🌱 Patch AM: How a Westborough drone fight could reshape deliveries over Grafton skies

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Westborough drone fight could reshape deliveries over Grafton skies

Also on today's calendar: Abigail Adams and the Daughters of Liberty and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Clearing and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 61, low: 39.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amazon's plan to launch drones from Westborough hits turbulence, delay (thegardnernews.com) — Amazon's proposed Prime Air drone hub in Westborough is on hold after residents challenged a zoning ruling, delaying service that would have covered Grafton and several nearby towns. Local opposition groups and state legislators are pressing Amazon and federal regulators over noise, safety, and environmental impacts, leaving the future of drone deliveries in the region uncertain.
   

📸 Around Grafton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grafton

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Abigail Adams and the Daughters of Liberty →
  Westborough Historical Society, 13 Parkman St, Westborough
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• 9D Breathwork: Nervous System Reset & Personal Transformation Journey →
  Pakachoag Center, 203 Pakachoag St, Auburn
  6:00 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Chester P Tuttle Post 279, 88 Bancroft St, Auburn
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Shrewsbury Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
  St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church, 34 Gold St, Shrewsbury
  9:00 am
• Woostock Music & Art Festival →
  Off The Rails, 90 Commercial St, Worcester
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Ceramic Tile Coasters →
  Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, Grafton
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Tasting Tuesday →
  Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, Grafton
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Toddler Time →
  Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, Grafton
  10:30 am
• Wednesday Watch Party →
  Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, Grafton
  2:00 pm
• Grafton Farmers Market →
  Grafton Common 1, Grafton
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• WALPEX 2026 Oct 24th and 25th →
  Boxboro Regency, 242 Adams Pl, Boxborough
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• The Warlock of Westborough →
  Westborough Historical Society, 13 Parkman St, Westborough
  2:00 pm

📣 Grafton Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Grafton PatchAM possible:

• Learning First Charter Public School — (508) 799-7500
• Bancroft School — (508) 462-9401
• Paradise moving — (617) 602-8112
• Take a Breath With Dawn - 9D Breathwork — (860) 214-7573
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CarMax posted a job opening for Flow Inventory Associate - Part time in Westborough. Apply here.
• FARRAR posted a job opening for Service Coordinator II in Shrewsbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grafton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westborough

• Amazon's Westborough Drone Launch Now Hinges on a Zoning Appeal (dronexl.co)
• Emelia Kudej (uri.edu)

Shrewsbury

• Family-friendly Walk 'N' Roll event coming to Shrewsbury (shrewsburypost.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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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