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🌱 Patch AM: Key medical experts cleared to testify in ex-Stoughton officer’s murder trial.
Also, don't miss Art In The Park Sharon 2026 on the Stoughton Patch calendar
Morning Stoughton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Key medical experts cleared to testify in ex-Stoughton officer's murder trial.
- Doctors' strangulation testimony cleared for ex-Stoughton detective's upcoming murder trial.
Also on today's calendar: Art In The Park Sharon 2026 and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, temps: high: 64, low: 54.
- Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Judge rules doctors who say Sandra Birchmore was strangled can testify at Matthew Farwell's trial (bostonglobe.com) — Federal prosecutors say former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell strangled Sandra Birchmore to stop her from exposing years of alleged grooming and sexual exploitation that began in a Stoughton police youth program. A judge has ruled that two prominent medical experts who believe Birchmore was strangled, not a suicide, can testify when Farwell's closely watched trial begins in Boston on October 5. 
• Where the sausage is made (bostonglobe.com) — An upcoming federal trial will center on former Stoughton police detective Matthew Farwell, who is accused of killing 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant woman he once knew through a Stoughton police youth program. A judge has allowed medical experts who believe she was strangled to testify, setting the stage for closely watched proceedings with deep ties to the town's police department.
📸 Around Stoughton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoughton
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★ Featured events ★
- Art In The Park Sharon 2026 →
First Congregational Church, 29 N Main St, Sharon
11:00 am
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Stoughton School Committee Sub Committee Meeting 09.22.2026 (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar, 31 Pierce Street, Stoughton
5:30 pm - Dine and Donate Day for APCSM →
The Chateau Restaurant, 1165 Park Street, Stoughton
11:30 am - Stoughton Dawe Elementary School Council Meeting 09.29.2026 (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar Stoughton, MA 02072
3:00 pm - Stoughton 300th Day →
Stoughton High School Athletic Complex, 232 Pearl Street, Stoughton
4:00 pm - Business Supports the Arts by the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut →
The Amber Room Colonnade, 1 Stacey Rd, Danbury
9:00 am - Bell Bottom @ J&G Hillside Grill, Stoughton →
J&G Hillside Grill, 1137 Park Street, Stoughton
8:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Thursday September 24
Tuesday September 29
Saturday October 3
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
📣 Stoughton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Compost Site Open →
Avon MA
9:00 am - Kid Fall Puzzles
Children's Area Avon Public Library, 280 West Main Street, Avon
10:30 am - Come and Meet Mirabel →
Story Room - Main Branch - Children's Room, 304 Main St, Brockton
2:00 pm - Whitman-Hanson Regional at Randolph →
Randolph, 70 Memorial Parkway, Randolph
5:30 pm - Concert: Atwater Donnelly Trio →
Not Just Another Coffeehouse, 4 North Main St., Sharon
7:00 pm - Run For The Blue 5K Run & Walk Suicide Prevention →
D W Field East Parkway, Brockton
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A Craft Fair with a Cause —Diane Parazin Read on Patch
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Stoughton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Canton
- Canton breaks ground on new $241M middle school (boston25news.com)
Sharon
- Request from the Archives Committee (sharonnh.gov)
- High school roundup/scores: Caitlin O'Neil nets four goals in Hanover rout (bostonherald.com)
Randolph
- About the Randolph Ave. (Rt. 28)/Chickatawbut intersection improvement project (mass.gov)
Ok Stoughton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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