🌱 Patch AM: Weymouth pizza mainstay stays open after high-profile state police raid

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In today's newsletter:

• Weymouth pizza mainstay stays open after high-profile state police raid
• See what Weymouth's baby raccoons do when no one's watching

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with showers, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Heavy morning rain, temps: high: 76, low: 65.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Weymouth Pizza Shop Raided During Drug Investigation; Restaurant Manager Arrested – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Massachusetts State Police recently searched Denly Gardens Old World Pizza in Weymouth during a months-long drug investigation, arresting a Whitman man who has pleaded not guilty. The longtime family business remains open, with relatives and former staff stressing that the allegations involve one individual and that the restaurant intends to keep serving the community.
   

• Baby raccoon wrestling shenanigans caught on wildlife center camera (popsci.com subscription) — Young orphaned raccoons at the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth are thriving in a newly renovated outdoor enclosure, complete with cameras that recently captured their late-night wrestling matches. Staff say the expanded space and enrichment help the animals build strength, practice foraging, and stay wary of humans before they're released back into the wild.
   

📸 Around Weymouth

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Monday August 24
• Notary Office Hours
  Weymouth Public Library Meeting Room 134 Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA
  10:00 am
• Mini Decorative Aquarium Jars
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Tuesday August 25
• South Shore Elder Services, Inc
  Weymouth Public Library 231 Meeting Room Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA
  9:00 am
• Weekly Knitting & More Group at Fogg Library
  Weymouth Public Library Fogg Library Fogg Library, 1 Columbian Street, South Weymouth
  6:00 pm
• New to Middle School Ice Cream Social (room 138)
  Weymouth Public Library Multipurpose Room 138 Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth
  6:30 pm
• How to Prepare Your Tween for Middle School (room 133)
  Weymouth Public Library Meeting Room 133 Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA
  6:30 pm
• FPCG Bible Study →
  Weymouth Public Library 232 Meeting Room Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA
  6:45 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Wednesday Morning Movie: King Richard
  Weymouth Public Library Multipurpose Room 138 Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Closed : Saturdays Summer Hours
  Thayer Public Library Events at the Library
  9:00 am
• Fogg Library Open 9 AM - Noon
  Weymouth Public Library Fogg Library Fogg Library, 1 Columbian Street, South Weymouth
  9:00 am
• K1USN Amateur Radio Club
  Weymouth Public Library 232 Meeting Room Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA
  9:00 am
• Friends Bookstore OPEN
  Thomas Crane Library Bookstore Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 0216
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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• Hi, anyone in Weymouth area have a reputable plumber ?
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🗞 Nearby News

Braintree

• Box truck crashes at Braintree Split on I-93 and spills produce, snarling morning traffic (boston25news.com)
• Bridgewater Little League balances fun with big business at Little League World Series (wgbh.org)
• The Norinco TU-33/40: A Rimfire Mauser Lookalike from China (americanrifleman.org)

Quincy

• Robert J. Fleming (thequincysun.com)
• Boston's Best Bánh Mì: Where To Find This Vietnamese Classic From Boston To Quincy And Randolph (newbostonpost.com)

Boston

• MBTA Apologizes After Shuttle Bus Arrives At Wrong Destination (patch.com)
• Boston Human Trafficking Investigations Lead To 2 Arrests (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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