🌱 Patch AM: How today’s Green Line derailment is disrupting Back Bay commutes

Good day Back Bay! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How today's Green Line derailment is disrupting Back Bay commutes
• How you can borrow life-sized puppets right in Back Bay
• When Back Bay trains leave for Ed Sheeran's Gillette shows

Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Windy; afternoon rain, with a high of 62 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 60, low: 56.
• Sunday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Green Line delays after MBTA track maintenance vehicle derails (nbcboston.com) — Green Line riders in Back Bay face delays after a track maintenance vehicle derailed near Park Street, forcing shuttle buses to replace service between Copley and Back Bay. Several downtown stations are affected, and the MBTA hasn't said when regular service will resume, though the equipment has been re-railed and moved off the main line.
   

• Boston's Puppet Free Library lends handmade puppets (wcvb.com) — Back Bay residents can borrow any of roughly 300 life-sized puppets from the Puppet Free Library in the basement of Emmanuel Church, and even learn how to make their own. Founder Sara Peattie lends puppets to anyone and runs workshops to help neighbors create giant outdoor performances using recycled materials.
   

• Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium concert, train schedule adjusted (wcvb.com) — Back Bay concertgoers heading to Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows get extra MBTA train options, with special Friday and Saturday evening departures stopping at Back Bay before continuing to Foxboro. Start times have shifted to 8 p.m. after opening acts left the tour, and all return trains will depart 30 minutes after each concert ends.
   

📸 Around Back Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
  Cape Cod,
  10:00 am
• Afternoon Tea returns to The Ritz-Carlton, Boston this Weekend →
  The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, 10 Avery St, Boston
  11:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
  Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
  10:00 am
• 16th annual FREE 6 block Allston Village Street Fair Festival →
  Harvard Avenue, Harvard Ave, Boston
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• School of Fashion Design: Info Session & Tour with Live Demos! →
  School of Fashion Design, 31 St James Ave, Boston
  10:00 am
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester St, Brookline
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Citizenship Preparation Class
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  10:00 am
• All Ages Story Time (Ages 0-7)
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  10:00 am
• Drop-in ESOL Conversation Group (Level 2 and higher)
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  11:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Elements of Victorian Mourning with Etiquetteer →
  Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon St, Boston
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

South End

• Rome Pizza in Boston's South End Has Closed (blogspot.com)
• Boston Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2026–27 Community Chamber Concerts (broadwayworld.com)
• Burlington Hotels (airbnb.com)

North End

• New 'gateway' to North End divides public: 'Beautiful' or 'assault to the eyes?' (nbcboston.com)
• Mike's Pastry opens fifth location in Boston's Logan Airport - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
• Public meeting set for Route 20 bridge replacement plan in Springfield (wwlp.com)

Boston

• Man Arrested After Car Collides With Police Cruiser In Boston (patch.com)

Ok Back Bay! 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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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