🌱 Patch AM: 3 Injured After Car Crashes Into Newton Golf Course Pro Shop: Report

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In today's newsletter:

• Car slams into Brae Burn pro shop, injuring three in Newton
• What big decisions is Newton's City Council weighing this week?
• How Newton honored former Mayor Setti Warren in Newtonville this week

Also on today's calendar: Quilts for Today and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cool with some sun, temps: high: 62, low: 49.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 Injured After Car Crashes Into Newton Golf Course Pro Shop: Report (patch.com) — Residents in West Newton are learning more about a weekend crash at Brae Burn Country Club, where a car slammed into the pro shop and sent the driver and two employees to the hospital with minor injuries. Newton police say the damaged wall has been boarded up and alcohol is not suspected, as they continue investigating what caused the incident.
   

• What's Up in Newton – Week of 9/20/2026 (figcitynews.com) — Newton officials this week will weigh buying the former Davis School site for a possible new police station, a 234‑unit Court Street housing proposal, and changes to the overnight parking ban. Numerous boards will also tackle demolition requests, traffic changes near schools, library planning, and senior services, giving residents many chances to follow and influence city decisions.
   

• Setti D. Warren Plaza honors former Newton mayor's vision for community (figcitynews.com) — A Newtonville gathering space on Bram Way has been officially renamed Setti D. Warren Plaza, honoring the late former Newton mayor's commitment to community and housing. Family, residents, Mayor Marc Laredo, and John Kerry joined for Sunday's dedication, celebrating Warren's legacy as a lifelong Newton resident and barrier-breaking leader.
   

📸 Around Newton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Quilts for Today →
  Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Ave, Needham
  10:00 am
Sunday September 27
• 16th annual FREE 6 block Allston Village Street Fair Festival →
  Harvard Avenue, Harvard Ave, Boston
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  The First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St, Cambridge
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester St, Brookline
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• New England Revolution Gets Its Roll on at Anna's Taqueria →
  Anna's Taqueria, 27 Lincoln St, Newton
  6:30 pm
• How Housing Scarcity is Costing Massachusetts Political Power →
  Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, 60 Highland St, Newton, MA, 02465 (or Zoom)
  7:00 pm
• Newton Theatre Company Presents: PARADE →
  96 Otis St, Newton
  8:00 pm
Friday September 25
• 5th Annual Newton Bakery Crawl →
  , Newton
  7:00 am
Saturday September 26
• 5th Annual Newton Bakery Crawl →
  , Newton
  7:00 am
• Berserk: A Viking Festival For All →
  Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library, 206 Waltham St, Newton
  11:00 am
• Little Miss and The Boom Live at Lou's →
  Lou's, 13 Brattle St, Cambridge
  7:00 pm
• Jazz Legends Donna McElroy & George Russell Jr. →
  The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, Newton
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Asking for a Friend who is looking to donate her relatives who passed away clothes.
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  The unit is on the second floor, so you must be able to handle stairs. Paying $30 an hour, cash. I have a vehicle for transporting the items so no… (Nextdoor Newton Corner North)

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Bookkeeper - Earn Up to $37/hr in Newton. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Service Deli Clerk in Waltham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

• JIM'S VIEW: Watertown Football Wins '26 Home Opener in Convincing Fashion (watertownmanews.com)
• Watertown Seeks Input for Public Arts Master Plan Update (watertownmanews.com)
• Pro Wrestlers & Theater Company Teaming Up for Pair of Special Events (watertownmanews.com)

Waltham

• Boston Dynamics opens Metaplant Application Center to train Atlas humanoid robots (therobotreport.com)
• The Column: Flock cameras on the naughty list (lowellsun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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