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🌱 Patch AM: Norton Public Library Earns Autism Welcoming Certification
Coming up: "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience on the Norton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Norton library earns autism-friendly certification and adds new Calm Kits
Also on today's calendar: "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 69, low: 41.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Norton Public Library Earns Autism Welcoming Certification (patch.com) — Norton residents can now visit an Autism Welcoming Certified public library, reflecting the town's push to be more inclusive for neurodiverse community members. Staff completed specialized training, introduced Calm Kits with sensory-friendly tools, and plan additional social story resources in November to better support visitors with autism and sensory sensitivities. 
📸 Around Norton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norton
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★ Featured events ★
- "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience →
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 701 Foundry St, Easton
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- Lunar Exploration with Professor Tim Barker →
Mars Science Center, Room SC 3147, Wheaton College 26 East Main StreetNorton, Massachusetts, 02766
6:30 pm - Quiet Reading Hour →
68 East Main St, Norton
10:00 am - they never asked →
Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton
1:00 pm - Craft Night
Trinitarian Congregational Church, 2 Pine St, Norton
6:30 pm - Board of Trustees Meeting →
68 East Main St, Norton
6:00 pm - Monthly Food Drive for The Cupboard of Kindness, Norton's Food Pantry →
Trinitarian Congregational Church, 2 Pine St, Norton
8:00 am - Let's Talk Massachusetts with Marilee Kenney Hunt →
Norton Public Library, 68 E Main St, Norton
1:00 pm - Let's Talk Massachusetts Elections →
Norton Public Library, 68 E Main St, Norton
1:00 pm - Crows On The Corner Scarecrow Building Contest →
Wheaton College, 26 E Main St, Norton
10:00 am - Mr. Madison's War: U.S., Britain, and the War of 1812 →
Norton Historical Society, 18 W Main St, Norton
2:00 pm - Little Miss and The Boom Presents: The Crimson Hour →
Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, 3 Barrows St, Easton
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Friday October 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is road construction on Washington St...
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- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Mansfield. Apply here.
- Balducci's Food Lover's Market posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mansfield
- Massachusetts firefighters train for building collapses (patriotledger.com)
- EMI Filters Market To 2035: Electrification and 5G Rollout to Drive Growth (indexbox.io)
Attleboro
- Major MA Retail Chain To Close Stores Amid Bankruptcy (patch.com)
Seekonk
- Seekonk Lifts Outdoor Water-Use Ban (patch.com)
Ok Norton! 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 clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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