🌱 Patch AM: What new allegation could reshape the high-profile Stoughton police case?

Good day Stoughton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What new allegation could reshape the high-profile Stoughton police case?
• How Stoughton volunteers can join Avon's veterans outreach this September
• How Stoughton helped make musical history back in 1786

Also on today's calendar: Torque + Tone and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Matthew Farwell Lawyers Claim Feds Pressured Medical Examiner (lamag.com) — Stoughton readers should know that federal and local authorities are still battling in court over how the death of Sandra Birchmore, who had long ties to the Stoughton Police Explorers program, is classified. Her family is also suing the City of Stoughton, while defense lawyers now claim federal officials improperly pressured a medical examiner to change her ruling, a charge prosecutors strongly deny.
   

• Norfolk County Sheriff's Office to host 'House to House for Heroes' veterans' outreach in Avon on September 26th (franklinmatters.org) — Stoughton veterans and volunteers may be interested that Norfolk County's 'House to House for Heroes' outreach, which has already visited Stoughton, is heading to nearby Avon on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Volunteers will gather at VFW Post 8892 at 9:30 a.m. before going door to door to share information on benefits, healthcare, housing, and employment resources for local veterans.
   

• Year 1786: Fun Facts, Trivia, and History (vocal.media) — One of the most interesting nuggets here for local readers is that the Stoughton Musical Society, now known as America's oldest performing musical organization, was founded in Stoughton back in 1786. The piece uses that milestone alongside Shays' Rebellion, early U.S. prices, and cultural trivia to paint a snapshot of life in that year.
   

📸 Around Stoughton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoughton

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Saturday August 29
• Torque + Tone →
  Lucid Studio Natick Mall, 1245 Worcester St, Natick
  2:00 am
Monday August 31
• School Opens for All Staff
  Joseph H Gibbons Stoughton, MA 02072
• ESOL Conversation Group - Julie
  Stoughton Public Library Conference Room
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Staff Professional Development Day
  Edwin a Jones Early Childhood Center Stoughton, MA 02072
• ESOL Conversation Group - Art
  Stoughton Public Library Conference Room
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• First Day of School for Grades 1-12
  Joseph H Gibbons Stoughton, MA 02072
• ESOL Conversation Group - Mollie
  Stoughton Public Library Conference Room
  10:00 am
• Council On Aging (PDF) →
  Stoughton, MA Calendar, 110 Rockland Street, Stoughton
  3:00 pm
• Drop in Chess for ages 5-12 and their Caregivers
  Stoughton Public Library Children's Area
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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
• New York Boulders at Brockton Rox →
  Campanelli Stadium, 1 Feinberg Way, Brockton
  6:30 pm
Monday August 31
• 1st Day of School Grades 1-5
  Ralph D Butler Avon, MA 02322

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🗞 Nearby News

Canton

• Lindsey Takes Command Of Navy's Rotary Wing Test Squadron (thebaynet.com)
• Local Event: Annual Celebration of the Blue Hills: The Great Escape (patch.com)
• Bill Burr and Anthony Michael Hall talk bar pizza, Cape cuisine, and Mass. roots in podcast chat (bostonglobe.com)

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• Joseph A.H. Marin (boothbayregister.com)
• Following CTE report, Massachusetts high school football coaches address safety concerns in a violent sport (bostonglobe.com)

Norwood

• Brazilian murder suspect wanted by feds arrested after Norwood crash, foot chase (boston25news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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