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🌱 Patch AM: Details Released For Wakefield Town Day

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Good morning Wakefield! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Town Day brings food, music, flu shots, and fun to Wakefield

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

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An afternoon shower; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunshine, nice and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Details Released For Wakefield Town Day (patch.com) — Wakefield residents can look forward to Town Day on the Common on September 26, featuring live music, children's activities, a cornhole tournament, and dozens of local food and beverage vendors. The event also includes a flu-shot clinic run by Wakefield's Health Department and a beer garden, with a rain date set for September 27.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wakefield Town Council Notes - September 14, 2026 —Jonathan Chines Read on Patch
  • How Will You Celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month? —Sharon N Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Stoneham

  • Town Meeting warrant taking shape (homenewshere.com)
  • Commonwealth Pediatrics Shares Insights on Pediatrician in Reading: Supporting Children Through Every Stage (commercialappeal.com)

Reading

Woburn

  • Beloved Breakfast Chain To Open In Woburn (patch.com)
  • Big Scratch-Off Winner Sold At Woburn Store (patch.com)

Ok Wakefield! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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