🌱 Patch AM: What Wakefield’s uncounted votes could mean in the Fifth Middlesex race

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In today's newsletter:

• What Wakefield's uncounted votes could mean in the Fifth Middlesex race
• How a Wakefield campaign stop fit into Moulton's losing Senate bid

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

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of morning t-storms, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
• Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Early returns favor Barber and Lipper-Garabedian while Somerville, Cambridge and Malden wait to report (winchesternews.org) — Early primary returns from neighboring towns show Kate Lipper-Garabedian with a strong lead in the Fifth Middlesex Senate race, but Wakefield and key cities like Malden and Melrose have yet to report. Because Wakefield historically supplies a large share of the district's vote, local results will be crucial in determining whether her advantage holds once all ballots are counted.
   

• US Sen. Ed Markey fends off challenge from Moulton in Democratic primary (recorder.com) — Wakefield briefly enters the spotlight as Seth Moulton is noted campaigning there just days before losing the Democratic U.S. Senate primary to incumbent Ed Markey. The race, centered on questions of generational change and policy differences, sets up a November matchup between Markey and Republican John Deaton, with other Massachusetts congressional primaries also highlighting similar age and ideology debates.
   

📸 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

Thursday September 3
• Breakfast Club
  Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce LOCATION VARIES
  8:00 am
• Plaza Jazz: Lee Fish
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Front Plaza Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 018
  6:00 pm
• Get Labor Day Ready! Grazing Board Arranging Workshop →
  Life Love Cheese, 184 Water St, Wakefield
  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
Wednesday September 9
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Lecture Hall Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Walk of Hope for ALS →
  Lower common, Wakefield, ma
  9:00 am
• The Walk of Hope →
  , Wakefield
  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

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Stoneham

• 5,000 old mattresses: City of Boston employees brace for 'Allston Christmas' (wbur.org)

Reading

• The Quannapowitt Players Celebrate 90 Years of Theatre (thereadingpost.com)
• 🗳️ Today is Election Day — the State Primary (readingrecap.com)
• Reading vs Mansfield Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds (sportsgambler.com)

Malden

• Malden Receives $500K Grant For Boathouse Project (patch.com)
• Malden Police Officer Retires After 18-Year Career (patch.com)

Ok Wakefield! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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