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🌱 Patch AM: Why Grafton police are pulling the plug on Flock cameras

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Grafton police are pulling the plug on Flock cameras

Also on today's calendar: August 2026 Auditions and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Beautiful with sunshine, temps: high: 77, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 more Mass. towns join growing list of communities ending use of Flock (boston.com) — Grafton police are ending their use of Flock automated license plate reader cameras after resident concerns and issues like vandalism and theft of the devices. The move puts Grafton alongside several other Massachusetts communities rethinking this surveillance technology, as departments weigh investigative benefits against privacy, misuse, and community trust. Local residents can expect the system to be discontinued rather than expanded.
   

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    Monday August 24
  • Drop-In Storytime (Greatroom)
    Upton Town Library Greatroom Upton Community Center, 9 Milford Street, Upton, MA
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    Millbury Public Library Community Room , 128 Elm Street, Millbury
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  • Tuesday August 25
  • AI Learning Session: Applications of AI in everyday life
    Millbury Public Library Community Room , 128 Elm Street, Millbury
    4:15 pm
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  • 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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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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