🌱 Worcester market owner faces drug, alcohol and flavored tobacco charges

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In today's newsletter:

• Worcester market owner faces drug, alcohol and flavored tobacco charges
• How Worcester's canal past shaped today's hottest neighborhood hub
• What Worcester's proposed camping ban could mean for encampments citywide

Also on today's calendar: Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.
• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Store owner arrested on drug, tobacco charges in Worcester (newportdispatch.com) — Worcester police arrested a Boylston Street market owner Friday after a search tied to neighborhood complaints uncovered flavored tobacco, alcohol, synthetic marijuana, cash and a scale, leading to multiple drug, alcohol and tobacco-related charges.
   

2. Worcester County Wonders: A Canal District without a single canal (telegram.com) — Worcester's Canal District, once a 19th-century canal hub, has transformed into a thriving entertainment and small-business neighborhood, with local shops like Bri's Sweet Treats planning an Oct. 1 celebration at Worcester Public Market that residents can attend.
   

3. Worcester Weighs Camping Ban as Part of Homelessness Plan (thisweekinworcester.com) — Worcester officials will debate a new camping ban and homelessness strategy Tuesday that would expand shelters, coordinate services, and restrict sleeping or living on public property while requiring outreach and notice before clearing encampments.
   

4. Thousands celebrate Worcester Pride. Why attendees said it matters (telegram.com) — Worcester's downtown filled with thousands for this weekend's Pride Festival, featuring a march from the public library, performances, health services, and more than 200 community groups and LGBTQ-owned businesses along Portland Street and the Common.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Worcester

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale →
  New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Dr, Boylston
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• Medicare Need to Know 2027 →
  Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St, Shrewsbury
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• 9D Breathwork: 12-Week Nervous System Reset & Personal Transformation Journey →
  Pakachoag Center, 203 Pakachoag St, Auburn
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Open House - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine →
  200 Westboro Rd, Grafton
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Your Tax Dollars at Work: A Civic Engagement Program →
  Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem St, Worcester
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• The Last Pass →
  Prior Performing Arts Center, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St, Worcester
  4:00 pm
• Queer AF in Denim →
  321 Main St, Worcester
  8:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Annual Hiring Event →
  DCU Center, 50 Foster St, Worcester
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Creating a Pollinator Habitat Anywhere! →
  3 Salem St, Worcester
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Celebration of Caring to benefit VNA Care →
  Worcester Country Club, 2 Rice St, Worcester
  6:00 pm
• Brkfst: Stormclutter →
  Prior Performing Arts Center, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St, Worcester
  7:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Friends of WPL Book Sale →
  Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem St, Worcester
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Im asking my more health conscious neighbors...
  I want to start eating yogurt and not the stuff they sell with preservatives and junk. What's the healthier alternative? (Nextdoor Union Hill)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
  Found on September 12, 2026 in Worcester, MA 01605 near channing street worcester Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Village of Piedmont)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 3102 in Worcester. Apply here.
• MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $12-$22/Hr in Worcester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Worcester here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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