🌱 Patch AM: How will Westford close a projected $3.1 million FY28 budget gap?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Westford close a projected $3.1 million FY28 budget gap?

Also on today's calendar: Welcome Worship & Church Picnic at United Methodist Church of Westford and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Not as warm; heavy a.m. rain, with a high of 69 and low of 62 degrees.
• Monday: An a.m. shower; mostly sunny, temps: high: 74, low: 44.
• Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Triboard discusses preliminary $3.1M budget gap for FY28 (westfordcat.org) — Westford officials are warning residents about a projected $3.1 million budget gap for fiscal 2028, driven by rising school, health insurance, and utility costs outpacing revenue limits under Proposition 2½. The Tri-Board is just beginning the process, and expects the shortfall may shrink slightly as health insurance and new growth estimates are refined, but one-time funds that previously balanced budgets are no longer available.
   

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Sunday September 13
• Welcome Worship & Church Picnic at United Methodist Church of Westford →
  10 Church St, Westford
  9:30 am
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• Merrimack Valley All-Ages Chamber Orchestra (MVACO) →
  Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main Street, Westford
  5:30 pm
Monday September 14
• Library Card Sign Up →
  515 Groton Rd., Second Floor, Westford
Friday September 18
• Used Book Sale -- Members' Preview Night →
  48 Main St, Westford
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Used Book Sale →
  48 Main St, Westford
  10:00 am
• G.O.A.T Day →
  Good Pickin' Farm, 5 Gould Rd, Westford
  10:00 am
• Brush Chipping →
  Dept. of Public Works, 28 North Street
  10:30 am
• Bead Bar with Beads by Beardslee →
  5 Gould Rd, Westford
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Used Book Sale -- $10 Bag Day →
  48 Main St, Westford
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Sing With The Gentlemen Songsters Chorus →
  Chelmsford Center for the Arts, 1A North Rd, Chelmsford
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Pony Palooza →
  Good Pickin' Farm, 5 Gould Rd, Westford
  10:00 am

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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