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In today's newsletter:

• How Woburn's new New Boston Street Bridge changes your commute
• How a rebuilding Woburn golf squad started its season 1-2

Also on today's calendar: Try a Free Music Class—September 8-12 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Woburn's New Boston Street Bridge Now Open (wilmingtonapple.com) — Drivers in Woburn should know the New Boston Street Bridge is now open over the MBTA Lowell Line, though temporary lane closures will continue as utility work wraps up. You'll still have full access to homes and businesses, but MassDOT urges slower speeds, extra caution, and checking Mass511 or @MassDOT for changing traffic conditions around the bridge area.
   

• Woburn High golfers win opener (homenewshere.com) — Woburn High's golf team has opened its season with a dominant win over Medford at Unicorn Golf Course, followed by two tough Middlesex League losses to Reading and Melrose. With seven seniors gone, the Tanners are rebuilding around captains Braeden Blake and Ben Jayne, plus rising standouts like Ty Murphy and Eddie Tivnan, before a nearly week-long break to regroup.
   

📸 Around Woburn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woburn

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Try a Free Music Class—September 8-12 →
  Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave, Winchester
  9:00 am
Friday September 11
• 9/11 Memorial Ceremony - Lions Park at Horn Pond Woburn →
  Lions Park at Horn Pond, Woburn
  8:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Sat Sept 12th: "ALL THAT GLITTERS" band @Scoreboard (Crowne Plaza Hotel) Woburn - 9pm →
  Scoreboard Sports Bar and Grill, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Dr, Woburn
  9:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• WPS First Day of School
  Linscott-Rumford Woburn, MA 01801
• Apple Picking →
  BILT Center, 215 Lexington St, Woburn
  9:30 am
Sunday September 13
• Fishing Derby & New Scout Registration →
  Horn Pond Sturgis Street Boat Launch, Woburn
  9:30 am
• MusicFest Open House & Auditions →
  Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave, Winchester
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Pints For Tess- Benefiting Multiple Myeloma Research →
  Lord Hobo Brewing Company, 5 Draper St, Woburn
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Job Fair: Find Your Next Job →
  , Woburn
  11:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Documentary - Unbroken: The Untold Story of Shen Yun →
  , Lexington
  3:00 pm
• Ranting Parents Comedy Tour →
  Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  8:00 pm

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• Denommee Plumbing, HVAC & Electric — (978) 649-8886
• Austin Preparatory School — (781) 944-4900
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Woburn Host Lions Club 72nd Annual Halloween Parade: Call for donations. —Frank Vento Read on Patch

• The Forum At Rancho San Antonio posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Woburn. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor- Restaurant in Burlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woburn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winchester

• Keurig Dr Pepper Is Selling Its Equity Stake in Chobani for $800 Million (dmagazine.com)

Burlington

• Cambridge boys' cross-country has been building to this season. Can they chase down a state championship? (bostonglobe.com)
• Lexington woman pleads guilty in $10 million Ponzi scheme (shrewsburypost.com)

Reading

• Maulik Jagnani (tufts.edu)
• GOP's Mike Minogue to spend up to $2 billion on campaign to unseat Mass. Gov. Healey (kdhnews.com)
• No. 1 Men's Soccer Kicks Off 2026 With 2-0 NESCAC Victory Over Trinity (Conn.) (gotuftsjumbos.com)

Ok Woburn! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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