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Coming up: VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser on the Tewksbury Patch calendar
Hi there, Tewksbury! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Are your kid's e-bikes actually legal on Tewksbury streets?
- High-profile triple-murder defendant now held at Tewksbury Hospital
- Why a Duxbury murder suspect is being held at Tewksbury Hospital
Also on today's calendar: VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Tewksbury Police Clarify E-Bike Laws Amid Growing Use in Massachusetts (rock929rocks.com) — Tewksbury Police are warning residents that not every electric two-wheeler counts as a legal e-bike under Massachusetts law, and some require registration, licenses, and special equipment. The department's new guidance explains wattage, speed, and pedal requirements, plus helmet rules for kids, so families understand what's allowed on local streets, sidewalks, and bike paths before anyone rides. 
2. Prosecution rests in Lindsay Clancy's triple-murder trial (wxow.com) — Tewksbury residents should know that Lindsay Clancy is currently being held at Tewksbury Hospital while her high-profile Massachusetts triple-murder trial continues. Prosecutors have just rested after weeks of testimony about her mental health and actions, and jurors will ultimately decide whether she is criminally responsible or should instead be committed for psychiatric treatment.
3. Where Is Lindsay Clancy Being Kept During Her Trial? Details on Her Housing Amid Murder Charges (usmagazine.com) — Lindsay Clancy is currently housed at Tewksbury Hospital, the state-run psychiatric facility where she's remained throughout her high-profile murder trial. The piece explains why she was transferred there, how her paralysis shapes court logistics, and how her defense centers on mental health and medication issues while prosecutors argue she carefully planned the children's deaths.
4. Lindsay Clancy trial jurors asked to disregard 'mortal sin' question (miamiherald.com) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial were told to ignore a prosecutor's question about her former mother-in-law's Catholic beliefs and views on "mortal sin." The update notes that Clancy, accused of killing her three children, is being held at Tewksbury Hospital for court-ordered mental health treatment while her insanity defense and possible outcomes are debated.
📸 Around Tewksbury
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tewksbury
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★ Featured events ★
- VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser →
Mini-Golf on the Village Green, 315 Worcester St, Natick
10:30 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- IN PERSON: The Page-Turners Fiction Book Group -- The Storied Life
Tewksbury Public Library Meeting Room , 300 Chandler Street, Tewk
6:30 pm - IN PERSON: Other Worlds Fantasy Book Group -- Gods of Jade and Shad
Tewksbury Public Library Trustees' Room , 300 Chandler Stree
6:30 pm - Truly Trivia →
Wamesit Lanes - Family Entertainment Center ( Bowling & Arcade Game Rooms ), 434 Main St, Tewksbury
7:00 pm - VIRTUAL: Happy Birthday, America! (Part #2) -- A Visit To The Smit
Tewksbury Public Library Online , 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury\
7:00 pm - VIRTUAL: Celebrating 250 -- American Revolutionary Painter John Tru
Tewksbury Public Library Online , 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury\
10:30 am - Preschool Playgroup
Tewksbury Public Library Craft Room , 300 Chandler Street, Tewksb
11:00 am - OFFSITE: Tewksbury Community Market at LIVINGSTON PARK
Tewksbury Public Library Offsite , 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury
4:00 pm - Board of Health →
Tewksbury, MA Calendar, 1009 Main Street, Tewksbury
6:00 pm - Dine Out Free for a Week Raffle! →
Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler St, Tewksbury
9:00 am
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Monday August 31
📣 Tewksbury Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Reserved for Tutoring - Summer
Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room
9:00 am - Mahjong - Open Play
Andover Memorial Hall Library Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall
10:00 am - Adult Program - Mah Jongg Meetup
Billerica Public Library Main Floor , 15 Concord Road, Billerica\
10:00 am - Music & Movement Story Time
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Children's Programming Room
10:15 am
Wednesday August 19
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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