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🌱 Middleton officers help uncover major drug and animal cruelty case
Be sure to catch Awakening The Power of The Heart on the Middleton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Middleton officers help uncover major drug and animal cruelty case
Also on today's calendar: Awakening The Power of The Heart and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 50 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy with rain at times, temps: high: 63, low: 52.
- Saturday: Rain; becoming windier, cool, with a high of 58 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Peabody man faces litany of charges (peabodyweeklynews.com) — Middleton police assisted Peabody officers in a major September 16 raid that led to 18 charges against a Peabody man, including cocaine trafficking, child endangerment, and animal cruelty. Investigators say they seized about 280 grams of cocaine, cash, ammunition, and found animals in poor conditions, with a follow-up court hearing set for October 15. 
📸 Around Middleton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middleton
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★ Featured events ★
- Awakening The Power of The Heart →
Best Western Plus New Englander, 1 Rainin Rd, Woburn
8:30 am - TITLE North Andover's 13th Anniversary Open House →
TITLE Boxing Club North Andover, North Andover
9:00 am - Lifestyle Wellness Event @ Natural Food Exchange 11am - 2pm →
11:00 am - Ana Popovic with Danielle Miraglia →
The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
8:00 pm - Cape Ann Symphony 75th Fantastique →
Manchester Essex Regional Middle High School, 36 Lincoln St, Manchester-by-the-Sea
2:00 pm - Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
10:00 am
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- MIDDLETON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - PUBLIC HEARING - POSTED 9/10/2026 @ 8:56 AM - MIDDLETON TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE →
Middleton, MA Calendar, 105 South Main Street, Middleton
7:00 pm - MIDDLETON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - PUBLIC HEARING →
Middleton Town Hall and Community Center, 105 South Main Street, Middleton
7:00 pm - Sing with Andover Choral Society →
Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover
7:20 pm - Understanding Dementia: Signs, Stages and Daily Challenges →
Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church, 323 Locust St, Danvers
4:00 pm - All Saints Annual Community Blessing of the Animals Oct. 3 from 1 - 3 PM →
All Saints Episcopal Church, 13 Holten St, Danvers
1:00 pm - Sing with Andover Choral Society →
Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover
7:20 pm
Thursday September 24
Monday September 28
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
📣 Middleton Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Banfield Pet Hospital posted a job opening for Customer Service Coordinator Full Time in Danvers. Apply here.
- McKinnon's Market & Super Butcher Shop posted a job opening for Grocery Associates in Danvers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middleton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Danvers
- Press Release AG Campbell Announces $1 Million Settlement With Nursing Facility Operator RegalCare For Medicare And Medicaid Price Hike Scheme (mass.gov)
- Salem News Athlete of the Week: Rylee Sullivan of Danvers (salemnews.com)
Lynnfield
- Lynnfield Preschool sees enrollment drop to 33 for 2025-26 (northbostonnews.com)
- Letter: Why I'm voting no on Question 8 (lynnfieldweeklynews.com)
Reading
- Person Taken To Trauma Center Following Rollover Crash In Reading, Fire Officials Say (patch.com)
Ok Middleton! 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 inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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