🌱 What led Stow to pull the plug on Flock cameras?

Good morning Stow! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What led Stow to pull the plug on Flock cameras?
• How Stow's Flock controversy is reshaping police surveillance across Massachusetts

Also on today's calendar: Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stow officer who allegedly misused Flock technology resigns before termination hearing (bostonglobe.com) — Stow has ended its contract with Flock and removed three license-plate reader cameras after an internal probe found a local officer allegedly accessed data without a valid law enforcement reason. Officials are pursuing criminal charges and decertification, while similar concerns in other Massachusetts cities are fueling a broader debate over police use of this technology.
   

• Bellingham, Auburn latest Mass. communities to discontinue Flock camera system (bostonglobe.com) — Stow is part of a growing list of Massachusetts communities backing away from Flock camera technology after a local officer accused of misuse resigned ahead of a termination hearing. Alongside towns like Auburn and Bellingham, Stow's experience is shaping a statewide rethink of how police surveillance tools should be used and overseen.
   

📸 Around Stow

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stow

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Chuck Clough →
  Fourth & Field, 302 Boxboro Rd Ste 8, Stow
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Jewish New Year Fair →
  Chabad Center of Sudbury, 100 Horse Pond Rd, Sudbury
  10:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Electronic Recycling and Document Shredding →
  Memorial Congregational Church, 26 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  9:00 am
• Community High Holiday Services →
  Chabad Center of Sudbury, 100 Horse Pond Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Community Shofar & Tashlich Ceremony at the Grist Mill →
  Wayside Inn Grist Mill, 72 Wayside Inn Rd, Sudbury
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• HPS Food Service Department →
  Hudson High School - HHS - F101 LG Group Instruction
  8:30 am
• Drop-In Baby Storytime
  Hudson Public Library Children's Room (Children's Department) 3 Washington S
  10:30 am
• ONLINE Author Talk with Bestselling Author Lucy Foley
  Hudson Public Library Online
  2:00 pm
• Drop-In Pajama Storytime
  Hudson Public Library Children's Room (Children's Department) 3 Washington S
  6:30 pm
• Fire Station Building Committee (FSBC) →
  Boxborough, MA Calendar, 29 Middle Road, Boxborough
  7:00 pm
• Great Reads Discussion: Nothing More of This Land
  Maynard Public Library Roosevelt Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA
  7:00 pm
• Senior Book Discussion Group
  Bolton Public Library Program room , 738 Main St, Bolton, MA, 0
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Hamra Enterprises - Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Maynard. Apply here.
• CPI International posted a job opening for Stockroom Attendant & Shipping Receiving Clerk in Hudson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stow here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maynard

• 'Widow's Bay' Was Filmed in Some of New England's Most Charming Towns—and You Can Visit Them This Fall and Beyond (travelandleisure.com)

Hudson

• Why a Hudson MA lieutenant can't perform police work for 30 days (metrowestdailynews.com)
• Chick-fil-A proposes restaurant for Natick. Where it wants to build (metrowestdailynews.com)
• Hudson Hawks football tackles Marine-led obstacle course training (wickedlocal.com)

Acton

• 'Crime in America' podcast: Family dynamics gone wrong, manufactured love, AI as a co-conspirator (nj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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