🌱 Patch AM: How a Wilmington lab just boosted high-tech medical manufacturing

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Wilmington lab just boosted high-tech medical manufacturing

Also on today's calendar: Oak and Iron Presents; OAKtoberfest 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy; a morning shower, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Charles River automates endotoxin testing cartridge manufacturing (pharmamanufacturing.com) — Wilmington-based Charles River Laboratories has fully implemented an automated manufacturing suite for its Endosafe endotoxin testing cartridges, boosting production capacity and cutting scrap and invalid rates. The upgrade, operational since July, improves digital traceability, labor productivity, and packaging efficiency, reinforcing Wilmington's importance in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing supply chain.
   

📸 Around Wilmington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilmington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Oak and Iron Presents; OAKtoberfest 2026 →
  Oak & Iron Brewing Co., 18 Red Spring Rd, Andover
  12:30 pm
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

Thursday September 10
• Connect with a Social Worker
  Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room
  6:00 pm
• Journey Along the Middlesex Canal
  Wilmington Memorial Library - Stewart Room
  6:30 pm
• French Conversation Group
  Wilmington Memorial Library - Johnson Room
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Music with Dara
  Wilmington Memorial Library - Stewart Room
  10:00 am
• Needleworkers
  Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Boston Roller Derby Home Team Double-Header! →
  Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Rd, Wilmington
  9:00 am
• Tech Help Drop-in
  Wilmington Memorial Library - Johnson Room
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Rally Day →
  Wilmington United Methodist Church, 87 Church St, Wilmington
  10:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Behind the Books with Allegra Goodman →
  Wilmington Senior Citizens Center, 130 Main St, Wilmington
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello people Was just wondering if anyone out there has a meat slicer?
  I bought a 13 pound pork belly and I made about 8 pounds of bacon that I would like to get sliced Thanks in advance (Nextdoor Wilmington Highlands)

• Parts Authority posted a job opening for Requisition Stock Associate in Wilmington. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Nonunion Closer - Store Admin - 0488 in Reading. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilmington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Reading

• Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading Welcomes New Minister Rev. Laurel Gray (thereadingpost.com)
• 🚨 BREAKING Select Board Unanimously Confirms Amendola as Reading's Next Police Chief (readingrecap.com)
• Reading Cultural Council Opens FY27 Arts Grant Applications (thereadingpost.com)

North Reading

• Events In North Reading Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com)

Burlington

• TiECON East 2026: Seeking to Showcase & Celebrate Leading Funded Seed-through-Series A Companies (indianewengland.com)

Ok Wilmington! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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