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In today's newsletter:

• Which Wakefield stations are offering some of the area's cheapest gas?

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Peabody Community Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A morning shower; some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 43.
• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cheapest gas stations in Boston (homenewshere.com) — Several Wakefield gas stations make this latest list of cheapest fuel options around Boston, with Irving, Prime Energy, and Cumberland Farms on Salem and Lowell Streets all posting sub-$4 prices. If you're filling up soon, these Wakefield spots are among the most competitive in the region right now, though a few stations in nearby towns edge them out by a few cents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wakefield

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• 2026 Peabody Community Market →
  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Ghost Pavers →
  Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield
  6:30 pm
• Friends of Beebe Library →
  Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Eephus screening with cast Q&A and autographs →
  Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St, Arlington
  12:00 pm
• Wakefield Food Festival →
  525 Main St, Wakefield
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• No Kings: Vote Early →
  Stoneham Town Common, 340 Main St, Stoneham
  10:30 am
Sunday October 18
• Encore concert with multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Greg Greenway →
  Linden Tree Concerts at Temple Emmanuel
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 20
• Nimble Thimblers Quilt Guild Annual Fabric Sale and Auction →
  77 Preston St Wakefield MA
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• 10th Annual Halloween Spooktacular Vendor and Craft Fair →
  Elks Lodge, 63 Bay State Road, Lynnfield, MA, United States, 01880
  11:00 am
• Fall Castleberry Fair →
  Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Rd, Wilmington
  10:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• My Brother's Table 10 Million Meals Walk →
  40 Monument Ave, Swampscott
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone to do a garage clean out and get rid of trash/items and then put together storage shelving.
  This should be an easy job, there isn't a lot of junk. (Nextdoor Wakefield Lakefront)

• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager in Wakefield. Apply here.
• Surface Experts posted a job opening for Bathtub Reglazer & Refinisher in Reading. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wakefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stoneham

• High school football notebook: Star transfer QB leading Peabody resurgence (bostonherald.com)

Reading

• KISS Releases Remastered 'Hard Luck Woman' Video Filmed in Reading (thereadingpost.com)
• ✍️ LTE: Reading Override (readingrecap.com)
• Bean & Barrel Cafe to Open in Reading in November (blogspot.com)

Melrose

• Melrose Police Swears In 2 New Officers (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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