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🌱 Patch AM: How Canton’s 62% support helped Stephen Lynch secure another term.

Spotted on the Canton calendar: School Committee Meeting

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Canton's 62% support helped Stephen Lynch secure another term.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A morning thunderstorm or two, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
  • Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rep. Steven Lynch trailed in Boston — then the suburbs rewrote the story (masslive.com) — Voters in Canton strongly backed U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary, giving him 62% of the vote and helping secure his path to a 14th term. The piece breaks down how suburban communities like Canton offset his challenger's Boston advantage and situates the race within broader Massachusetts primary outcomes.
   

📸 Around Canton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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    Thursday September 3
  • School Committee Meeting
    Rodman Early Childhood Program CHS - Distance Learning Lab (DLL)
    6:00 pm
  • Strategy Board Game Night
    Canton Public Library Community Room , 786 Washington St., Canton
    6:00 pm
  • Friday September 4
  • My First Storytime
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    10:30 am
  • Monday September 7
  • Board of Health Meeting →
    Canton, MA Calendar, 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Canton
    6:00 pm
  • Tuesday September 8
  • ESOL Conversation Group
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    10:00 am
  • Preschool Storytime
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    2:00 pm
  • Rosh Hashana Storytime
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday September 9
  • Canton Art Association Meeting
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday September 3
  • Family Storytime at Halloran Park
    Stoughton Public Library Halloran Park
    10:00 am
  • Bouncing Tots Baby Rave Edition
    Turner Free Library 2 North Main Street, Randolph, MA, 02368, US
    10:30 am
  • Drop-in Scrabble
    Stoughton Public Library Conference Room
    1:00 pm
  • Teen Open Studio
    Turner Free Library 2 North Main Street, Randolph, MA, 02368, US
    3:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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