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Good morning Woburn! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's next for Woburn's overgrown, condemned house on Green Street?
  • Inside the Woburn lab turning sugar into next‑generation plastic forks
  • Why a fatal North Reading crash is headed to Woburn court

Also on today's calendar: Winning as a Buyer in Today's Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hoping to get in contact with homeowner… City Council continues Green Street public nuisance proceedings (homenewshere.com) — Woburn's City Council is pressing ahead with public nuisance proceedings over a long-neglected house at 33 Green Street, after months of complaints about overgrowth, wildlife and possible health hazards. Councilors will continue the hearing to September 15 while checking tax status, alternative contact information, and inspection reports, aiming to push the owner toward cleanup or consider stronger city action. Neighbors say the vacant property is spreading weeds, attracting animals, and making the sidewalk difficult to use.
   

2. Traditional plastic forks shed harmful microplastics. Plastic created from sugar is an alternative (texarkanagazette.com) — Right here in Woburn, a research lab is turning sugar-based pellets into compostable forks, films, and food packaging designed to break down instead of shedding microplastics. CJ Biomaterials' Woburn facility is experimenting with plant-based polymers that can handle everyday use but decompose in compost within months. Their work is drawing global attention as policymakers and companies search for alternatives to traditional plastics.
   

3. Driver charged in fatal OUI crash in North Reading, Massachusetts that left father, young daughter dead due in court (wcvb.com) — A man charged in a deadly suspected OUI crash in North Reading is scheduled to be arraigned in Woburn District Court, tying this tragic regional case directly to the local courthouse. Prosecutors say a 21-year-old driver rear-ended a stopped car, killing a father and his 8-year-old daughter from Andover. Witnesses and first responders tried to rescue them as the vehicle burned.
   

4. Somerville organizations awarded funding from MassCEC (thesomervilletimes.com) — A Woburn-based company, Daqus Energy, is receiving $100,000 in new state climatetech tax incentives to advance its next‑generation battery materials, part of a $27.2 million package for 18 firms statewide. The funding aims to grow clean‑energy jobs, expand manufacturing, and keep cutting‑edge energy technology development rooted in Massachusetts.
   

5. TechAMP Helps Manufacturing Workers Take the Next Step (uml.edu) — A Woburn manufacturing technician at Mide Technology used UMass Lowell's TechAMP program to redesign how piezoelectric strain sensors are tested, creating more realistic, reliable results for customers. She and other workers from area companies gained new technical skills, capstone experience, and potential college credit pathways to advance their manufacturing careers.
   

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Other local events
    Tuesday August 25
  • Film: Finding Neverland (Rated PG)
    Maynard Public Library Roosevelt Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA
    6:30 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Job Search Help -- How To Use AI In Your Job Search
    Maynard Public Library Online
    9:30 am
    • Thursday August 27
  • Freshman BBQ
    Maynard SD Maynard, MA 01754
  • Afterschool Makerspace and STEM Hub Open House →
    10 B Roessler Rd, Woburn
    4:00 pm
  • Great Reads Discussion: Nothing More of This Land
    Maynard Public Library Roosevelt Room , 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA
    7:00 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
    • Sunday September 13
  • Fishing Derby & New Scout Registration →
    Horn Pond Sturgis Street Boat Launch, Woburn
    9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Thank you soooo much for everyone's help and support!!!
    You won't believe it, WE FOUND WALTER!!!!!! My son and I went walking all over the neighborhood after putting out wet food and clothes and everything… (Nextdoor Woburn Center)
  • PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT OR LET ME KNOW ABOUT ANY CAT THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS AROUND WOBURN CENTER AREA PLEASE WE ARE UNSURE IF HE SLIPPED OUT OR NOT BUT HIS FAMILY IS DEEPLY WORRIED PLEASE CONTACT ME IN ANYWAY HES SUPER SWEET AND NOT AT ALL AGGRESSIVE
    AND WILL RESPOND TO BEING CALLED HIS NAME IS WALTER (Nextdoor Woburn Center)
  • Parker Hannifin Corporation posted a job opening for Material Handler- Shipper 2nd shift in Woburn. Apply here.
  • Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Nonunion Closer - Store Admin - 0491 in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woburn here.

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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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