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🌱 How Raynham honored one of its most dedicated longtime volunteers
Raynham Center, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Raynham Center? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Raynham honored one of its most dedicated longtime volunteers
- Raynham’s own Brody Bumila just made national sports history
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 92, low: 58.
- Sunday: Sun mixing with clouds; warm, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Raynham honors longtime volunteer James Tilbe (tauntongazette.com) — Raynham residents are celebrating longtime volunteer and minister James Tilbe, who just received a Citizen Award from the town’s Economic and Business Development Commission at Veterans Memorial Town Hall. His decades of service with Raynham Fire and Rescue, local boards, and disaster response were highlighted as town leaders praised how volunteers like Tilbe strengthen Raynham’s civic life and economic vitality. 
• Raynham's Brody Bumila named MaxPreps Male Athlete of the Year (tauntongazette.com) — Raynham readers can cheer on hometown standout Brody Bumila, who has just been named the 2025-26 MaxPreps Male National Athlete of the Year. The Bishop Feehan senior pitcher and basketball star, a projected 2026 MLB first-round pick, earned the honor after a dominant two-sport season and becomes the first male athlete from Massachusetts or New England to receive the award.
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🗞 Nearby News
Raynham
- Spine Global Inventory Management Lead - (orthopedics) (jnj.com)
- 22-year-old arraigned after deadly motorcycle crash in Raynham (nbcboston.com)
Taunton
- Taunton residents can drop off hazardous waste free (tauntongazette.com)
- Old Colony Habitat honors supporters of Taunton build (tauntongazette.com)
- Two arrested after Taunton drive-by shooting (tauntongazette.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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