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🌱 Dracut faces third MBTA zoning vote tonight

Dracut, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Dracut! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Dracut faces third MBTA zoning vote tonight
  • Three Dracut soccer players earn conference honors
  • Dracut High graduate's mother seeks kratom ban after his death

Also on today's calendar: Temple Emanuel to Host Special Musical Evening Featuring Ben Romano and Cantor Caitlin and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Some sun with a stray shower, with a high of 56 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 54, low: 40.
  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 57 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dracut Town Meeting to vote on MBTA Communities zoning for third time (lowellsun.com) — Dracut voters face a third vote on MBTA Communities zoning tonight at 7 p.m. at Dracut High School. The proposal would allow multifamily housing by right at two existing condominium sites, without requiring construction. Selectmen Chair Don Plummer says approval would restore access to grants and save litigation costs.
   

• Merrimack Valley Conference honors soccer, swimming stars (lowellsun.com) — Three Dracut soccer players have earned Merrimack Valley Conference honors, with junior Sulaiman Turay making the boys first team. Senior Brayden Bushnell received boys second-team recognition, while sophomore Saydee DuBois earned a spot on the girls second team.
   

• Undercover at Stores Selling Opioid-Like Legal Highs (internewscast.com) — The mother of a Dracut High School graduate is calling for a kratom ban after his death at 25, which his death certificate attributed to kratom toxicity. Her account appears in an undercover investigation of New York shops where sellers offered opioid-like products with little caution, even when asked about pregnancy and alcohol.
   

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  • Just dropping in to share a video..
    this is Rockee!! He thinks he's my baby( well he is) human but a dog..hope to make you all smile.. have a blessed and safe wkend. (Nextdoor Dracut)
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 452 in Lowell. Apply here.
  • WALGREENS posted a job opening for Pharmacist in Lowell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dracut here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

  • Christ Church United of Lowell preserves its legacy through donation to UMass Lowell Library (lowellsun.com)
  • Popeyes and Chipotle Coming to Lowell (insidelowell.com)
  • Big Sounds in Small Towns (creators.com)

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Reading

  • Dramatic Fire In Shopping Center Parking Lot Damages Several Vehicles In Reading: Authorities (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What kind of shoes do frogs wear?" — Open toad (Thank you Kevin M. for sending it in!)
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