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In today's newsletter:

• How did Natick's Redhawks dominate Milton to revive their season?
• What could a Natick clemency hearing mean for a 45‑year inmate?

Also on today's calendar: Let Your Yoga Dance with Margo Macfarlane 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: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 74, low: 45.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Natick girls volleyball turns up aces to take down Milton (masslive.com) — Natick fans can celebrate as the Redhawks girls volleyball team, now 8‑2, swept Milton at Natick High School to snap a brief losing skid. Strong serving and hitting powered the home win, and the team now turns its focus to an upcoming rivalry match at Framingham, aiming to keep this standout season rolling.
   

• Man convicted of murder pleads for clemency, maintaining innocence after 45 years behind bars (boston25news.com) — A clemency hearing held in Natick gave long‑incarcerated inmate James Rodwell a rare chance to argue for his release after 45 years, while he continues to maintain his innocence. The state's Advisory Board of Pardons heard new testimony questioning key witnesses, but any recommendation will still need the governor's approval, leaving the timing and outcome uncertain for now.
   

📸 Around Natick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Natick

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Let Your Yoga Dance with Margo Macfarlane →
  Burning Wheel Yoga and Fitness, 12 Washington St, Natick
  5:15 pm
Saturday October 10
• Access Film Festival →
  Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St, Framingham
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Pajama Time Stories →
  Morse Institute Library, 14 E Central St, Natick
  6:30 pm
• YAB: Youth Advisory Board (Tweens & Teens) →
  Morse Institute Library, 14 E Central St, Natick
  7:00 pm
• 20s and 30s Book Club →
  Morse Institute Library, 14 E Central St, Natick
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation →
  Natick Community-Senior Center, 117 E Central St, Natick
  11:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Meaningful Connections Memory Cafe →
  Natick Community-Senior Center, 117 E Central St, Natick
  11:30 am
Friday October 16
• ⛳ Hit the Links & Help Natick! ⛳ →
  Sandy Burr Country Club, 103 Cochituate Rd, Wayland
  8:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Natick Art Association Open Studios →
  Various Locations Across Natick, Natick
  11:00 am
• Interfaith Book Club Anniversary Celebration →
  The Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm
Monday October 19
• Fall Toddler Playgroup →
  Riverbend School, 33 Eliot St, Natick
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Needham Bank Announces 'Dementia-Friendly' Banking Hours in Natick —CMJ Read on Patch
• Needham Bank Announces New Dementia-Friendly Banking Hours in Natick —Jody Gallinger Read on Patch
• That Remote Job Text Might Not Be a Real Job —Paula Fleming Read on Patch
• Sunday Sillies —Algot Runeman Read on Patch

• My suggestion is to try Mom's Organic stores in Natick Sherwood Plaza & Burlington on Bedford side.
  They only sell organic origin & they are hugely stocked twice weekly. And the prices are much less than those in WF and Trader Joe's. Excellent… (Nextdoor Speen St)

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Natick. Apply here.
• The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Natick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Natick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Framingham

• Governor Healey Appoints Chris Horblit to the MassBay Board of Trustees (framinghamsource.com)
• Ashland seniors see how they measure up on veggies (metrowestdailynews.com)
• Historic Boston and Albany Railroad Revival Efforts Underway (newyorkalmanack.com)

Wayland

• Acton teen accused of killing mother and brother to appear in Middlesex Superior Court (bostonglobe.com)

Sudbury

• Sudbury's Latest School Enrollment Numbers, By Grade And School (patch.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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