🌱 Patch AM: Want to volunteer or just eat BBQ at Brockton VA this Labor Day?

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In today's newsletter:

• Want to volunteer or just eat BBQ at Brockton VA this Labor Day?
• Hear how a Brockton-born artist reimagines Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car".

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Heavy rain in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer with sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Labor Day BBQ & Community Party (va.gov) — Brockton veterans and neighbors are invited to a free Labor Day BBQ and community party at the Brockton VA Medical Center's Building 4 back patio on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Expect live music, food, giveaways, and chances to volunteer with setup, serving, and cleanup, all supported by the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces and local partners.
   

• LÉA THE LEOX Covers Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' For Salt Lick Sessions' Songs Of U.S. (rttnews.com) — A rising alt‑R&B artist originally from Brockton, now based in Los Angeles, is spotlighted for her soulful cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" in the Songs of U.S. series. She talks about growing up biracial, queer, and culturally diverse, and why the song's themes of hope and togetherness still resonate in America today.
   

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Saturday August 29
• New York Boulders at Brockton Rox →
  Campanelli Stadium, 1 Feinberg Way, Brockton
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Bryson Lang The Cure for the Common Show Comedy-Juggling
  Brockton Public Library Lingos Multi - Purpose Room - Ground Floor - Main Branch 304 Main
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• State Primary Early Voting →
  Holbrook, MA Calendar Holbrook, MA 02343
  7:30 am
• Boys Soccer Tryouts Butler
  Avon Middle High School Avon, MA 02322
  8:30 am
• ESOL Conversation Group - Julie
  Stoughton Public Library Conference Room
  10:00 am
• Staff Meeting - Library Will Open at 11 AM Today
  Whitman Public Library Conference Room , 100 Webster St, Whitman\
  10:00 am
• Toddler Time
  Abington Public Library Anderson Story Room , 600 Gliniewicz Way
  10:30 am
• Summer School Series 3.8-5 years →
  Abington Public Library, 600 Gliniewicz Way, Abington
  2:00 pm
• Board of Health →
  Whitman, MA Calendar, 54 South Ave, Whitman
  5:30 pm
• Adult Art Show Reception
  Rockland Memorial Library Upper Level Library , 20 Belmont Street\
  6:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals (#293 Bedford Street) →
  Whitman, MA Calendar, 54 South Ave, Whitman
  7:00 pm
• Stoughton 300th Anniversary Committee Meeting 08.24.2026 (PDF) →
  Stoughton, MA Calendar, 10 Pearl Street, 3rd Floor, Stoughton
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is a white, Mercedes work van parked on Ashfield Drive.
  It's been here for two days with zero activity. Anyone claim it before I call the police to have it towed ? (Nextdoor Ashfield)
• LOOKING FOR OWNER: Intact male orange tabby with white, found on 8/15 on Moraine St.
  , between W. Elm and Spring Streets, Brockton. Appears to be about 6-7 months old. (Nextdoor Edgar Park)

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Brockton. Apply here.
• OSL Retail Services Inc posted a job opening for Wireless Retail Sales Associate - W2227 in Abington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brockton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Abington

• Toughest high school football schedules in MetroWest will test teams (metrowestdailynews.com)

East Bridgewater

• South Shore News...letter: Flock Off (southshore.news)
• East Bridgewater police to terminate contract with Flock Safety (turnto10.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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