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🌱 Patch AM: What we know about Sunday’s shooting near Rich and Main streets
And on the Waltham Patch calendar - VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser

Good morning Waltham! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What we know about Sunday's shooting near Rich and Main streets
Also on today's calendar: VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser and 9 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 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: An afternoon shower possible, temps: high: 86, low: 60.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man Wounded In Waltham Shooting: Cops (patch.com) — Waltham police say a man was found on Main Street near Rich Street with two gunshot wounds after officers first checked a Rich Street home for suspicious activity. His condition is unknown, and officers issued a lookout for a man on a black stand-up scooter as they continue investigating.
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📸 Around Waltham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waltham
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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
- đ˛Dungeons and Dragons One-Shot for Teensđ§ââď¸
Waltham Public Library Trustees Room , 735 Main Street, Waltham
5:30 pm - ⨠Teen Anime Club â¨
Waltham Public Library Teen Room , 735 Main Street, Waltham, MA\
6:00 pm - The Cat Connection Calendar Raffle →
Online
9:00 am - Agencia Alpha Clinic
Waltham Public Library Microfilm Room , 735 Main Street, Waltham\
9:00 am - Mighty Squirrel Brewing Company →
Mighty Squirrel Taproom & Kitchen, 411 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham
11:00 am - Noche Mexicana Fundraiser for Waltham's Environment →
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, 211 Moody St, Waltham
3:00 pm - FALL SUNDAY recreational baseball 90 feet bases. AGES 16-40. →
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4:00 pm - 🎶 Waltham Summer Concert Night -American Legion Band →
Waltham City Hall, 610 Main St, Waltham
6:30 pm - Fighting for the American Dream: An Evening with Author and Waltham Native Charles Whalen →
Waltham Museum, 25 Lexington St, Waltham
6:30 pm - Mrs Wilberforce Carriage House Concert →
Gore Place, 52 Gore St, Waltham
7:00 pm - Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus →
Hancock United Church Of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
7:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Sunday August 23
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Wednesday September 2
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Belmont
- Girl Scouts Lead Push for Air-Quality Sensors (belmontvoice.org)
- Rogers 'Consistently Delivers' (belmontvoice.org)
- Leader Bank Buys Former Bank of America Site In Belmont For $2.825M (indianewengland.com)
Watertown
- Gathering in Watertown Square Remembers Victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki Atomic Bombs (watertownmanews.com)
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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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