🌱 Patch AM: What investigators say happened before the fatal Route 28 crash

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators say happened before the fatal Route 28 crash

Also on today's calendar: Austin Prep: Summer Preview and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunshine and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 21-year-old faces motor vehicle homicide charge after fatal North Reading crash (shrewsburypost.com) — A deadly crash on Route 28 in North Reading Saturday night left an Andover man and his 8-year-old daughter dead after their car was struck and caught fire. A 21-year-old Paxton man has been arrested, faces motor vehicle homicide and OUI charges, and is due in Woburn District Court as the investigation continues.
   

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Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Mah Jongg
  Flint Memorial Library Conference Room , 147 Park Street, North R
  10:00 am
• Mental Health in Fiction Book Club
  Flint Memorial Library Local History Room , 147 Park Street, Nort
  11:00 am
• Tuesday Evening Stitching Hour
  Flint Memorial Library 2nd Floor , 147 Park Street, North Reading
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• New Teacher Orientation
  North Reading SD North Reading, MA 01864
• Genealogy Meetup
  Flint Memorial Library Local History Room , 147 Park Street, Nort
  11:00 am
• Tai Chi (North Reading Senior Center)
  Flint Memorial Library Activity Room , 147 Park Street, North Rea
  1:00 pm
• Mystery Bookclub
  Flint Memorial Library Conference Room , 147 Park Street, North R
  1:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Wakefield Porchfest 2026 →
  60 locations around Wakefield
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Beginner Jazz Dance Class →
  North Reading School of Ballet, 52 Main St, North Reading
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Tango! Tango! →
  West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover
  4:00 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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