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🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned for Town Day on Wakefield Common this month?

Make time for Electronics Recycling Event on the Wakefield Patch calendar

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Greetings Wakefield! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's planned for Town Day on Wakefield Common this month?
  • How could a new microtransit pilot change getting around Wakefield?

Also on today's calendar: Electronics Recycling Event and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunshine, nice and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Details Released For Wakefield Town Day (patch.com) — Wakefield residents can mark September 26 for Town Day on the Common, featuring live music, food vendors, children's activities, and a cornhole tournament right in town. The event also includes a flu-shot clinic run by Wakefield's Health Department, with advance online registration recommended, plus a beer garden and dozens of local nonprofits and artisans. Rain date is September 27.
   

• Massachusetts awards $4.4M in microtransit grants (transportationtodaynews.com) — Wakefield is set to benefit from a new $1 million regional microtransit pilot led by Woburn and shared with Burlington and Reading, funded through a statewide grant program. The initiative aims to provide flexible, on-demand rides that fill gaps in traditional transit, helping residents reach jobs, schools, train stations, and medical appointments more easily across the region.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wakefield Town Council Notes - September 14, 2026 —Jonathan Chines Read on Patch
  • How Will You Celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month? —Sharon N Read on Patch
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Reading. Apply here.
  • Sherwin Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Multi-Location Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Saugus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wakefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stoneham

  • Town Meeting warrant taking shape (homenewshere.com)
  • How Will You Celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month? (patch.com)
  • Two figure skating legends stopped in at this new Jamaica Plain spot (boston.com)

Reading

Malden

  • Malden Library Event Highlights Life Of Nationally Known 'Soldiers' Friend' (patch.com)
  • Malden Road Closed After Concrete Falls From Bridge (patch.com)

Ok Wakefield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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