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In today's newsletter:

• How Sharon's co-op football team is adapting to concussion fears

Also on today's calendar: Attend an FA Meeting - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - All are welcome! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Following CTE report, Massachusetts high school football coaches address safety concerns in a violent sport (bostonglobe.com) — Sharon High's football program, now merged with Dedham, adopted protective helmet caps in games after a player suffered a severe brain injury in 2024, highlighting growing safety concerns. Coaches and medical experts across Massachusetts describe declining participation, stricter practice rules, and calls for full-time athletic trainers as they respond to new CTE research and parents' worries about head trauma.
   

📸 Around Sharon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sharon

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Saturday August 29
• Origami Workshop (Grades 3-5)
  Sharon Public Library Children's Activity Space Room 204 , 1
  10:30 am
• Baby and Toddler Clothes - Community Event
  Sharon Public Library Community Room A & B Combined New , 1 S
  11:00 am
Monday August 31
• Strollers & Stories (Ages 0-2)
  Sharon Public Library Storytime Area 203 , 1 School Street, Sharo
  10:30 am
• Tinker Time (PreK)
  Sharon Public Library Children's Activity Space Room 204 , 1
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Bricktopia: Drop In Lego Club (Grades 2-5)
  Sharon Public Library Children's Activity Space Room 204 , 1
  4:30 pm
• Attend an FA Meeting - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - All are welcome! →
  59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• First Day of School Early Childhood
  The Children's Center Sharon, MA 02067
Thursday September 3
• Crescent Ridge Story Time!
  Sharon Public Library Crescent Ridge Dairy Grounds 407 Bay Rd, Sharon, MA, 02067
  11:00 am
Monday September 7
• Big Labor Day Sports Card & Autograph Show →
  enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield
  8:30 am
• Big Labor Day Pokemon & TCG Show →
  enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield
  4:15 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Attend an FA Meeting - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - All are welcome! →
  59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Attend an FA Meeting - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - All are welcome! →
  59 Cottage St, Sharon
  6:30 pm

📣 Sharon Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Sharon PatchAM possible:

• Charles River Mechanical — (774) 564-1558
• DMG Brokerage — 7815913232
• Feng Shui Restaurant & Bar — (781) 817-6256
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• Southeast Railing Co Inc — 7818287088

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Staples, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Material Handler Part Time 1st Shift in Sharon. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Walpole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sharon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stoughton

• Norfolk County Sheriff's Office to host 'House to House for Heroes' veterans' outreach in Avon on September 26th (franklinmatters.org)

Foxborough

• Traffic alert: I-495 in Foxborough closed after dump truck overturns, spills dirt (boston25news.com)
• Bruno Mars Expands 'The Romantic Tour' Into 2027, With Shows In Australia, New Zealand And Asia (pollstar.com)
• Sign up for the end of summer pig roast and luau at Foxboro Community Center (thesunchronicle.com)

Norwood

• Federal Officers Arrest Man After Crash, Foot Chase In Norwood (patch.com)
• Norwood Police Welcome Veteran Officer Ryan Ross (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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