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🌱 How a Topsfield grower raised a record-shattering 2,598-pound pumpkin

Topsfield, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Topsfield grower raised a record-shattering 2,598-pound pumpkin
  • Inside the record-breaking 2,598-pound pumpkin at the Topsfield Fair

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Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Monday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 70, low: 42.
  • Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts pumpkin grower breaks state record at Topsfield Fair (masslive.com) — A longtime Topsfield grower just set a new Massachusetts record at the Topsfield Fair with a 2,598‑pound pumpkin, earning $10,000 and a season-long display in the fair’s vegetable barn. The 80-year-old resident, a co-chair of the fair’s weigh-off, describes the decades-long camaraderie and global community behind competitive giant pumpkin growing.
   

• 80-Year-Old Grew a 2,598-Pound Pumpkin in His Backyard—and Broke a Massachusetts Record (newsbreak.com) — An 80-year-old grower brought a 2,598‑pound pumpkin to the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts, breaking the fair and state records and winning more than $10,000. The story traces his three-decade journey in competitive pumpkin growing and how he’s mentoring younger growers to keep the Topsfield-centered tradition thriving.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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