• Sturdy Hospital to celebrate 90 years with party: Sturdy Memorial Hospital officially turned 90 April 14 and the important anniversary will be marked with a community event Saturday, May 3, at Capron Park and Zoo (rain date Sunday, May 4).

• Area Community Garden plans opening on May 10 : Both long-time and novice gardeners are encouraged to sign-up for plots at the annual Community Garden opening, to take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The garden is located at the corner of Hodges and Hayward streets in Attleboro.

• Local letter carriers preparing for 11th annual food drive: Residents of NA, Plainville, and Attleboro Falls will receive cards in their mailbox announcing the drive. Customers need only leave a box or can of non-perishable food next to their mailbox before they get delivery from their letter carriers on May 10.

• Car Wash at Community: A car wash to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m. (or after the Memorial Day Parade) to 2 p.m. in the Community School Parking Lot, South Washington Street. Fee is a "donation".

• Celebrities joining HMEA 5k walk/run in Franklin May 18: Gail Huff of News Center 5 will host the second annual Horace Mann Educational Associates (HMEA) Independence 5k walk/run to be held Sunday, May 18 on Constitution Boulevard in the Franklin Industrial Park.

• The Next Copy Of The Free Press: April 30