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In today's newsletter:

• Wakefield smoke shop sells $10,000 winning scratch ticket
• How a new school battery system could save Wakefield millions
• How often are your state reps actually voting on Beacon Hill?

Also on today's calendar: Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 63.
• Thursday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Huge Scratch-Off Winner Sold At Wakefield Store (patch.com) — A Wakefield resident or visitor just scored a $10,000 prize on a Lifetime Millions scratch ticket sold at Mark's Smoke Shop in town. The Massachusetts Lottery notes that retailers like this typically receive a bonus for selling winning tickets and reminds players to sign their tickets and gamble responsibly.
   

• K-12 school solar tops 2.4 GW, while battery storage emerges as next growth market (pv-magazine-usa.com) — Wakefield school facilities are now served by a 5 MW / 20 MWh battery microgrid designed to keep power on during outages and cut peak electricity costs, potentially saving local utility customers up to $20 million. The project is part of a national surge in K-12 solar and storage, with more districts using clean energy to manage budgets and reliability. This positions Wakefield as an early adopter in Massachusetts' school energy transition.
   

• Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 51 - Report No. 35 August 24 – 28, 2026 - Wakefield Community Access TV (wcatwakefield.org) — Local readers can see how their state representatives are showing up on Beacon Hill, with attendance records through August 28 based on 154 roll call votes. Rep. Donald Wong has a perfect voting record, while Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian missed 12 roll calls. Full bill details and attendance breakdowns are available via the Wakefield Daily Item.
   

📸 Around Wakefield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wakefield

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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

Wednesday September 2
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Lecture Hall Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Breakfast Club
  Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce LOCATION VARIES
  8:00 am
• Get Labor Day Ready! Grazing Board Arranging Workshop →
  Life Love Cheese, 184 Water St, Wakefield
  6:00 pm
• Plaza Jazz: Lee Fish
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Front Plaza Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 018
  6:00 pm
• Silent Book Club (IN PERSON)
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Blake Gallery Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 0
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Teen Advisory Group
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Program Room Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• The Walk of Hope →
  , Wakefield
  9:00 am
• Walk of Hope for ALS →
  Lower common, Wakefield, ma
  9:00 am
• Class of 1966 60th Reunion →
  West Side Social Club, 4 Harrington Ct, Wakefield
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Brie & Boundaries: Eat Cheese and Talk About Back-to-School Boundaries →
  Life Love Cheese, 184 Water St, Wakefield
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Ranting Parents Comedy Tour →
  Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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