🌱 Patch AM: Easton man charged after multi-town police pursuit over reported kidnapping

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• Easton man charged after multi-town police pursuit over reported kidnapping

Also on today's calendar: Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with showers, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Heavy rain in the morning, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
• Monday: Warmer with sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police investigate man for reported kidnapping after chase to Milton (boston.com) — An Easton man is facing multiple charges after police stopped a vehicle in Milton following reports that a woman was being held against her will. Boston and Milton officers, along with State Police, pursued the car from Boston through the Blue Hills area before safely stopping it, and the woman was evaluated at the scene while the initial incident remains under investigation.
   

📸 Around Easton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Purr-fect Family Fun: New England Meow Outfit Announces Annual Cat Show in Seekonk, MA →
  Ramada Inn, located at 213 Taunton Ave., Seekonk, MA,,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Community Qigong Online
  Ames Free Library Virtual
  10:30 am
• Monday Movie Matinee: Leatherheads
  Ames Free Library 1st floor Presentation Commons Queset House, 51 Main Street, Eas
  1:30 pm
• Ames Free Library Zoom Writing Group
  Ames Free Library Virtual
  3:00 pm
• Family Garden Show: Toe Jam Puppet Band
  Ames Free Library Queset Garden Queset House, 51 Main Street, Easton, MA, 02356
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Wiggleworms Storytime in the Garden
  Ames Free Library Walled Garden Queset House, 51 Main Street, Easton, MA, 02356
  10:30 am
• State Representative Field Office Hours
  Ames Free Library 1st floor Library Room Queset House, 51 Main Street, Easton, MA
  10:30 am
• Ice Pops & Popcorn: Matilda (1996)
  Ames Free Library 1st floor Presentation Commons Queset House, 51 Main Street, Eas
  1:30 pm
• Food Addicts Anonymous →
  Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Food Addicts Anonymous →
  Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• The Medicare Game Plan: How to Stay in Control This Fall →
  Holy Cross Church, 225 Purchase St, Easton
  10:00 am
• Food Addicts Anonymous →
  Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm

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Mansfield

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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