🌱 Patch AM: How a deadly molasses wave reshaped safety rules in the North End.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a deadly molasses wave reshaped safety rules in the North End.

Also on today's calendar: Commonwealth School Virtual Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: A steady afternoon breeze, temps: high: 71, low: 44.
• Tuesday: Cooler with plenty of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• In 1919, a steel tank in Boston's North End collapsed and sent 2.3 million gallons of molasses through the streets; 21 people died, and the company paid $628,000 in damages (newsbreak.com) — Boston's North End is remembered here for the 1919 molasses flood, when a massive storage tank burst and sent a deadly wave through neighborhood streets, killing 21 and injuring about 150. The piece explains how the disaster reshaped building safety rules and notes that today's Langone Park ballfield still sits atop the tank's buried foundation.
   

📸 Around North End

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North End

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Explore and Play (Ages 0-5)
  Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  10:30 am
• Gentle Yoga with Marianne Zullas
  Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main Street, Charlestown
  11:00 am
• Baby Music Class with Music at the Blissful
  Charlestown Branch Library, 179 Main Street, Charlestown
  1:00 pm
• Vault to Vessel: Explore "Old Ironsides" with USS Constitution Museum
  Boston National Park, 21 Second Ave, Charlestown
  2:00 pm
• Unraveling the News: Knitting and Crochet Conversation Circle
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  4:00 pm
• Boston Teachers Union: Homework Help
  Boston Public Library - Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston
  4:00 pm
• Chalk Club for Teens!
  East Boston Branch Library, 276 Meridian Street, East Boston
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• NEMPAC's Opera on the Prado →
  Paul Revere Mall, Boston
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Spruce Street Nursery School Admissions Open House! →
  Spruce Street Nursery School, 5 Avery St, Boston
  9:00 am
• NEMPAC's Opera on the Prado →
  Paul Revere Mall, Boston
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Meditate in the Seaport →
  GrubStreet, 50 Liberty Drive, Boston
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Back Bay

• John Leslie Breck is Boston's most important artist you've never heard of (bostonglobe.com)
• Boston at a Bargain: 15 free ways to fill your October (bostonglobe.com)
• NABB honors two longtime board members with community service awards (thebostonsun.com)

South End

• South End Historical Society House Tour set for Oct. 17 (thebostonsun.com)

Boston

• Debris Field Found As Search Continues For Missing Aircraft With 6 Aboard Off Nantucket: USCG (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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