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🌱 Patch AM: How Mt. Auburn Street construction will affect your walking, driving, and parking

Spotted on the Watertown calendar: Riverfest 2026

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Mt. Auburn Street construction will affect your walking, driving, and parking

Also on today's calendar: Riverfest 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sidewalk Replacement, Drainage Installation on Mt. Auburn Street During Week of Labor Day (watertownmanews.com) — Expect sidewalk and drainage construction on Mt. Auburn Street in Watertown this Labor Day week, with lane shifts, parking restrictions, and pedestrians routed to opposite sidewalks or rear business entrances. Work runs between Arlington Street and Kimball Road and at East Bates Road, with police details helping people safely reach local shops during the project.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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