🌱 Marlborough Man Indicted After Offering $150 For Sex With A Minor: USAO

What's up Westborough! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Marlborough indictment highlights regional child exploitation enforcement efforts
• Popular hot chicken spot lands at a major Massachusetts travel hub
• What Donaghue's uncontested win means for Westborough's priorities next term

Also on today's calendar: Open House at RSM-MetroWest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Marlborough Man Indicted After Offering $150 For Sex With A Minor: USAO — Federal prosecutors say a Marlborough man has been indicted after allegedly offering $150 for sex with someone he believed was a minor, underscoring ongoing regional efforts to combat child exploitation but without any specific tie to Westborough. (Marlborough Patch)
   

2. Beloved Hot Chicken Chain Arrives At MA Travel Hub — A popular hot chicken restaurant chain is opening a new location at a busy Massachusetts travel hub, giving local travelers another dining option but with no direct connection mentioned to Westborough residents or businesses. (Boston Patch)
   

3. Rep. Kate Donaghue Secures Democratic Nomination In 19th Worcester District — Westborough residents will keep Rep. Kate Donaghue as their state representative after she secured the Democratic nomination unopposed, continuing her work on mental health, addiction treatment, housing, and local municipal issues affecting most of Westborough. (Westborough Patch)
   

4. MA Residents Told To Squish Spotted Lanternflies As Pest Spreads — Spotted lanternflies have been found in Westborough, and state officials are urging residents to kill the insects on sight and report any new sightings using the Massachusetts invasive pest dashboard. (Westborough Patch)
   

📸 Around Westborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westborough

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Open House at RSM-MetroWest →
  5 Auburn St, Framingham
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Advocates See Me 5K Run, Walk, and Roll →
  Hopkinton State Park, 164 Cedar St, Hopkinton
  8:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Miles For Mutts 5k →
  Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Saturday November 14
• Fall Open House →
  Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• Morning Prayer
  St. Stephens 3 John St, Westborough, MA 01581
  9:00 am
• HYROX TRYBE Sim #1: The Teaser →
  400 Union St, Westborough
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Boroughs Family Branch YMCA – Warrior Wellness Adaptive Fitness Class for Veterans (Westborough) →
  Boroughs Family Branch YMCA, 4 Valente Dr, Westborough
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Regular Meeting 2
  Rotary Club of Westborough Tatnuck Bookseller 16 Lyman St Westborough Shopping Center Westbor
  12:00 pm
• School Committee Mtg
  Westborough High School Memorial Hall
  6:00 pm
• Mill Pond Gr 6 Open House
  Mill Pond Elementary School 6 Olde Hickory Path, Westborough, MA 01581
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• 79th Season Auditions- Another date added! →
  325 Main Street, Worcester, MA
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale →
  New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Dr, Boylston
  10:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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