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🌱 More Ipswich shellfish flats are poised to reopen

Ipswich, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Ipswich! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • More Ipswich shellfish flats are poised to reopen
  • Ipswich gathers to honor veterans on Nov. 11
  • Where Ipswich veterans can turn for help with benefits

Also on today's calendar: Crossroads Quilters Artisan Fair and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cooler; morning rain, with a high of 58 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy; an a.m. shower or two, temps: high: 56, low: 43.
  • Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. State to expand harvesting in three Ipswich shellfishing areas (thelocalnews.news) — Ipswich shellfishers could soon regain year-round access to Treadwell Island and Fox creeks, while the state also plans to shrink the closure around Middle Ground. Water testing supports the expansions, officials say, but the Ipswich River flats remain closed, leaving harvesters pressing for a broader recovery.
   

2. Ipswich to honor veterans Nov. 11, announces May documentary (thelocalnews.news) — Ipswich will honor veterans at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Memorial Park on South Main Street. School choirs, veterans' organizations and local officials will take part in the ceremony, which includes a wreath presentation, rifle salute and Taps.
   

3. Senior Lookout: Local Veterans Service Offices ready to help (gloucestertimes.com) — Ipswich veterans and their spouses or surviving spouses can contact Veterans Service Officer Steve Bohn for help understanding benefits they may qualify for. Bohn serves Ipswich, Essex and Topsfield and can be reached at 978-356-6699. The Veterans Day resource guide also points veterans toward VA health care and nearby clinics.
   

4. 14 Cozy New England Recipes To Make This Weekend (simplyrecipes.com) — Boston brown bread brings recipe developer Hank Shaw back to memories of his mother, an Ipswich native, serving raisin-studded slices fried in butter. It’s one of 14 New England recipes in this collection, alongside clam chowder, molasses cookies and Cape Ann’s anadama bread.
   

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  • I am looking for a company to clean the venting in my forced hot air/AC system, as well as my clothes dryer drum and vent.
    Can anyone recommend a company who does this? Thank you. (Nextdoor Little Neck)
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Customer Service Clerk in Ipswich. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Overnight Customer Service/Cashier in Georgetown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ipswich here.

Ok Ipswich! 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 is easy to get in to but hard to get out of?" — Trouble (Thank you Candice H. for sending it in!)
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