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🌱 Patch AM: Which Melrose gas station just sold a $2 million ticket?
Coming up: Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! on the Melrose Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Which Melrose gas station just sold a $2 million ticket?
Also on today's calendar: Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Melrose Gas Station Sells $2 Million Winning Lottery Ticket (patch.com) — A $2 million Massachusetts State Lottery scratch ticket was sold at the Mobil gas station at 386 Main Street in Melrose, bringing the store a $20,000 bonus. The winner, a Quincy trust, chose a lump-sum payment, while two $25 million grand prizes in the same game remain unclaimed statewide.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose
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★ Featured events ★
- Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! →
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9:00 am - Try a Free Music Class—September 8-12 →
Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave, Winchester
9:00 am - Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am - The Children's Room 30th Anniversary Community Walk →
Robbins Memorial Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
11:00 am
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 8
Sunday September 20
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- Labor Day holiday →
Melrose Memorial Hall (Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building), 590 Main St, Melrose - Author Event "Valley of the Moms" with Hannah Selinger →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
7:00 pm - Author Event "How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House" with Jenny L. Howe →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
6:30 pm - Cape Ann Pride's Fall Masquerade Ball →
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich
7:00 pm - MusicFest Open House & Auditions →
Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave, Winchester
2:00 pm - Author Event "Trucks on Trucks" with Sorche Fairbank →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
10:30 am - 16th Annual 'Sunday Scoops' Ice Cream Giveaway! →
Dunton Park, 157 Franklin Street, Melrose, MA
2:00 pm - Author Event "What We Tried to Bury Grows Here" with Julian Zabalbeascoa →
Molly's Bookstore Melrose, 667-669 Main St, Melrose
6:30 pm
Monday September 7
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Friday September 25
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- Austin Preparatory School — (781) 944-4900
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- Harbor View Real Estate Corp. — (781) 661-8021
- Boston Construct, LLC — (617) 697-1719
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sen. Lewis, Rep. Lipper-Garabedian, & Mass. Legislature Vote to Keep Government Out of Doctor's Appointments —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
- C&S Wholesale Grocers posted a job opening for Retail Sales Merchandiser in Malden. Apply here.
- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Stock Clerk Full Time in Stoneham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.
🗞 Nearby News
Malden
- Malden Resident Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Federal Agents During Immigration Arrest (patch.com)
- Malden/Melrose Rep. Lipper-Garabedian wins 5th Middlesex State Senate primary election (advocatenews.net)
Stoneham
- Sullivan & Sullivan brings 14 Class A office condos to auction (nerej.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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