🌱 Why a late‑night Route 2 chase in Westminster ended in corn

Hey there, Westminster! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a late‑night Route 2 chase in Westminster ended in corn

Also on today's calendar: Fall Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Less humid with plenty of sun, with a high of 71 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 51.
• Monday: Periods of sun with a shower, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• An artillery shell is detonated, a hippo gets lucky, and a wild chase ends in a cornfield (bostonglobe.com) — State Police recently chased a pickup that fled from a trooper near Route 2’s Exit 92 in Westminster, briefly driving the wrong way before ending up stuck in a cornfield, with a Dunstable man facing multiple charges. The same roundup recounts a safely detonated artillery shell in Maynard, a wasp‑surrounded cat rescue in Ayer, and a car crashing into a mini‑golf hippo statue on Cape Cod.
   

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📸 Around Westminster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westminster

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6

• Let’s Talk - Adult Conversation Group →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6

• The Game of Trivial Pursuit →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  5:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Zumbini (ages 0-4) →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  10:00 am
• Chair and Stand (Senior Exercises Class) →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  12:00 pm
• Quilting at Forbush →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  1:00 pm
• Community Yoga →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  5:30 pm

Thursday October 8

• MHS/WES Walk to School Day
  Meetinghouse School Westminster, MA 01473
  8:00 am
• Playgroup (MOC CFCE) (ages 0-6) →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  10:00 am
• Stretch, Strengthen & Balance (Senior Exercise Class) →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  10:00 am
• Paying for College w/ All One Credit Union →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  5:00 pm

Friday October 9

• Tot Playgroup (ages 2-3) →
  Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St, Westminster
  10:00 am

Saturday November 14

• Fall Open House →
  Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  10:00 am

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📣 Westminster Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Marathon Staffing posted a job opening for Entry Level Production Worker in Westminster. Apply here.
• Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Recovery Support Navigator in Gardner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westminster here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gardner

• Gardner veterans court offers treatment and support instead of jail (thegardnernews.com)
• Council President Update 9-26 (gardnermagazine.com)
• Finance 9-29-26 (gardnermagazine.com)

Fitchburg

• 31st annual United Way Day of Caring in North Central Mass. (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Worcester

• Worcester Shootings, Robberies Decline Through August 2026 (patch.com)
• Worcester Earns 3-Star National Designation For Immigrant Inclusion (patch.com)

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Ok Westminster! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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