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🌱 How hard is this nor’easter slamming Onset right now?

Spotted on the Onset calendar: Cape Cod Canal Cruise (by Boat) Oct 3rd, 2026

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  • How hard is this nor'easter slamming Onset right now?

Also on today's calendar: Claws for a Cause 3rd Annual Lobster and Steamer Boil and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 68, low: 59.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mass. nor'easter power outage tracker: Thousands in the dark as storm rages (boston25news.com) — Onset is taking a direct hit from this weekend's nor'easter, with fierce winds strong enough to topple a large tree onto a home and car in town. Thousands across Massachusetts are already without power, and officials warn that outages and travel problems could worsen as coastal gusts push past 60 mph through Saturday.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 29
  • Busy Bees Quilting Group →
    Wareham MA
    9:00 am
  • Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft at North Falmouth
    North Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - North Falmouth Br
    10:00 am
  • Stories, Songs and Instruments at East Falmouth
    East Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - East Falmouth Bran
    10:00 am
  • Tuesday Trail Day at Red Brook Trail Network →
    Onset Water District, Onset
    10:00 am
  • Digital Navigator Technology Help
    Lemcke Reference Room, 300, Bourne
    12:00 pm
  • Early Release Day - Minion Party at the East Falmouth Library
    East Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - East Falmouth Bran
    1:30 pm
  • Genealogy Research Help Desk
    Lemcke Reference Room, 300, Bourne
    2:00 pm
  • THE ROLLING HEROES - RPG Club →
    Wareham MA
    3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T2292) in Wareham. Apply here.
  • A-Line Staffing Solutions posted a job opening for Vaccination Pharmacist in Wareham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Onset here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wareham

  • Dangerousness hearing set for New Bedford man with four assault counts (theweektoday.com)
  • 'Pretty intense': Tree falls on East Wareham house, car during storm (theweektoday.com)
  • Wareham Sip & Stroll Harvest Fest Coming to Besse Park (newsbreak.com)

Marion

  • Falmouth Country Club, Osprey, East Falmouth, MA Tee Times & Rates (golflink.com)

Rochester

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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