🌱 How a new PFAS lawsuit could impact Littleton water bills

Morning Littleton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new PFAS lawsuit could impact Littleton water bills
• Meet the Littleton teen turning basketball into global opportunity
• Littleton neighbor joins powerful regional foundation board

Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Littleton Water District files federal lawsuit against 16 companies for PFAS cleanup (bostonherald.com) — Littleton’s water district is suing 16 nearby companies, seeking to shift millions in PFAS treatment and monitoring costs away from local ratepayers and onto alleged polluters. The federal lawsuit details contamination sources in Littleton and Boxboro, explains the health risks of “forever chemicals,” and argues that Littleton’s new treatment systems have kept drinking water safe but at a steep long-term cost.
   

• Littleton MA girl wins Congressional Award. Why she's being honored (wickedlocal.com) — Littleton resident Rebecca Fusco has earned a prestigious Congressional Award for hundreds of hours spent expanding basketball opportunities for girls and pursuing her own educational growth. Her service even took her to Ecuador, and Rep. Lori Trahan praised her as a standout example of youth leadership and empowerment through sports.
   

• Greater Lowell Community Foundation Names New Board Members (insidelowell.com) — A Littleton resident, Discovery Museum CEO Marie Beam, has been elected to the Greater Lowell Community Foundation’s board, giving Littleton a voice in a key regional grantmaker. She joins leaders from Groton and Andover in guiding how the foundation supports families and nonprofits across Greater Lowell.
   

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Friday June 19

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Monday June 22

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 18

• Dance Barre Class with Gina Flaherty →
  Littleton, MA Calendar, 33 Shattuck Street, Littleton
  10:00 am
• Stretch and Flex with Carol Wing →
  Littleton, MA Calendar, 33 Shattuck Street, Littleton
  11:15 am
• Out of the Box Trivia →
  Littleton, MA Calendar, 33 Shattuck Street, Littleton
  12:30 pm
• Pre K Field Day-Rain Date
  Nabnasset Westford, MA 01886
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• T-Mobile US, Inc. posted a job opening for Mobile Associate - Retail Sales in Littleton. Apply here.
• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Westford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Littleton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Westford

• The Five Minute Read: Chelmsford Children's Chorus Summer Camp registration now open (lowellsun.com)
• Local roundup: Lowell Reds win Greater Lowell Senior Division title (lowellsun.com)
• A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say (lowellsun.com)

Acton

• IAGB Moves Its Annual India Day Celebration to Acton After Hosting It at Boston's Hatch Shell for Nearly Two Decades (indianewengland.com)
• What is Insulet Corporation (PODD) stock (bitget.com)

Sudbury

• Sudbury PlugIN Campaign Aims To Help Residents Electrify Homes (patch.com)
• Sudbury Housing Authority Seat Open After Resignation (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)
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