🌱 Patch AM: Why an Arlington Girl Scout trust is fighting over a $18M camp

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In today's newsletter:

• Why an Arlington Girl Scout trust is fighting over a $18M camp

Also on today's calendar: Yoga of Energy Flow YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Daniel Orlansky, Andrea Fotopoulos & others and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Potential sale of former Girl Scout camp in Meredith heads to court (unionleader.com) — An $18 million court-approved sale of the former Camp Menotomy in Meredith, N.H., hinges on decisions involving Arlington-based Girl Scouts and the Camp Menotomy Trust of Arlington. A Middlesex Probate and Family Court judge will weigh whether selling the long-closed camp to a luxury-home developer meets the trustees' obligations, while opponents argue the land should remain a camp and say better options weren't fully explored.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Yoga of Energy Flow YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Daniel Orlansky, Andrea Fotopoulos & others →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Mystic Moon - Full Moon Ceremony →
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Film: Finding Neverland (Rated PG)
  Maynard Public Library Roosevelt Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Stories and Play for the Littlest Ones
  Belmont Public Library Children's Program Room - 132 - 336 C
  9:30 am
• Job Search Help -- How To Use AI In Your Job Search
  Maynard Public Library Online
  9:30 am
• Silent Study Hall
  Belmont Public Library Morrissey Hall - 119 - 336 Concord Ave, 33
  2:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Show and Tell: Blocks, Plates, Screens and Stones →
  13FOREST Gallery, 167A Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Cheryl Arena and the Morningside Project at the Tiny Shed →
  Arlington Visitor Center, 4 Mystic St, Arlington
  12:03 am
Wednesday September 2
• Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra- Open Rehearsal →
  First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus →
  Hancock United Church Of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival →
  Codman Estate, 34 Codman Rd, Lincoln
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Brownsberger's Experience Nabs Vote (belmontvoice.org)
• Fair Cash Value at the Heart of Tax Dispute With Country Club (belmontvoice.org)
• Ryan, Solet Tout Records in Middlesex DA Forum (belmontvoice.org)

Medford

• Museum of Science to open William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
• Claude Shannon and the Birth of the Bit (taskade.com)

Somerville

• Somerville Cell Phone Store Repeated Target Of Robberies: Report (patch.com)
• Somerville To Celebrate Brazilian Independence With Annual Flag Raising (patch.com)

Ok Arlington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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