🌱 Patch AM: Hear strings and support the Watertown Food Pantry next weekend

Good day Watertown! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Hear strings and support the Watertown Food Pantry next weekend
• Why Watertown is now flagged high-risk for West Nile Virus

Also on today's calendar: 16th annual FREE 6 block Allston Village Street Fair Festival and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Downpours; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Cool with rain, temps: high: 60, low: 52.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rhythm & Strings Event Raising Money for 2 Local Food Pantries (watertownmanews.com) — Watertown residents are invited to a music and dance fundraiser at the Watertown Free Public Library on Oct. 4, supporting the Watertown Food Pantry and Belmont Helps. A Belmont High School student has organized an hour-long program featuring local string musicians, an Indian classical dancer, and student performers, with attendees encouraged to bring food or cash/Venmo donations.
   

• West Nile Virus human cases climb in MA (westernmassnews.com) — Watertown is currently listed among the Massachusetts communities at high risk for West Nile Virus, as state health officials report eleven human cases statewide, mostly in Middlesex and Suffolk counties. Residents are urged to stay cautious until the first hard frost, since mosquito activity and virus transmission can continue into the fall despite cooler nights.
   

📸 Around Watertown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• 16th annual FREE 6 block Allston Village Street Fair Festival →
  Harvard Avenue, Harvard Ave, Boston
  12:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library, 206 Waltham St, Newton
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• BOOK LAUNCH: Calling the Rain: Memoir of an American Woman in Congo →
  Robbins Library, 700 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  The First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St, Cambridge
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
• Girl Scout Kickoff →
  Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts - Headquarters/Office, 265 Beaver St, Waltham
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Intro to ADUs →
  111 High St, Medford
  6:30 pm
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester St, Brookline
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Community Flea Market →
  Cornerstone Baptist Church, 54 Brighton St, Belmont
  9:00 am
• WHS Class of "76" 50th Reunion! →
  Copper House Tavern
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Free English as a Second Language Classes →
  21 Bruce Rd, Waltham
  11:45 am
• DHARMA TALK + MEDITATION with Lama Tsering ~ Free/Donation →
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Soccer Night →
  Victory Field, 40 Orchard St, Watertown
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Waltham's Comic Book & Collectibles Show →
  193 Elm St, Waltham
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• MAA Open House →
  Mount Alvernia Academy, 20 Manet Rd, Newton
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• M&T Bank posted a job opening for Branch Manager- Belmont, MA in Belmont. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Marauders of the Week for Sept. 25, 2026 (belmontvoice.org)
• Get Out and Vote (belmontvoice.org)
• HS roundup/scores: Coleman Keuchkarian-McKeen, Watertown stay unbeaten (bostonherald.com)

Cambridge

• Miyawaki Forest: Reforestation Goes Small (goodmenproject.com)

Ok Watertown! 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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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