🌱 Patch AM: What auditors found in Greater Attleboro’s MassHealth-funded transit rides

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In today's newsletter:

• What auditors found in Greater Attleboro's MassHealth-funded transit rides

Also on today's calendar: Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun, warm; a p.m. shower, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
• Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 70 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Poor recordkeeping muddies latest target of MassHealth fraud probe (commonwealthbeacon.org) — Attleboro riders are indirectly tied to a major MassHealth fraud probe, as a 2025 state audit flagged documentation problems involving the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority's Medicaid-funded trips. The attorney general has already recovered millions from transportation providers statewide and is pursuing new cases, while officials roll out better software to track rides and protect public dollars.
   

📸 Around Attleboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Attleboro

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA →
  Ramada Inn, located at 213 Taunton Ave., Seekonk, MA,,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Sustainability Commission
  Attleboro Public Library Tech Lab
  6:00 pm
• Sustainability Commission Meeting →
  City of Attleboro - Attleboro Public Library - Tech Room 74 N. Main Street Attlebor
  6:00 pm
• All Ages Chess Club
  Attleboro Public Library Children's Room
  6:00 pm
• Bare Bones Big Band →
  Attleboro, MA Calendar, 199 County St., Attleboro
  6:30 pm
• Parents Book Club
  Attleboro Public Library Balfour Community Room
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• State Primary Early Voting →
  City of Attleboro - Attleboro City Hall - Council Chambers 77 Park Street Attleboro
  9:00 am
• Celebrate Back to School in Downtown Attleboro
  Attleboro Public Library 74 North Main St, Attleboro, MA 02703
  10:00 am
• Angle Tree Brewery →
  Angle Tree Brewery, 45 Elm St, North Attleborough
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Community Fiber Arts Circle
  Richards Memorial Library Meeting Room , 118 North Washington St.\
  3:30 pm
• Commission on Disability August meeting →
  Seekonk, MA Calendar, 540 ARCADE AVE Art Room, Seekonk
  4:30 pm
• Free Tech Help by Appointment
  Richards Memorial Library First Floor , 118 North Washington St.
  4:45 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting →
  North Attleborough, MA Calendar, 43 South Washington St Lower Level, North Attleborough
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Norton

• New River Run Bank Senior V.P (thetowncommon.com)

Seekonk

• When George Harrison, Bob Dylan and a host of stars recorded in Dave Stewart's kitchen: 'He walked around the corner to see George trying to teach Dylan how to play 'Taxman'' (guitarplayer.com)
• $125K International/Sixth BioInc Pitch Competition (massbio.org)
• Marlborough Industrial Portfolio Trades for $28M (bankerandtradesman.com)

Mansfield

• MIAA Board of Directors approves Super 8 football tournament among other postseason changes (bostonglobe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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