🌱 Patch AM: Why Grafton pulled the plug on its new license plate cameras

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Grafton pulled the plug on its new license plate cameras

Also on today's calendar: The Best Flippin' Card Show Polar Park and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 77, low: 62.
• Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grafton deactivates Flock cameras after month of use (shrewsburypost.com) — Grafton police are shutting down all 12 Flock license plate reader cameras just a month after installing them, citing growing community concerns and recent vandalism and theft of the devices. The move follows a public approval process and mirrors similar pullbacks in other Massachusetts towns, raising ongoing questions about how Grafton should balance public safety with privacy.
   

📸 Around Grafton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grafton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• The Best Flippin' Card Show Polar Park →
  Polar Park, 100 Madison St, Worcester
  9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• August 2026 Auditions →
  325 Main St, Worcester
  3:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• 3rd Annual Connect at the Courts Pickleball Tournament AND Community Day →
  Nelson Ball Pickleball Courts, Lyman St, Westborough
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• (Nelson) Fields 1,2,& 3 Grafton Woman's Softball Tabby Castonguay →
  Nelson Park, 6 Prentice St, North Grafton
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Rose Gold Glasses →
  Houlden Farm, 95 Wesson St, North Grafton
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Grafton Farmers Market — Tailored Shot Studios →
  Grafton Farmers Market, 1 Grafton Cmn, Grafton
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Grafton Farmers Market →
  Grafton Farmers Market, 1 Grafton Cmn, Grafton
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Tech Help with Eben
  Millbury Public Library Community Room , 128 Elm Street, Millbury
  10:00 am
• Ms. Behavior at the Charles →
  St Charles Hotel Inc, 126 W Main St, Millbury
  8:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Drop-In Storytime (Greatroom)
  Upton Town Library Greatroom Upton Community Center, 9 Milford Street, Upton, MA
  9:30 am
• Tech Help with Teide
  Millbury Public Library Community Room , 128 Elm Street, Millbury
  1:00 pm
• Adult Book Club
  Millbury Public Library Community Room , 128 Elm Street, Millbury
  4:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• AI Learning Session: Applications of AI in everyday life
  Millbury Public Library Community Room , 128 Elm Street, Millbury
  4:15 pm
• Trust Fund Commissioners →
  Upton, MA Calendar, 1 Main St, Upton
  5:00 pm
• Yarn Tales Knitting Group (Community Event)
  Upton Town Library Classroom Upton Community Center Rooms, 9 Milford Street, Upton\
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Millbury

• Toughest high school football schedules in MetroWest will test teams (metrowestdailynews.com)

Westborough

• New Skincare Business Marks Opening In Westborough (patch.com)
• 10 Town Jobs Available In Westborough (patch.com)
• Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.6 Million to Grow Massachusetts Robotics Industry (mass.gov)

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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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