Tour de Natick sets June 21 date for 23rd annual community ride

NATICK — With no fresh Town Hall releases or school district announcements landing Friday, the day's local news pulse came from Patch coverage of an upcoming community cycling ride and new state fire safety grant money flowing to Natick programs for children and seniors.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"6-Mile Cycling Ride Will Mean Much-Needed Community Help In Natick" — The 23rd annual Tour de Natick is set for June 21, with the ride again raising money for local causes, per Natick Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick)

"🌱 Patch AM: How new fire safety grants will reach Natick kids and seniors" — Patch's morning roundup highlights how recently announced state fire safety education grants are slated to fund prevention programming aimed at Natick's youngest and oldest residents, per Natick Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick)

"Natick Wants Your Feedback On Snow Removal Efforts – Just Take The Poll" — The town is soliciting resident input on this past winter's plowing and snow operations through a short flash poll, with a Thursday deadline, per Natick Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick)

"Mysterious Boom Heard Across MA Was An Exploding Meteor, Experts Say" — Reports of a loud boom heard across parts of Massachusetts shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday were attributed to a meteor breaking apart in the atmosphere, per Natick Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick)

COMING UP

Hosta and Perennial Sale at the Lyman Estate Greenhouse runs May 30 and 31, with an additional date June 6, according to listings carried on the Natick Patch community calendar.

Tour de Natick, the 23rd annual six-mile community cycling ride, is scheduled for Saturday, June 21.

Morse Institute Library continues regular hours this week: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; the library is closed Sundays.