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🌱 Spirit Of Shrewsbury Fall Festival Returning For 2026

And on the Shrewsbury Patch calendar - Grafton Electronics Recycling Event ♻️

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Cheers Shrewsbury! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Beloved Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival set to return
  • Where St. John's of Shrewsbury lands in this week's state rankings
  • How a Shrewsbury survivor helped keep the UMass Cancer Walk thriving

Also on today's calendar: Grafton Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
  • Sunday: Sunshine and some clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Spirit Of Shrewsbury Fall Festival Returning For 2026 — Shrewsbury residents can look forward to the Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival returning in 2026, bringing the community together again for seasonal celebrations and local activities. (Shrewsbury Patch)
   

2. Super 25 Massachusetts high school football rankings ahead of Week 4 (thegardnernews.com) — St. John's of Shrewsbury football is tied for 12th in the latest statewide Super 25 rankings as Massachusetts teams jostle for position entering Week 4. Several Central and Eastern Mass programs are climbing after key early-season wins.
   

3. UMass Cancer Walk raises more than $500,000 for cancer research (umassmed.edu) — Shrewsbury resident and two-time breast cancer survivor Debra Paciello helped the UMass Cancer Walk raise over $500,000 for local research and clinical trials, even after the Worcester event was canceled by a nor'easter. Donations remain open through December to support UMass Chan.
   

4. Residents form organized opposition against Amazon's bid to bring drone delivery to local area (communityadvocate.com) — Shrewsbury is among several Central Massachusetts towns where residents are organizing against Amazon's proposed drone delivery program, raising safety and oversight concerns while urging state and local officials to slow the project and give communities more say.
   

5. Sicklerville man charged with sexually assaulting teen (nj1015.com) — A man wanted in a New Hampshire sexual assault case was arrested in Shrewsbury, where police picked him up as a fugitive before extraditing him back to face multiple serious charges. Investigators say additional counts may follow as the case continues.
   

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  • Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish or Portuguese) in Shrewsbury. Apply here.
  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Worcester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shrewsbury here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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