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🌱 Patch AM: How did Melrose volleyball pull off back-to-back 3–0 wins?
Coming up: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! on the Melrose Patch calendar

Hello Melrose! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Melrose volleyball pull off back-to-back 3–0 wins?
Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Downpours; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.
- Monday: Cool with rain, temps: high: 59, low: 54.
- Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Volleyball Recap: Melrose Wins Going Away Against Lexington (maxpreps.com) — Melrose High's Red Raiders volleyball team swept Lexington 3–0, with every set decided by just a few points and standout play from Sabrina McArt and Sadie Smith. The win pushed Melrose to a 3–2 record, and they quickly followed it with another 3–0 victory over Wilmington.
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★ Featured events ★
- Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
The First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St, Cambridge
7:00 pm - Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
American Legion Post 221, 357 Great Rd, Bedford
7:00 pm - Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
10:00 am - Oktoberfest - Medford's Community Event →
Riverside Ave., Medford Square,
12:00 pm - Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
Virtual,
6:30 pm - Intro to ADUs →
111 High St, Medford
6:30 pm - Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Oktoberfest Beer Garden with the Melrose Farmers' Market and Hannah's Brewing Co. →
Bowden Park, 160-172 W Emerson St, Melrose
4:00 pm - Celebrating Tin Pan Alley - The Songs That Started a Century →
355 Franklin St, Melrose
7:30 pm - Sips for Scholarships →
Bellevue Golf Club, 320 Porter St, Melrose
7:00 pm - What's at Stake in the Midterms? Thoughtful Thursday with Sen. Jason Lewis →
Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 W Emerson St, Melrose
7:00 pm - Mahjong Tile Painting @ Molly's Bookstore →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Malden
- Man accused of holding woman captive in Malden attic for weeks, trafficking her (nbcboston.com)
- Massachusetts tenant was told trash would be sorted later, but officials say that never happens (thecooldown.com)
- West Nile Virus human cases climb in MA (westernmassnews.com)
Medford
- Dealer group news: A revamped Asbury store in Boston, AutoNation celebrates 10 years of DRV PNK (autoremarketing.com)
- Park Street Somerville Fire (thesomervillenewsweekly.blog)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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