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Good day Winchester! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why are Winchester's booming EV numbers outpacing its public chargers?
• How Winchester's star captain is changing this field hockey season

Also on today's calendar: Arlington Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and beautiful, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
• Friday: Scintillating sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Winchester plug-in share nears triple the state rate (winchesternews.org) — Winchester now has one of the state's highest shares of plug-in vehicles, with 9.3% of passenger cars being electric or plug-in hybrids, nearly triple the Massachusetts average. Yet public charging remains limited, with few fully accessible town chargers, new fees planned for Laraway Road, and several school-based ports still awaiting activation and final financial arrangements.
   

• Field hockey notebook: Victoria Masucci, other stars return from injuries (bostonherald.com) — Winchester High's field hockey team is getting a major boost as senior forward and captain Brynn Henning returns from a torn ACL, helping lead the Red and Black to an 8-2-1 start. Her comeback, alongside other stars statewide, is reshaping the Division 1 field hockey race and fueling hopes for another deep postseason run.
   

📸 Around Winchester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winchester

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Arlington Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
  Saint Camillus Parish Arlington, MA, 1185 Concord Tpke, Arlington
  9:00 am
• It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening →
  Bloch Performing Arts Inc., 271 Lincoln St, Lexington
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• 2026 Peabody Community Market →
  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Early Release Day - YAY ART! →
  Studio on the Common, 22 Church St, Winchester
  11:30 am
• Sip & Spin - Mocktail Edition! →
  Studio on the Common, 22 Church St, Winchester
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Winchester Open Studios - Call for Artists →
  Winchester Town Hall, 71 Mt Vernon St, Winchester
  9:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Still Point: Contemplative Prayer for Our World →
  The Parish of the Epiphany, Episcopal Church, 70 Church St, Winchester
  4:00 pm
Monday October 12
• No School, Yes ART! →
  Studio on the Common, 22 Church St, Winchester
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Community Dinner in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month →
  The Parish of the Epiphany, Episcopal Church, 70 Church St, Winchester
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Candidate forum 31st Middlesex Massachusetts House of Representatives District →
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Six Annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day →
  Medford's Historic Salem Street Burying Ground
  10:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary - Lee D. Staaf —Joe Costello Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Arlington

• Judge approves $18M sale of former Girl Scout camp in Meredi... (unionleader.com)
• Midwest, Northeast towns dominate study of Best Small Cities in America (cleveland.com)

Medford

• Medford High School to reopen Tuesday after large sewage backup forced students, staff to evacuate (boston25news.com)
• Catalog mRNA Market Forecast to 2035: Demand Accelerates on Mrna Therapeutic Pipeline Expansion (indexbox.io)

Melrose

• Melrose Police Swears In 2 New Officers (patch.com)

Ok Winchester! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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