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Cheers Westwood! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Westwood scrimmage has coaches worried about player safety.
  • Westwood resident faces prison after guilty plea in tax case.
  • How Westwood's smart meter lab is shaping your future electric bills.

Also on today's calendar: Medfield town-Wide Annual Garage Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower, then breezy, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny; pleasant, low humidity, temps: high: 77, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shortened preseason has high school football coaches worried about players' health and readiness (bostonglobe.com) — High school football teams, including a group that scrimmaged in Westwood with Milton and Oliver Ames, are adjusting to a shortened preseason that coaches fear could hurt player safety and game quality. With fewer scrimmages and practice days, many programs worry about sloppy early-season play, more injuries, and Massachusetts teams falling behind better-prepared opponents from other states.
   

• Westwood Resident Pleads Guilty to Paying Employees 'Under the Table' (town.news) — A Westwood resident has pleaded guilty to failing to pay more than $580,000 in federal and state employment taxes after paying restaurant workers in cash "under the table." The operator of eateries in West Roxbury and Stoughton now faces potential prison time, supervised release, heavy fines, and restitution at a December sentencing.
   

• Electric meters in Mass. are getting a 'smart' upgrade (wbur.org) — Massachusetts homes, including those served by Eversource's smart meter testing lab in Westwood, are rapidly being upgraded to smart electric meters that send detailed usage data every 15 minutes. Supporters say the technology could enable money-saving rate plans and faster outage response, while some residents remain wary about privacy, health concerns, and the potential for higher bills.
   

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Ok Westwood! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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