🌱 Patch AM: Why thieves are suddenly targeting used cooking oil around Beverly

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In today's newsletter:

• Why thieves are suddenly targeting used cooking oil around Beverly
• How Beverly's premium gas price stacks up against nearby Essex County towns

Also on today's calendar: Meditations in Beverly: Consideration of Others and 12 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Bill K.!

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Tuesday: Variable clouds with a shower, temps: high: 62, low: 56.
• Wednesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here's what may explain uptick in cooking oil thefts (wmur.com) — Beverly police recently arrested three Worcester teenagers after thousands of dollars' worth of used cooking oil was stolen from outside a Massachusetts restaurant, part of a growing trend in fuel-related thefts. Experts say high diesel prices are driving up the value of used cooking oil, which can be refined into biodiesel and resold, making it an increasingly attractive target for thieves across New England.
   

• A single gas station in cities throughout Essex County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending Oct. 3 (northbostonnews.com) — Beverly drivers are paying among the lower premium gas prices in Essex County, with the cheapest reported local price at $5.09 per gallon during the week ending Oct. 3. Countywide, premium averaged $5.37, slightly above the statewide average, as fuel markets remain volatile due to global supply concerns and refinery margins staying elevated.
   

📸 Around Beverly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beverly

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15
• Meditations in Beverly: Consideration of Others →
  Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex St, Beverly
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Reckoners with Kevin James Graham →
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Saturday Strolls-Signs of the Season →
  J.C. Phillips Nature Preserve-Meet at Trustees Community Garden 779 Cabot Street, Beverly,
  10:00 am
• Chelsea Berry →
  The,
  7:00 pm
• Direct from NYC: A Night of Big Apple Comedy →
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• One Root, Many Branches: Celebrating 200 Years of Catholic Parishes on the North Shore →
  Danversport, 161 Elliott St, Danvers
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Daughtry - 20 Years Unplugged Tour →
  The Cabot, 286 Cabot St, Beverly
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Beverly Health Department Flu Clinic →
  90 Colon St, Beverly
  2:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Ross Livermore →
  Off Cabot Comedy, Music, & More, 9 Wallis St, Beverly
  7:00 am
• The Craft →
  The Cabot, 286 Cabot St, Beverly
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Rockport Harvest Fest 2026 →
  4 High St, Rockport
  11:00 am
• Emily Wilson →
  Off Cabot Comedy, Music, & More, 9 Wallis St, Beverly
  5:30 pm
• The Steely Dan Project →
  The Cabot, 286 Cabot St, Beverly
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Psycho →
  The Cabot, 286 Cabot St, Beverly
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• Salem sees jump in visitors this October: "It has been growing so fast" (cbsnews.com)
• Mayfair Witches season 3 premiere date, new details revealed (cartermatt.com)
• Local singing sisters bring Salem's dark history to life with Halloween event (eastidahonews.com)

Marblehead

• Thermoreversible cell-derived extracellular matrix only hydrogel (CEOgel): Development, characterization, and applications (nih.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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