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Morning Sudbury! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Explore Sudbury's new accessible forest trail at Wolbach Farm Sunday.
  • Community notes the passing of Frances Louise Healey, married in Sudbury.
  • Why a troubled nursing home chain is expanding into Sudbury now.

Also on today's calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum 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 82 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 70, low: 42.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SVT to Hold Grand Opening Celebration for Accessible Trail (hollistonreporter.com) — Sudbury residents are invited to celebrate the grand opening of Sudbury Valley Trustees' new accessible All Persons' Trail at Wolbach Farm on October 4 from 8–11 a.m. The free event at 18 Wolbach Road features sensory-friendly activities, birding, forest bathing, story time, music, and a chance to explore the gently graded, wheelchair- and stroller-friendly trail through the woods.
   

• Frances Louise (Hiller) Healey, 82 (theweektoday.com) — Sudbury has a quiet connection to the life of Frances Louise (Hiller) Healey, who married her husband Michael here in 1969 before they moved to California. The longtime artist and public servant, known for her plein air landscape painting and community work, died at home in San Rafael at age 82, surrounded by care and family.
   

• 'Depressing and scandalous': Lawmakers want Healey administration to explain lax nursing home oversight (bostonglobe.com) — Sudbury nursing home residents are directly affected as state regulators allow a controversial operator to buy three more facilities, including one in town, despite poor performance concerns. Lawmakers are pressing the Healey administration and public health officials to finally enforce a 2024 law that strengthens vetting of nursing home owners, aiming to improve safety and accountability for vulnerable seniors statewide.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • LS and Wayland High School Purple Out Football Game and Fundraiser October 9 at LS —Susan Pettit Read on Patch
  • Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Framingham, Massachusetts in Framingham. Apply here.
  • Carvana posted a job opening for Customer Service Delivery Advocate 4- day work week! in Framingham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sudbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wayland

  • More AI In Open-Source, CachyOS, Ryzen AI Halo, Framework Laptop 13 Pro & Other Q3 Hits (phoronix.com)
  • Super 25 Massachusetts high school football rankings ahead of Week 4 (patriotledger.com)

Framingham

  • Framingham man held on high bail in fatal pedestrian crash on Hollis Street (wcvb.com)
  • 'I'm not your neighbor': In Southie, a few blocks away is a world apart (boston.com)
  • Trade War Meets Ballot Box: U.S. and Brazil Face Off in Milwaukee With 4 Days Left to Vote (newsbreak.com)

Marlborough

  • Marlborough Awarded $4 Million For South Street Revitalization (patch.com)
  • Marlborough Fire Calls Top 7,200 Through September (patch.com)

Ok Sudbury! 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: "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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