🌱 Patch AM: How one Stonehill senior found her voice on and off track

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

In today's newsletter:

• How one Stonehill senior found her voice on and off track
• Why Easton joined other towns in walking away from Flock cameras

Also on today's calendar: Big Labor Day Pokemon & TCG Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 64.
• Friday: Rather cloudy and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Iasmim De Sousa-Vieira, Women's Cross Country (stonehillskyhawks.com) — A Stonehill College senior runner reflects on four years of growth, leadership, and community on the Easton campus, both in the classroom and on the cross-country course. Her story highlights how competing for the Skyhawks and studying at Stonehill shaped her confidence, resilience, and sense of belonging in town.
   

• Groton Ends Flock Camera Contract; New Police Camera Plan Targeted for Spring 2027 (grotonherald.com) — Groton is dropping its Flock Safety camera contract and reworking its police camera plans, and Easton is among several Massachusetts communities that have already ended similar agreements. For Easton residents, this signals a broader regional shift in how towns balance license-plate reader technology with privacy, oversight, and public trust.
   

📸 Around Easton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easton

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Wednesday September 2
• 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
Friday September 4
• Family Trees, Genealogy & DNA Online
  Ames Free Library Zoom
  11:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Dungeons & Dragons: For Adults!
  Ames Free Library 2nd floor Conference Room Queset House, 51 Main Street, Easton
  10:00 am
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
Tuesday September 22
• Food Addicts Anonymous →
  Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 5 Social Security YouTube Videos Everyone Should See Today —Delia De Mello Read on Patch

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Brockton. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Stoughton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brockton

• Brockton music program gives kids a spark and a boost (wbur.org)
• See Brockton-area voters cast their ballots on primary election day (enterprisenews.com)
• Brockton Students Beat the Odds to Win National Drone Competition (dronelife.com)

Mansfield

• Reading vs Mansfield Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds (sportsgambler.com)

Sharon

• Sharon Police Dog Cleo Graduates Ahead Of School Year (patch.com)

Ok Easton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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