Shrewsbury Daily: Climate Protest Arrest, Invasive Pest, Blotter

Welcome to Wednesday, here's everything you need to know as you get your day going in Shrewsbury.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 64 Low: 46.

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Here are the top stories in Shrewsbury today:

1. Business, academic leaders gather in Worcester to promote, celebrate manufacturing in Massachusetts (WCVB Boston)
2. Worcester County Man Arrested After Protest At Gov. Baker's Home (Worcester Patch)
3. ALS Weekend: October 9-11 at the Southborough Golf Club (mysouthborough)
4. Worcester's DCU Center leaves decision to require COVID vaccination proof or negative test up to touring acts (MassLive.com)
5. Mass. charter school group speaks out against Malden school's lawsuit over state cultural criteria (Boston.com)
6. Troopers search for attempted murder suspect near Charlton Plaza on Mass Pike (WWLP.com)
7. UMass Chan Medical School founds new department for systems biology (Worcester Business Journal)
8. Shrewsbury police log, Oct. 1 edition (Community Advocate)
9. Invasive spotted lanternfly discovered in Worcester County (WWLP.com)
10. Emergency crews respond to tanker truck rollover in Sutton| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
11. Worcester County's COVID cases fall 7%; Massachusetts cases plummet 14.8% (The Gardner News)
12. Local Nipmuc community, land trust collaborate to preserve Pakachoag Spring site (Worcester Telegram)

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Today in Shrewsbury:

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Shrewsbury Patch Notebook

• Worcester County Food Bank: "Do you know that Worcester has four community fridges (and more on the way) where people can give and get food that they need when they need it, no questions asked? Learn more about Worcester Community Fridges at the link. Because #Every..." (Facebook)
• Worcester County Food Bank: "This article from the West Coast echoes lessons learned here in Worcester. First, investments made in safety net programs worked. Second, disparities in food access and availability continue to exist, even with the unprecedented investme..." (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Shrewsbury, MA: "SHREWSBURY ROTARY CLUB COMMUNITY RECYCLING FUNDRAISER Sunday, October 17th Noon to 3pm SHREWSBURY TOWN HALL, 100 Maple Ave. $40/CARLOAD – including phones, printers, light fixtures, electrical equipment, laptops, modems, radios, towers, ..." (Facebook)
• Shrewsbury Public Library: "Due to the forecast of rain, Books Beats will be on Facebook Live today at 10am. Join us virtually for books, songs, and fingerplays. Sorry for any inconvenience." (Facebook)

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— Neal McNamara

About me: Patch reporter covering Framingham, Worcester, Milford, Marlborough, Natick, Wayland, and Sudbury. Contact me at neal.mcnamara@patch.com or on Twitter, @Neal_McNamara.

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