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In today's newsletter:

  • How often could Amazon drones soon buzz over Grafton homes?
  • Former Grafton Select Board chair pleads guilty in federal case.
  • Grafton goalkeeper earns her first America East weekly honor.

Also on today's calendar: 9D Breathwork: 12-Week Nervous System Reset & Personal Transformation Journey and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with sunny spells, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amazon looks to launch delivery drones in Massachusetts, but residents are pushing back (theoaklandpress.com) — Amazon's proposed drone delivery hub in Westborough would fly packages directly to Grafton homes within a 7.5‑mile radius, raising questions about noise, privacy, and safety. While federal regulators control the airspace, Westborough residents are urging more environmental and safety review before the project advances, which could shape how frequently drones buzz over nearby Grafton neighborhoods.
   

• Convictions valid despite challenge to stash house testimony (masslawyersweekly.com) — A federal appeals court has upheld a defendant's convictions despite concerns over a detective's testimony about an alleged drug stash house, ruling any error was harmless given extensive supporting evidence. In the same legal roundup, readers learn that former Grafton Select Board chair Bruce Spinney III has pleaded guilty to federal charges, underscoring ongoing accountability issues involving local public officials.
   

• #AEWSOC Week 6: Binghamton, Maine Stay Unbeaten in League Play (americaeast.com) — A University of Vermont goalkeeper from Grafton Sophia Kling, has been named America East Goalkeeper of the Week after a six-save shutout against UConn. The conference update highlights her first career weekly honor and recaps how Binghamton, Maine, and other league teams are faring as the women's soccer season heats up.
   

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  • Flynn Group posted a job opening for Server in Millbury. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Westborough

  • Better days ahead after steady rain drenches Worcester (capecodtimes.com)
  • Yuna Nishimura leads LPGA Arkansas by five, as Lauren Coughlin makes historic start to round (bostonglobe.com)

Shrewsbury

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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