🌱 Patch AM: What new e-bike safety push are Burlington police rolling out for kids?

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• What new e-bike safety push are Burlington police rolling out for kids?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Sale: 22 & 23 Aug, 9AM - 3PM and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rain and drizzle; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and humid with showers, temps: high: 72, low: 64.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police presented e-bIke presentation before Select Board (homenewshere.com) — Burlington police and the Select Board are stepping up efforts to keep kids safe on e-bikes, responding to complaints about speeding, sidewalk riding, and risky modifications. Officers stressed education over tickets, reminding families about helmet rules, sharing outreach at Burlington Mall's Safety Town, and warning they want to prevent a serious crash in town, especially as school approaches.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burlington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Estate Sale: 22 & 23 Aug, 9AM - 3PM →
  33 Porter Rd, Chelmsford
  9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• Winning as a Buyer in Today's Market →
  Legacy Hall, 295 Washington St, Woburn
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Mini-Golf in the Library: A Library Lock-in Event!
  Burlington Public Library Fogelberg A , 22 Sears Street, Burlingt
  6:00 pm
• BCAT Outdoor Movie Night - Shrek →
  123 Cambridge St, Burlington
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Beat the Heat Board Gaming for All Ages
  Burlington Public Library Fogelberg C , 22 Sears Street, Burlingt
  10:30 am
• Teen Volunteering: Fuse Bead Sorting
  Burlington Public Library Children's Area , 22 Sears Street\
  11:00 am
• Early In-Person Voting - at Town Hall →
  Burlington, MA Calendar, 29 Center Street, Burlington
  11:00 am
• Spice Club Discussion
  Maynard Public Library Trustees Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA\
  12:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Yoga of Energy Flow YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Daniel Orlansky, Andrea Fotopoulos & others →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus →
  Hancock United Church Of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Einstein's Workshop School Year Classes and Programs Open House →
  Einstein's Workshop, 25 Adams St, Burlington
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Bedford

• Japan just launched a U.S. military payload into orbit, giving Washington another set of eyes over the Indo-Pacific (techradar.com)
• Press Release Massachusetts 250 Commemorative Plate Becomes Most Popular Specialty Plate in State History (mass.gov)

Medford

• Medford School Resource Officers Ready For New School Year (patch.com)
• Medford Residents Invited To Affordable Housing Resource Fair (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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