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🌱 Hanover’s Polycarbin just landed a major state recycling innovation grant
Coming up: Visitor's Day Presentation on the Hanover Patch calendar

Good morning Hanover! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Hanover's Polycarbin just landed a major state recycling innovation grant
Also on today's calendar: Visitor's Day Presentation and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Healey-Driscoll administration awards $1.1 million to strengthen innovative recycling and reuse infrastructure (thesomervilletimes.com) — A Hanover-based company, Polycarbin, has been awarded $100,000 from the state's Waste Reduction Innovation Grant program to advance new recycling and reuse technology. The funding is part of $1.1 million the Healey-Driscoll administration is distributing to 13 Massachusetts organizations working on innovative ways to cut waste and improve recycling infrastructure statewide.
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📸 Around Hanover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hanover
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★ Featured events ★
- Visitor's Day Presentation →
94 Washington St, Weymouth
10:00 am
Sunday August 30
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Other local events
- Cardinal Cushing Centers Zumba
John Curtis Free Public Library Large Meeting Room John Curtis Free Library, 534 Hanover Street
10:30 am - Monday Knitting Group
John Curtis Free Public Library Trustee Room John Curtis Free Library, 534 Hanover Street, Hanov
11:00 am - VIRTUAL: Women of War -- Italian Assassins, Spies & Couriers
John Curtis Free Public Library Virtual locations
7:00 pm - Paint Night: Custom Bookshelf Watercolor
John Curtis Free Public Library Large Meeting Room John Curtis Free Library, 534 Hanover Street
5:30 pm - River Rock Music Festival →
Weir River Farm, 140 Turkey Hill Ln, Hingham
1:30 pm - Putt Putt Punk - Starland, Hanover →
Starland Sportsplex & Fun Park, 637 Washington St, Hanover
6:00 pm
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 12
📣 Hanover Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Basic Tech Help
Norwell Public Library , 64 South Street
3:00 pm - Scrabble Tile Coasters (Adults & Teens 16+)
Hanson Public Library Community Room , 132 Maquan Street, Hanson\
5:00 pm - Adult Craft Night
Abington Public Library Copeland Room , 600 Gliniewicz Way, Abing
6:30 pm - Book-to-Movie Discussion Group: Fahrenheit 451 (Adults)
Hanson Public Library Senior Center , 132 Maquan Street, Hanson
6:30 pm - Sonic the Hedgehog Scavenger Hunt
Norwell Public Library Children's Room , 64 South Street, N - Take and Make KIDS: Terracotta Pot Decorating & Planting
Norwell Public Library Children's Room , 64 South Street, N
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Hanover PatchAM possible:
- Dharma Dreams Vocational Center — (781) 864-0630
- Earley Law Group Injury Lawyers — (617) 338-7400
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Hanover. Apply here.
- Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Assistant Drive Up & Go Supervisor in Hanover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hanover here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hingham
- The Local Brand Everyone's Wearing: Meet Lisa Deming Design (hinghamanchor.com)
- T-Bird Foundation 5th Annual Fundraiser (hinghamanchor.com)
- 50 Years of MDA Fundraising by One Determined Man (investorshangout.com)
Canton
- Popular MA Breakfast Spot Opens 7th Location In Canton (patch.com)
Ok Hanover! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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