🌱 Patch AM: Easton police investigate serious child rape charge tied to summer camp

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In today's newsletter:

• Easton police investigate serious child rape charge tied to summer camp
• Why Easton joined other towns in dropping Flock Safety cameras

Also on today's calendar: Food Addicts Anonymous and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Rain and a t-storm; cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 72, low: 62.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Easton man charged with raping child, reportedly at summer camp (boston.com) — A 19-year-old Easton man has been charged with raping a child at a summer camp held at Stonehill College, according to court documents. The case, investigated by Easton Police, involves an external STEM camp program and includes strict release conditions while the defendant awaits a September probable cause hearing.
   

• Groton ends Flock Safety camera contract and plans new approach (shrewsburypost.com) — Groton is ending its contract for Flock Safety license plate reader cameras and will revisit the technology at its Spring 2027 Town Meeting. Easton is among several Massachusetts communities that have already cut ties with Flock, citing privacy, data-sharing, and oversight concerns that may resonate with local residents.
   

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Tuesday September 1
• Tea & Tarot: The Elements in Tarot
  Ames Free Library 1st floor Presentation Commons Queset House, 51 Main Street, Eas
  6:30 pm
• Food Addicts Anonymous →
  Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Pop-Up Playtime
  Ames Free Library Children's Room , 53 Main Street, Easton\
  10:00 am
• The Ames Game Cafe
  Ames Free Library 1st floor Information Cafe Queset House, 51 Main Street, Easton\
  6:00 pm
• BA -K Get Acquainted Night (K Parents/Guardians)
  Easton Public Schools 50 Oliver Street, North Easton, MA 02356
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Pop-Up Playtime
  Ames Free Library Children's Room , 53 Main Street, Easton\
  10:00 am
• Queset Garden Concert Series: Matt York's Stories & Song
  Ames Free Library Queset Garden Queset House, 51 Main Street, Easton, MA, 02356
  6:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Big Labor Day Pokemon & TCG Show →
  enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield
  4:15 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
Tuesday September 15
• Food Addicts Anonymous →
  Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• End of Summer Music Festival →
  Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, 3 Barrows St, Easton
  12:00 pm

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Stoughton

• Stoughton Police Seek Help Finding Missing 15-Year-Old (patch.com)

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