Community Corner
🌱 What led Stow to pull the plug on Flock cameras?
Also, don't miss Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) on the Stow Patch calendar
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!)
- 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 ★
- Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Chuck Clough →
Fourth & Field, 302 Boxboro Rd Ste 8, Stow
5:00 pm - Jewish New Year Fair →
Chabad Center of Sudbury, 100 Horse Pond Rd, Sudbury
10:30 am - 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 - Community Shofar & Tashlich Ceremony at the Grist Mill →
Wayside Inn Grist Mill, 72 Wayside Inn Rd, Sudbury
4:30 pm
Thursday September 3
Sunday September 6
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
📣 Stow Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Thursday August 27
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- Bancroft School — (508) 462-9401
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 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)
Ok Stow! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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