🌱 Patch AM: Child Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Attleboro: Report

Morning Attleboro! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Attleboro child hospitalized after bicycle crash with car at intersection
• Could this devoted "Rottiepoo" be your next Attleboro adventure buddy?
• Why this Alaska arrest is leading to charges in Attleboro court

Also on today's calendar: Paint Pottery! and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Child Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Attleboro: Report (patch.com) — An 8-year-old bicyclist from Attleboro was hospitalized after being struck by a car near Pearl and Parker streets Monday afternoon, according to police. The child, who was not wearing a helmet, was taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, while the driver stayed at the scene. Attleboro police are continuing to investigate the crash.
   

• Attleboro Pet of the Week—Loki (northstarreporter.com) — Loki, a 5-year-old "Rottiepoo," is waiting for a new home at Friends of Attleboro Animal Shelter, which has regular adoption hours several days a week. He's an affectionate, energetic only-pet candidate who comes with training support and even his own Facebook page, making him a strong match for an active Attleboro-area family.
   

• Alaska man arrested more than two years after he allegedly raped a teenage boy in Mass. (bostonglobe.com) — An Alaska man has been arrested in connection with an alleged 2024 sexual assault involving a Massachusetts teenager and is expected to face charges in Attleboro District Court. Investigators say the two met through an online video game before arranging in-person meetings in Mansfield, with the case developing after a friend reported concerns to police.
   

📸 Around Attleboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Attleboro

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Attleboro Farmers Market →
  Attleboro Farmers Market, overflow parking lot, 947 Park St, Attleboro
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• City Social Worker Drop-In Hours
  Attleboro Public Library Tech Lab
  9:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Southeastern Regional Coordinating Council on Transportation
  Attleboro Public Library Balfour Community Room
  1:00 pm
• All Ages Chess Club
  Attleboro Public Library Children's Room
  6:00 pm
• IMAB Attleboro Area
  Attleboro Public Library Balfour Community Room
  6:00 pm
• Andy Solberg →
  Attleboro, MA Calendar, 199 County St., Attleboro
  6:30 pm
• Greater Attleboro Women of Today
  Attleboro Public Library Tech Lab
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Poetry Discussion Group
  Attleboro Public Library Edward R. Lee Trustees Meeting Room
  10:30 am
Sunday August 30
• Paint Pottery! →
  Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Psychic Reads & Vendor Fair Fundraiser →
  437 Newport Ave, Attleboro
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Conservation Commission Public Meeting →
  North Attleborough, MA Calendar, 43 South Washington St Lower Level, North Attleborough
  6:30 pm
• Planning Board Meeting - CANCELLED →
  Seekonk, MA Calendar, 100 Peck Street, Seekonk
  7:00 pm
• Athletics Open House, Parent Night, Cobb Theatre
  North Attleboro High School 1 Wilson W. Whitty Way, North Attleborough, MA 02760
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Staff Return PD Day
  North Attleboro High School 1 Wilson W. Whitty Way, North Attleborough, MA 02760
  7:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• First Watch Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook in Attleboro. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Seekonk

• Cruel Hand's Ryan Goff Is Rob Zombie's Latest Live Drummer (theprp.com)
• John M. Corcoran & Company Expands Residential Management Platform Through New Eastern Real Estate Partnership (bostonrealestatetimes.com)

Mansfield

• Raynham 'being proactive' by drafting bylaw to restrict data centers (tauntongazette.com)
• Motorcyclist flown to hospital after Raynham crash with pickup truck (tauntongazette.com)

Foxborough

• 3 Thoughts Following Patriots Preseason Week 2 (patch.com)

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-- 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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