🌱 West African Drumming w/ Jafar Manselle & the Wendell Warriors and 10 more events

Hi Ashby! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Meat Raffle
• West African Drumming w/ Jafar Manselle & the Wendell Warriors at Ashby Free Public Library

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 57, low: 45.
• Sunday: Showers; cooler in the p.m., with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ashby

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• Meat Raffle
  35 New Ipswich Rd, Ashby
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• West African Drumming w/ Jafar Manselle & the Wendell Warriors
  Ashby Free Public Library , 812 Main St , Ashby
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Lunenburg Varsity Baseball @ NMRHS
  North Middlesex Regional High School , 19 Main St , Townsend
  4:00 pm
• Bromfield Varsity Softball @ Fitchburg
  Fitchburg High School , 140 Arnhow Farm Rd , Fitchburg
  4:00 pm
• Bold and Beautiful Acrylic Class 12×12 Canvas
  Art On The Rocks , 875 Merriam Ave , Twin City Plaza Unit 123 , Fitchburg
  6:00 pm
• Reverend Horton Heat
  Wallis Park , 38 Pierce Ave , Lunenburg
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Try It – Pottery Wheel Class *Read All Class Details*
  Art On The Rocks , 875 Merriam Ave , Twin City Plaza Unit 123 , Fitchburg
  12:00 pm
• PEA Varsity Baseball @ Cushing Academy
  Cushing Academy , 39 School St , Ashburnham
  1:00 pm
• Fred Ellsworth Music
  Meetinghouse Bar and grill , 435 Lancaster St , Leominster
  5:30 pm
• Luva's Highway: DIY Silent Headphone Party
  CANVAS by CoFF33 Corp , 326 Main St , Fitchburg
  7:00 pm
• 420 Party 90’s EDITION 21+ *PAY FOR POTTERY AT EVENT*
  Art On The Rocks , 875 Merriam Ave , Twin City Plaza Unit 123 , Fitchburg
  7:00 pm
• The Hangout
  The Black Dove Studio , 104-108 Parker St Unit 5 , Gardner
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fitchburg State University posted a job opening for Assistant Coach Open Pool Posting (Men's Cross ... in Fitchburg. Apply here.
• Mount Wachusett Community College posted a job opening for History/Anthropology-Adjunct Faculty (Pool) - Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashby here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ashburnham

• Ashburnham's New Dawn Arts Center creates community (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• CT boys basketball standout guard Josh Charlot leaving Notre Dame Prep for Cushing Academy (middletownpress.com)
• Why Gardner Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik is leaving office after 14 years (thegardnernews.com)

Townsend

• Editorial: Leave plastic bag ban choice at the local level (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Storm halts lacrosse battle between Patriots, Rangers (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Fitchburg

• Suspect arraigned in shooting near Fitchburg State (wcvb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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