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Hi there, Canton! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Canton chef is reinventing centuries-old New England corn dishes

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Weekends in the Kitchen: Corn Fed (newengland.com) — A visit to Northern Spy in Canton highlights how chef Marc Sheehan draws on Indigenous corn traditions, serving trout over creamy samp and succotash-style stew. Paired with scenes from Plymouth's Plimoth Patuxet Museums, the piece shares history, recipes, and ideas Canton home cooks can try with New England corn, berries, and maple syrup.
   

📸 Around Canton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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    Wednesday August 26
  • Book Bedazzling
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    6:00 pm
  • Conservation Commission Meeting →
    Canton, MA Calendar, 79 Pleasant Street, Canton
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • Canton Affordable Housing Trust →
    Canton, MA Calendar, 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Canton
    9:00 am
  • Summer Skill Stations
    Canton Public Library Children's Room Tables , 786 Washingto
    10:30 am
  • Zine Making Workshop for Teens
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    3:00 pm
  • Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting →
    Canton, MA Calendar, 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Canton
    6:00 pm
  • Fiction Book Club
    Canton Public Library Trustees' Conference Room , 786 Washin
    7:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • My First Storytime
    Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room , 786 Washington
    10:30 am

📣 Canton Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 26
  • ESOL Conversation Group - Mollie
    Stoughton Public Library Conference Room
    10:00 am
  • Sensory-friendly Lego Club for Adults
    Morrill Memorial Library Simoni Room , 33 Walpole St., Norwood
    10:30 am
  • Wiggle Waggles
    Turner Free Library 2 North Main Street, Randolph, MA, 02368, US
    11:00 am
  • Zoom with a Law Librarian
    Morrill Memorial Library Virtual
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Busy Bees North America posted a job opening for Child Care Associate Center Director in Canton. Apply here.
  • FIS - Fidelity Information Services posted a job opening for Remittance Processor I 2nd Shift in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norwood

  • REVIEW: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters – Live From the Fallout Shelter (americanahighways.org)
  • Jarmoc and Witkowski, Stapert and Korotcov Lead U.S. at JGP Opener in China (usfigureskating.org)
  • Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for Aug. 24, 2026 (va.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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