🌱 How one zoning appeal just stalled Amazon’s Westborough drone hub plans

Hello Westborough! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How one zoning appeal just stalled Amazon's Westborough drone hub plans
• What Castle Rock's drone pause could mean for Westborough's Amazon fight

Also on today's calendar: Women's Health Event: Understanding Alzheimer's, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia Support and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 69, low: 40.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amazon's Westborough Drone Launch Now Hinges on a Zoning Appeal (dronexl.co) — Amazon's planned drone launch pad at its Otis Street warehouse is now on hold after Westborough residents appealed a zoning ruling, forcing the Zoning Board of Appeals to decide whether the project needs a tougher special permit review.
   

• Castle Rock Froze Walmart's Drone Hub 7-0. Its Clock Runs Out Jan 21 (dronexl.co) — Castle Rock, Colorado has temporarily frozen Walmart's drone hub plans with a six‑month moratorium, a move Westborough residents are studying as they battle Amazon's proposed Prime Air hub under very different local zoning rules and powers.
   

📸 Around Westborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westborough

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Women's Health Event: Understanding Alzheimer's, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia Support →
  Trinity Church of Northborough - 23 Main Street, Northborough, MA, 01532,
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Abigail Adams and the Daughters of Liberty →
  Westborough Historical Society, 13 Parkman St, Westborough
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Chester P Tuttle Post 279, 88 Bancroft St, Auburn
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Shrewsbury Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
  St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church, 34 Gold St, Shrewsbury
  9:00 am
• Woostock Music & Art Festival →
  Off The Rails, 90 Commercial St, Worcester
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Columbus Day Ninja Obstacle Club →
  USA Ninja Challenge - Marlborough, MA, 19 Brigham St, Marlboro
  9:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Ope House →
  110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Free Event: Gilmore Pond Sensory Trail Grand Opening →
  19 Quick Farm Rd, Westborough
  1:30 pm
• Open Rehearsals: Shir Joy Chorus →
  Congregation B'nai Shalom Westboro, 117 E Main St, Westborough
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Abraham's Table Series: One Creator: Many Paths, Finding Common Ground →
  The Islamic Society of Greater Milford, 2 W Elm St, Hopkinton
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Diwali Celebration in Westborough →
  Mill Pond School, 6 Olde Hickory Path, Westborough
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Interfaith Book Club 25th Anniversary Celebration →
  Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Let's Celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Westborough →
  Fales Elementary School, 50 Eli Whitney St, Westborough
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• HireTalent posted a job opening for Production Associate in Westborough. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Northborough

• Aerogel Insulation Blankets Market Forecast to 2035: Energy Efficiency Mandates Drive Adoption (indexbox.io)

Southborough

• Town receives over $1.1M in One Stop Grants (mysouthborough.com)
• Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation Draws the Winning Ticket for the 2026 Corvette ZR1 Giveaway (corvetteblogger.com)
• One Stop Grant to continue Wayfinding project (mysouthborough.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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