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🌱 How Upton is fighting Amazon’s new drone delivery plan

Upton, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Upton is fighting Amazon’s new drone delivery plan

Also on today's calendar: The Butterfly Garden Reunion and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Massachusetts election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 60, low: 43.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Towns demand a say as Amazon seeks to launch drone deliveries (lowellsun.com) — Upton is one of 15 Central Massachusetts communities pushing back on Amazon’s proposed Prime Air drone deliveries from its Westborough fulfillment center, citing safety, noise, and environmental concerns. Local officials joined a regional letter urging federal regulators and Amazon to conduct a site-specific environmental review, hold public hearings, and give towns more say before flights begin.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Grafton

  • MA Pizzeria Named Among Best In U.S. + International Grocer Debuts: Food News (patch.com)
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  • New restaurants bring burgers, brunch and more to MetroWest, Milford (milforddailynews.com)

Hopedale

  • New Restaurants, YMCA Fit Bar Coming To Worcester (patch.com)

Holliston

  • Last Call At Town Hall: Holliston And Hopkinton Voters Have One More Day To Vote Early 2026 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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