🌱 How a Southborough detective helped expose a multimillion‑dollar sweepstakes scam
Southborough, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Southborough! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Southborough detective helped expose a multimillion‑dollar sweepstakes scam
- How do Southborough’s MWRA dams shape the Sudbury River’s future?
Also on today's calendar: The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Marlborough, MA (July 2026) and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do French fries do when they haven’t seen each other in a while? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
- Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Southborough MA detective helped crack sweepstakes scam. Here's how (wickedlocal.com) — Southborough police are highlighting Detective Anthony Vega’s work in helping federal authorities charge six men in a nationwide sweepstakes scam that cost an 81‑year‑old Southborough woman $85,000. The department is urging residents, especially families of seniors, to be skeptical of prize calls demanding upfront fees or banking details and to contact local police immediately if they’re targeted. 
• Wayland Post to examine Thoreau's Sudbury River (waylandpost.org) — Southborough plays a quiet but important role in the Sudbury River system, hosting two large MWRA reservoir dams that influence water management downstream. A new Wayland-focused series will explore how this river, long studied since Thoreau’s time, shapes local ecology, history, and today’s debates over development, conservation, and water rights across the 36-town watershed.
📸 Around Southborough
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Upcoming Events in
Southborough
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★ Featured events ★
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The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Marlborough, MA (July 2026) →
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Rd W, Marlboro
10:00 am -
Big 4th of July Sports Card & Pokemon Show →
Solomon Pond Mall, 601 Donald Lynch Blvd, Marlboro
10:00 am -
July 4 Bellingham Fireworks →
Bellingham High School, 60 Blackstone St, Bellingham
6:00 pm
Saturday July 4
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Other local events
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Recreation Commission →
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7:00 pm -
Madagascar Kids - July 10 →
Trottier Middle School, 49 Parkerville Rd, Southborough
2:00 pm -
Southborough Business Networking Event →
Baystate Financial, 134 Turnpike Rd, Southborough
9:00 am -
Music at the Blissful →
Fay School, 48 Main St, Southborough
6:00 pm -
Madagascar Kids July 17 →
Trottier Middle School, 49 Parkerville Rd, Southborough
2:00 pm
Tuesday June 30
Friday July 10
Tuesday July 14
Wednesday July 15
Friday July 17
📣 Southborough Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Beginner Stained Glass Workshop →
The Mill Contemporary Art, 2 Central St, Framingham
10:00 am -
Barrett - special guest of Sunday Blues Jam →
Stone's Public House, 179 Main St, Ashland
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Girls Soccer: Westwood @ Ashland →
Ashland High School, 65 E Union St, Ashland
5:00 pm -
Musical Mondays With Ms. Mae
Marlborough Public Library 35 W Main St., Marlborough, MA, 01752, US
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Beaded Friendship Bracelets
Marlborough Public Library 35 W Main St., Marlborough, MA, 01752, US
2:00 pm -
Housing Authority Monthly Meeting →
Ashland, MA Calendar, 59 Park Road, Ashland
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Select Board Executive Session Meeting →
Ashland, MA Calendar, 101 Main Street, Ashland
5:00 pm
Sunday June 28
Monday June 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for some help around the yard/pool/house.
general labor mostly but nothing crazy. not a slave driver and very accommodating/flexible. just have an ongoing to do list that i want to start… (Nextdoor Southville Rd)
- Impact Fire Services posted a job opening for Fire Sprinkler Apprentice in Southborough. Apply here.
- CSM Corporation posted a job opening for General Manager | Hilton Garden Inn, Marlborough in Marlborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Marlborough
- Fireworks Near Me: July 4th Events Around Marlborough For 2026 (patch.com)
- Marlborough Police Reward Safe Bike Riders With Free Ice Cream (patch.com)
- Ball State PBS to benefit from rare Bob Ross painting auction (jconline.com)
Framingham
- Framingham ends license plate reader contract (newportdispatch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: “ketchup!” (Thank you Fauna T. for sending it in!)
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