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What's up Woburn! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Woburn woman kept a pen-pal friendship alive for 80 years
  • How Woburn's state rep helped reshape home care rules statewide

Also on today's calendar: Family Festival Faith & Fun and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: An afternoon shower possible, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From pen pals to lifelong friends: 80 years across the ocean (homenewshere.com) — A 93-year-old Woburn resident, Bianca Della Sala, has sustained an 80-year friendship with her Dutch pen pal that began with post–World War II care packages from Medford to the Netherlands. Their letters, visits, and shared life milestones show how handwritten correspondence from Woburn helped build a lifelong bond across continents that still continues today.
   

• Rep. Haggerty backs effort to create regulatory structure around home care industry (homenewshere.com) — State Rep. Richard Haggerty of Woburn supported a new Massachusetts law creating a licensing and oversight system for non-medical home care agencies, now signed by Governor Healey. The measure requires background checks, training standards, and worker protections, and sets up advisory panels to improve long-term care and support family caregivers as the state's population ages.
   

📸 Around Woburn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woburn

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Other local events
    Wednesday August 19
  • $1. Sale →
    8 Summer St, Woburn
    10:00 am
    • Thursday August 20
  • School Committe Meeting
    Maynard SD Maynard, MA 01754
    7:00 pm
  • Poetry Appreciation Society
    Maynard Public Library Trustees Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA\
    7:00 pm
    • Friday August 21
  • Teen Summer Library Club: Last Day to Claim Prizes!
    Maynard Public Library Other Location , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA
    • Thursday August 27
  • Afterschool Makerspace and STEM Hub Open House →
    10 B Roessler Rd, Woburn
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • Wakefield Porchfest 2026 →
    60 locations around Wakefield
    12:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 8
  • Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus →
    Hancock United Church Of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
    7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • MARGIE PALLADINO for Governor's Council: A Choice To Stand With Families —Samantha Pride Read on Patch
  • Aerotek posted a job opening for Grinder Operator in Woburn. Apply here.
  • YMCA of Greater Boston posted a job opening for Swim Instructor I & II in Woburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woburn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winchester

  • Child Sex Sting + Store Sells 2 Winning Lottery Tickets + Mayor Facing Federal Financial Crimes: MA Weekend (patch.com)
  • EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000905148-26-003784 (sec.gov)
  • A Mass. high schooler invented an AI-powered flood predictor. It could wind up saving lives throughout the US. (boston.com)

Burlington

  • Robots On Bike Path: Mysterious Sign Appears In Lexington, Bedford (iheart.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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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