Community Corner
🌱 Why Ayer leaders just pulled the plug on Flock cameras.
Happening soon: Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) on the Ayer Patch calendar
Good morning Ayer! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Ayer leaders just pulled the plug on Flock cameras.
Also on today's calendar: Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 59.
- Saturday: A shower or two; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 4 more Mass. towns stop using or pause use of Flock cameras (boston.com) — Ayer officials have voted to immediately disable and remove all Flock automated license plate reader cameras, ending the town's contract after residents raised privacy and misuse concerns. The police chief is now working with the company to decommission the system. The move aligns Ayer with several other Massachusetts communities reconsidering or halting this surveillance technology. 
📸 Around Ayer
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ayer
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★ Featured events ★
- Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Historical Fiction Book Group: "Year of Wonders"
Ayer Library Lounge , 26 East Main Street, Ayer, MA, 01432
11:30 am - Pokemon Club!
Ayer Library Children's Room , 26 East Main Street, Ayer
3:30 pm - Music & Movement w/ the FPC
Ayer Library Children's Room , 26 East Main Street, Ayer
10:30 am - Stitch Circle
Ayer Library Lounge , 26 East Main Street, Ayer, MA, 01432
1:30 pm - Story Studio: Air Dry Clay Creations
Ayer Library Children's Room , 26 East Main Street, Ayer
4:00 pm - Baby & Me Movement
Ayer Library Children's Room , 26 East Main Street, Ayer
1:00 pm - Nar-Anon Family Group
Ayer Library Nutting Room , 26 East Main Street, Ayer, MA, 014
6:00 pm - Writing Group
Ayer Library Nutting Room , 26 East Main Street, Ayer, MA, 014
5:00 pm
Friday September 4
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
📣 Ayer Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Dance Barre Class with Gina Flaherty →
Littleton, MA Calendar, 33 Shattuck Street, Littleton
10:00 am - Canteen Lunch- Devens →
Veteran Pathways of New England, 84 Antietam St, Devens
11:00 am - Stretch and Flex with Carol Wing →
Littleton, MA Calendar, 33 Shattuck Street, Littleton
11:15 am - Mobile Library @ Council on Aging
Ayer Library Council on Aging
11:30 am
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Groton
- NWCLA Fitchburg Meeting: PooPrints: The DNA Solution for Dog Waste (biggerpockets.com)
- Chris Thile & Aoife O'Donovan Spread 'Wassail!' Cheer With 2026 Holiday Tour (jambase.com)
- 6 early storylines to watch in girls prep hockey in 2026-27 (hockeyjournal.com)
Shirley
- 'The best moments are waiting for you': Shirley photographer captures stunning sunrise (sentinelandenterprise.com)
- Long jump champion Davis-Woodhall posts harrowing video of her head-on car crash (sentinelandenterprise.com)
Chelmsford
- Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Chelmsford (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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