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🌱 What will Wendell’s Planning Board decide about the substation expansion?

Wendell, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Wendell! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What will Wendell’s Planning Board decide about the substation expansion?
  • Fatal Lockes Village Road crash under investigation in Wendell.

Also on today's calendar: Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. .

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 61, low: 48.
  • Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 65 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Planning Board - October 8, 2026 (wendellmass.us) — Wendell’s Planning Board will meet on October 8 at 4 p.m., with both Zoom and in-person access at the Town Offices, to deliberate and vote on a special permit and site plan for expanding the Wendell Depot electric substation. Residents can listen in as officials review prior hearing minutes, consider National Grid’s proposal, and take up any new business before adjourning.
   

• 56-year-old motorcyclist killed in Wendell crash (recorder.com) — A 56-year-old motorcyclist was killed Friday morning in a collision on Lockes Village Road in Wendell, which shut the road for four hours between Jennison Road and West Street. State and local police, along with the district attorney’s office, are investigating, while the driver of the other vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with authorities.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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