🌱 How Stafford’s new 2027–28 calendar will affect Falmouth families

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In today's newsletter:

• How Stafford’s new 2027–28 calendar will affect Falmouth families

Also on today's calendar: Brooke Point Dance Team Fall Craft Fair.

Today's riddle: How do you fix a broken pizza? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 79, low: 44.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Stafford School Board approves 2027-28 calendar that keeps religious, cultural holidays (fredericksburgfreepress.com) — Stafford County’s School Board has approved a 180-day 2027–28 school calendar that keeps major religious and cultural holidays, with Falmouth representative Sarah Chase casting the lone dissenting vote. The decision aims to fix state instructional-time shortfalls while continuing days off for observances like Diwali, Eid al-Adha, and Good Friday, after months of debate over fairness and church–state concerns.
   

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📸 Around Falmouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Falmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday November 11

• A Christmas Carol →
  Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, 95 Riverside Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday November 4

• Civil War Book Group: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: James Swanson
  Fredericksburg Branch of Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 7

• Brooke Point Dance Team Fall Craft Fair →
  Brooke Point High School, 1700 Courthouse Rd, Stafford
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 29

• Preschool Spooktacular Halloween Bash at Stafford Gymnastics →
  Stafford Gymnastics and Recreation Center, 500 Nelms Circle, Fredericksburg
  9:00 am
• Advanced Handgun (09E) →
  FFM INC, 129 Industrial Dr, Fredericksburg
  9:00 am
• Belvedere Plantation Harvest Festival →
  1410 Belvedere Drive, Fredericksburg
  10:00 am
• Non-CDL Driving Positions - Fredericksburg Hiring Event →
  Workforce Center – Fredericksburg, 10304 Spotsylvania Ave., Suite #100, Fredericksburg
  10:00 am
• BOO-Tox & Blowouts →
  806 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg
  5:00 pm
• Eve's Haunted Soiree at Eden Try Winery →
  6818 River Road, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Night →
  The Barking Barley, 1515 Olde William Street, Fredericksburg
  7:00 pm
• Halloween Trivia Night →
  The Barking Barley, 1515 Olde William Street, Fredericksburg
  7:00 pm

Friday October 30

• VERONICA’S ROOM by Ira Levin →
  Allstate Community Theater, 810 Caroline Street, 4th Floor, Fredericksburg

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🗞 Nearby News

Fredericksburg

• November In Fredericksburg: Can't-Miss Events, Festive Fun And Things To Do (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you fix a broken pizza?" — With tomato paste! (Thank you Douglas D. for sending it in!)
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