🌱 Patch AM: How will Canton’s new $241M middle school change local classrooms?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Canton's new $241M middle school change local classrooms?
• See how a dramatic comeback decided Canton's latest golf championship
• How Karen Read's Canton-linked case could shape Lindsay Clancy's future

Also on today's calendar: Art In The Park Sharon 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, temps: high: 65, low: 48.
• Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Canton breaks ground on new $241M middle school (boston25news.com) — Canton has officially broken ground on a new $241 million middle school that will eventually replace the William H. Galvin Middle School and add fifth graders to ease crowding in elementary schools. The 218,350-square-foot building will serve about 1,020 students and feature flexible learning spaces, a media library, and an 800-seat auditorium, with completion targeted for the 2028 school year.
   

• Pardus Rallies To Victory In Mass Women's Senior Amateur (massgolf.org) — Canton's Blue Hill Country Club just hosted the Massachusetts Women's Senior Amateur, where Jayne Pardus stormed back from eight shots down to win her first Mass Golf title. The demanding course yielded only two sub-80 rounds, while other division winners, including longtime volunteer Sally DeGan, also emerged from the challenging setup on the local fairways.
   

• Lindsay Clancy Taps High-Profile Attorney For Double-Jeopardy Fight (theblast.com) — A prominent Boston defense attorney who helped argue Karen Read's double-jeopardy challenge after the death outside a Canton home is now joining Lindsay Clancy's team as she fights a potential retrial. The article explains why mistrials rarely block new prosecutions and how Massachusetts' highest court handled similar arguments in the Read case, with Clancy's next hearing set for September 29.
   

📸 Around Canton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Art In The Park Sharon 2026 →
  First Congregational Church, 29 N Main St, Sharon
  11:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Reptile Meet & Greet with Outdoor Games →
  The Rashi School, 8000 Great Meadow Rd, Dedham
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• ESOL Conversation Group
  Art & Activities Room Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Art & Activities Room Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
  2:15 pm
• Translated Fiction Book Club
  Art & Activities Room Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Westwood Firefighters Annual Golf Outing →
  Brookmeadow Country Club, 100 Everendon Rd, Canton
• Boys Golf: Westwood @ Medfield →
  Ponkapoag Golf Course, 2167 Washington St, Canton
  3:45 pm
• Conservation Commission Meeting →
  Canton, MA Calendar, 79 Pleasant Street, Canton
  7:00 pm
• Building Renovation Committee Meeting →
  Canton, MA Calendar, 92 Pleasant Street, Canton
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Skill Stations
  Children's Room Tables Canton Public Library, 786 Washingto, Canton
  10:30 am
Friday September 25
• Curtain Call Theatre Presents "The Wolves" →
  182 Commercial St, Braintree
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
  Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A Craft Fair with a Cause —Diane Parazin Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Norwood

• Police Chiefs in Norwood and North Attleboro, Massachusetts, Defend Flock License Plate Cameras, Citing a Missing Rhode Island Teenager and Violent Crime Investigations (centralrecorder.com)
• Who is the Daily News\u00a0H.S. Boys Athlete of the Week for Sept. 7-12? (metrowestdailynews.com)
• These 10 Greek Restaurants In Massachusetts Bring A Taste Of The Aegean To New England (takingthekids.com)

Stoughton

• Timeline: Ex-officer Matthew Farwell accused of killing Sandra Birchmore (wcvb.com)
• Globe Schools Insider: A Canton course record, a girls' volleyball upset, and nine stars of the day (bostonglobe.com)

Dedham

• Dedham Gets State Grant For East Street Corridor Plan (patch.com)
• Man Hospitalized In Dedham Hit-And-Run, Police Say (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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