fall, including Epilogue Books & Wine, a cozy bookstore-wine bar on Summer Street, and Tsuru, a 100-seat Japanese restaurant on East Central Street. Together they’re expected to create about 25 local jobs while expanding downtown’s dining options with everything from charcuterie and wine to traditional Japanese dishes and interactive dining experiences.    

• Globe Top 20 baseball poll: A return engagement at No. 1 (bostonglobe.com) — Natick High’s baseball team has climbed to No. 8 in the Boston Globe’s latest Top 20 poll, its best ranking of the season so far. The statewide list tracks hot teams like Walpole and Bishop Feehan, but Natick’s surge into the top 10 is a standout storyline for local fans.    

• New Framingham dispatch center has target opening date. What to expect (metrowestdailynews.com) — Natick residents will soon have 911 calls handled through a new regional dispatch center in Framingham that will also serve Framingham and Wayland police and fire. The $12 million facility is under construction now, with hiring planned this summer and operations expected to begin in early 2027, and current Natick dispatchers guaranteed interviews.    


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🗞 Nearby News

Framingham

  • For Framingham Firefighters Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice, A Tribute Breaks Ground (patch.com)
  • 'Castle hotel' in Framingham MA gets multiyear makeover. Take a look (milforddailynews.com)
  • Framingham Time Capsule Opened After 32 Years (iheart.com)

Wayland

  • Wayland Awarded State Fire Safety Grants For Schools, Seniors (patch.com)

Sudbury

  • Sudbury Special Town Meeting Warrant Released (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter R (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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