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Also check out 2026 Sunset Hike & Hilltop Concert on the Canton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Canton woman's death is testing trust in local police
- What jurors will hear about the death in a Canton apartment
- How one Canton family is fighting to reunite their NICU twins
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Sunset Hike & Hilltop Concert and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 41.
- Saturday: Brilliant sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sandra Birchmore death: Karen Read case may loom over cop's trial (newsnationnow.com) — A murder case involving the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore in her Canton apartment is moving toward trial, and legal experts say the high-profile Karen Read case may shape how jurors view police testimony. Prosecutors allege former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell strangled Birchmore and staged a suicide, while new DNA findings and scrutiny of the original investigation raise further questions. The outcome could influence local trust in law enforcement and forensic evidence. 
• Jury selection in ex-Mass cop's federal murder trial to continue Thursday (bostonherald.com) — Jury selection is underway in the federal murder trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, centered on the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore in her Canton apartment. Prosecutors allege Farwell killed her and staged the scene as a suicide, while the defense plans to argue she died by hanging herself, with opening statements possibly beginning as soon as Friday in Boston federal court.
• Twin babies separated in NICUs at 2 Boston hospitals. Parents plead for transfer. (newsbreak.com) — A Canton couple is juggling life between two Boston NICUs and two young children at home, after their premature twin girls were separated for specialized care. They praise the medical teams but say distance, stress, and an upcoming nurses' strike make it hard to support both babies equally. They're pleading for a transfer so the twins can heal together in one unit.
📸 Around Canton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton
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★ Featured events ★
- 2026 Sunset Hike & Hilltop Concert →
Canton
4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting →
Canton, MA Calendar, 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Canton
6:00 pm - Rehearsal →
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children Library, 3 Randolph Street, Canton
7:00 pm - My First Storytime
Art & Activities Room, Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
10:30 am - Mini Pumpkin Painting for Teens
Art & Activities Room, Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
3:00 pm - Upper Cape Cod RVT at Blue Hills RVT →
Blue Hills RVT, 800 Randolph St, Canton
5:00 pm - Trillium Fall Fest →
Trillium Brewing, 100 Royall Street, Canton - Canton Fire Open House →
Canton, MA Calendar, Station One- 99 Revere Street, Canton
10:00 am - Drop-In Craft: Haunted House
Children's Room Tables, Canton Public Library, 786 Washingto, Canton
1:30 pm - Canton Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Monthly Meeting →
Canton, MA Calendar, 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Canton
7:00 pm - Region 5 Program: Forty-Four Years and Counting to the Half-Century Mark: The Evolution of HIV Care from 1981-2025 →
MNA Headquarters, 340 Turnpike Street, Canton
6:00 pm - Fall Rummage Sale October 23 & 24th →
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 24 Berwick St., Norwood, MA
9:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Point32Health - Tufts Health Plan posted a job opening for Senior Contract Manager in Canton. Apply here.
- Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Norwood
- Three juveniles arrested following home invasion in Norwood (newportdispatch.com)
- 'There is Power in a Union' (blogspot.com)
- BGM expands to Connecticut with acquisition of RLD & Co. (consulting.us)
Stoughton
- At least one student at Stoughton High School hospitalized after taking THC edible (boston25news.com)
- FHS field hockey, volleyball, and boys soccer teams all post wins on Monday (franklinmatters.org)
Braintree
- An Epic Dodgeball Showdown Is Coming to Braintree (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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