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Braintree Patch Spotlights Massachusetts Pizza Festival, Food Week
Braintree Patch's Food Week newsletter previews a large pizza festival coming to Massachusetts and reports that a bar whose owners announced plans to close last month will now remain open, according to Braintree Patch. Separately, Legacy.com published a new obituary for Verna Clarice Wa…
BRAINTREE — A statewide "Food Week" roundup from Braintree Patch tops a light news day, highlighting a large pizza festival headed to Massachusetts and word that a bar that had announced plans to close will instead stay open.
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"Massive Pizza Festival Coming To MA + Unique Japanese Eatery: Food Week" is the headline from Braintree Patch's Sunday newsletter, which rounds up a large pizza festival coming to the state and a distinctive Japanese restaurant, alongside news that a bar whose owners announced last month they were closing will remain open. Per Braintree Patch, the item is part of the outlet's regular statewide dining roundup rather than Braintree-specific reporting. (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/46961688.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)
"Verna Clarice Waters Obituary (2026) - Braintree, MA - Cartwright Funeral Home - Randolph" appeared via Legacy.com, noting Verna Clarice Waters was born September 22, 1931, in Braintree. Per Legacy.com, the notice is being handled by Cartwright Funeral Home in Randolph. (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/verna-waters-obituary?id=62151465)
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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