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🌱 Toy Retail Giant Plans 120 New Stores: Will Any Come To MA?
You won't want to miss Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story on the Marlborough Patch calendar

Good morning Marlborough! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Toy giant's big expansion leaves Massachusetts prospects uncertain
- Need to file a complex probate case at Marlborough District Court?
Also on today's calendar: Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story and 13 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cool with some sun returning, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 62, low: 44.
- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 63 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Toy Retail Giant Plans 120 New Stores: Will Any Come To MA? — A major toy retailer is planning to open 120 new stores nationwide, but it remains unclear whether any of those locations will be in Massachusetts or near Marlborough. (Across Massachusetts Patch)
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• Fiduciary Litigation Session (FLS) (mass.gov) — Residents handling complex probate or trust disputes should know that Fiduciary Litigation Session cases can be heard and filed through Marlborough District Court, with clear instructions on where and how to submit documents.
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📸 Around Marlborough
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marlborough
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★ Featured events ★
- Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
7:00 pm - Northboro Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
First Parish Northboro Unitarian Universalist, 40 Church St, Northborough
9:00 am - Customer Appreciation Day at Green Meadows Dispensary →
239 Boston Post Rd W, Marlboro
9:00 am - Meadows Montessori School Open House →
GSLC, 183 W Main St, Westborough
9:00 am - Thrifting Market →
Memorial Congregational Church, 26 Concord Rd, Sudbury
9:00 am - Huge Neighborhood Yard Sale →
Littlefield Ln, Marlboro, MA, 01752,
10:00 am - Catnip Junkies →
Sudbury Meetinghouse, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
5:00 pm - Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
10:00 am
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Spaghetti Supper →
First Church Marlborough, 37 High St, Marlboro
5:00 pm - Boston to Host 1,800+ for Evening of Meditation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar →
Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Ave, Boston
7:00 pm - Hillside Lower School (Grades K-3): Virtual Open House →
Zoom
12:30 pm - Behavioral Health Hiring Event →
TaraVista Behavioral Health Center, 85 Patton Rd, Harvard
9:00 am - Hillside Lower School Open House →
204 Robin Hill St, Marlboro
11:00 am - Girl Scout Kickoff →
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts - Headquarters/Office, 265 Beaver St, Waltham
1:00 pm - Sake Day East →
Julio's Liquors, 140 Turnpike Rd, Westborough
3:30 pm - Weekend of Wonder at New England Botanic Garden →
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Dr, Boylston
10:00 am
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
📣 Marlborough Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello I'm looking for little bad room for rent
Milford or hopedale I'm hardly ever home, but I'm just looking for a small place for 500 or less. temporary for 10 months (Nextdoor Pleasant Ct)
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers posted a job opening for Cashier - Closing Shift in Marlborough. Apply here.
- Macy's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail At Your Service Associate, Solomon Pond in Marlborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marlborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stow
- Signatures on Senate hopeful's ballot petition draw scrutiny (concordbridge.org)
- Portland Men's Soccer Shuts Out New Hampshire 2-0 (news-usa.today)
- Select Board bypasses earth removal permit for PFAS soil cleanup — Stow Select Board, Sep 8, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
Framingham
- Tom Hine to host Framingham MA book launch event for new memoir (metrowestdailynews.com)
Westborough
- Westborough Moves Election Day Voting To Community Center (patch.com)
Ok Marlborough! 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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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