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Hello again Woburn! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Big $10,000 scratch ticket sold at Woburn's Lucky Choice
  • What new salary transparency will Woburn schools owe taxpayers next year?
  • Which Woburn students are heading back to school this week?

Also on today's calendar: 9/11 Memorial Ceremony - Lions Park at Horn Pond Woburn and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 84, low: 59.
  • Friday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Huge Scratch-Off Winner Sold At Woburn Store (patch.com) — Woburn residents might want to check their tickets after a $10,000 prize was won on a $1,000,000 Neon Cash scratch-off sold at Lucky Choice in town. The state lottery highlights such wins daily and reminds players to sign their tickets and gamble responsibly, while retailers also benefit from bonuses on winning sales.
   

2. Council again adopts order requiring school budget transparency (homenewshere.com) — Woburn's City Council has unanimously re-adopted an order requiring the school department to list every employee's name, position, and salary in its annual budget submissions. The move restores long-standing transparency practices, so residents and taxpayers can review detailed school spending without filing public records requests during future budget debates.
   

3. Boston Public Schools students head back to school as officials emphasize safety, family engagement (wcvb.com) — Students in Woburn are among those across Greater Boston heading back to classrooms this week, with certain grades returning as part of a staggered start. Boston officials are stressing safety, full staffing, and strong family engagement, and Woburn families can expect heavier school bus traffic and renewed emphasis on reading and talking with kids about their school day.
   

4. Somerville/Medford Remembering Emmet Franklin Smith (thesomervillenewsweekly.blog) — A 94-year-old Somerville resident, Emmet "Frank" Smith II, has passed away at the Windrose of Woburn nursing facility, leaving deep ties across Somerville, Boston, Reading, and the wider region. Family and friends can pay respects at a visitation in Reading on Sunday, September 13, followed by a funeral service on Monday, with donations suggested to veterans' charities in his memory.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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