🌱 Patch AM: How Amazon’s drone plan could change daily life over Grafton.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Amazon's drone plan could change daily life over Grafton.
• Former Grafton selectmen chair pleads guilty in federal case.

Also on today's calendar: Square One Presents: Fall for Wellness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Downpours; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Cool with rain, temps: high: 59, low: 51.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Residents rally against Amazon as it seeks to bring drone delivery to Central Massachusetts (communityadvocate.com) — Amazon's proposed drone delivery hub in Westborough would fly hundreds of small packages daily across a 7.5‑mile radius that fully covers Grafton, raising environmental, privacy, and safety worries. Residents from surrounding towns questioned noise, sky congestion, and lack of local control, since only Westborough officials will vote on the launch pads while Grafton neighbors still live under the flight paths.
   

• Criminal – Stalking (masslawyersweekly.com) — A Massachusetts Appeals Court decision upholding stalking and related convictions is the main focus here, but a brief note also reports that former Grafton Selectmen Chair Bruce W. Spinney III has pleaded guilty to federal charges. The newsletter-style roundup highlights several high‑profile legal developments, offering Grafton readers quick context on cases involving public officials and statewide court trends.
   

📸 Around Grafton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grafton

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Square One Presents: Fall for Wellness →
  Westborough High School, 90 W Main St, Westborough
  2:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Medicare Need to Know 2027 →
  Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St, Shrewsbury
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• 9D Breathwork: 12-Week Nervous System Reset & Personal Transformation Journey →
  Pakachoag Center, 203 Pakachoag St, Auburn
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Grafton Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
  St Mary's Parish, 17 Waterville St, Grafton
  9:00 am
• Open House - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine →
  200 Westboro Rd, Grafton
  11:00 am
• Sake Day East →
  Julio's Liquors, 140 Turnpike Rd, Westborough
  3:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Chester P Tuttle Post 279, 88 Bancroft St, Auburn
  7:00 pm
Saturday November 14
• Fall Open House →
  Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Union Station Card Show →
  Union Station Worcester, 2 Washington Sq, Worcester
  10:00 am
• 47th Annual Harvest Fair And Apple Pie Social →
  Congregational Church Of Grafton, 30 Grafton Cmn, Grafton
  11:00 am
Monday September 28
• (Gym) Tone and Stretch →
  Grafton MA
  9:30 am
Tuesday October 6
• Abigail Adams and the Daughters of Liberty →
  Westborough Historical Society, 13 Parkman St, Westborough
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Store Maintenance Team Member (Full & Part Time) in Westborough. Apply here.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in Westborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grafton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Millbury

• See Events Across Worcester and Plan Your Weekend (thisweekinworcester.com)
• Caffe Nero, First Watch among new Millbury mall arrivals (masslive.com)

Westborough

• Westborough Makerspace Celebrates 1 Year Of Creativity, Community (patch.com)
• 8310 Peters Farm Way #310, Westborough, MA 01581 (redfin.com)
• Yuna Nishimura with a 63 leads low scoring at LPGA in Arkansas (bostonglobe.com)

Ok Grafton! 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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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