#1. Free Coffee... at McDonald's on Drum Hill next week.

#2. Nashoba Tech... is holding a road race, craft fair and family day on Oct. 20.

#3. Also at Nashoba... they've got a new Lowell Five bank branch inside the school teaching marketing students hands-on experience. And it's open to the public! (pictured)

#4. Down in Concord: The League of Women of Voters will host a Third Massachusetts Congressional District Candidates’ Forum on Sunday, September 30, 2012, at 2:00 p.m., at the Concord-Carlisle High School auditorium, 500 Walden Street, Concord.

The LWV is asking voters to propose questions for the forum before September 21 by emailing their question, street address, and city or town to questions@lwvcc.org.

For more information, contact VoterService@lwvcc.org or call 978-254-1598.

#5. Westford Police Department Training... will occur at the Westford Sportsman's Club on West Street from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Oct. 1 to 5 and Oct. 9 to 12.