🌱 Patch AM: How to catch Burlington’s new free electric shuttle to shops and care

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

In today's newsletter:

• How to catch Burlington's new free electric shuttle to shops and care
• Ready to pitch at Burlington Marriott for $350K in startup awards?
• What did Warren and Trahan find inside Burlington's ICE facility?

Also on today's calendar: The Best Flippin' Card Show Monthly Mixer and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; breezy, warm, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Clearing and not as warm, temps: high: 76, low: 50.
• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts towns launch free, on-demand electric rides to transit, shops, and care (thecooldown.com) — Burlington residents now have access to The Link, a free, on-demand electric shuttle connecting neighborhoods with local shops, Lahey Clinic, and regional transit hubs. The yearlong pilot, shared with Woburn, Reading, and Wakefield, aims to cut transportation costs, ease traffic, and reduce emissions while improving mobility for workers, older adults, and families without cars.
   

• TiECON East 2026: Seeking to Showcase & Celebrate Leading Funded Seed-through-Series A Companies (indianewengland.com) — Early-stage founders in Burlington can apply by September 10 to pitch at TiECON East 2026, which will be held at the Burlington Marriott on October 2. The showcase offers access to investors, networking, and over $350,000 in cash and in-kind awards, plus visibility in a major AI-focused entrepreneurship conference.
   

• Warren, Trahan Statement Following Burlington ICE Facility Site Visit (senate.gov) — Federal lawmakers visited the Burlington ICE facility to investigate reports that detainees there lacked adequate food, medical care, and sleeping conditions. After touring all detention areas, they said they questioned ICE officials and pledged to keep pushing for more humane treatment, transparency, and accountability affecting people held in Burlington.
   

📸 Around Burlington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burlington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• The Best Flippin' Card Show Monthly Mixer →
  15 Middlesex Canal Park Dr, Woburn
  8:30 am
• Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival →
  Codman Estate, 34 Codman Rd, Lincoln
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Green Meadow Back to School Night
  Maynard SD Maynard, MA 01754
  6:00 pm
• Einstein's Workshop School Year Classes and Programs Open House →
  Einstein's Workshop, 25 Adams St, Burlington
  6:00 pm
• School - MSMS Field Subcommittee →
  Burlington, MA Calendar, 123 Cambridge Street, Burlington
  6:00 pm
• School MSMS Field Subcommittee →
  Burlington MA
  6:00 pm
• Conservation Commission →
  Burlington MA
  6:30 pm
• Library Trustees →
  Burlington MA
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Tour the Museum and Francis Wyman house →
  Burlington Museum and Francis Wyman House
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Bee-ing Mindful of the Honeybee →
  Burlington Council on Aging
  7:00 pm
• The Gentlemen Songsters →
  Chelmsford Center for the Arts, 1A North Rd, Chelmsford
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Restor3d posted a job opening for Material Control Coordinator, 1st Shift in Wilmington. Apply here.
• Symbotic posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Supervisor in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burlington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woburn

• Previewing every Division 5 football team in Eastern Mass. in 2026 (bostonglobe.com)
• Electrical and Plumbing Services in Foxboro, MA, Explained by Revise Inc. (barchart.com)

Bedford

• 83-year-old Lexington woman pleads guilty to wire fraud in nearly $11 million Ponzi scheme (boston.com)
• Humanities at Work Spring 2027 Internships (umass.edu)

Wilmington

• Events In Wilmington Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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