🌱 Patch AM: Need documents shredded or electronics recycled free in Arlington next month?

Good day Arlington! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Need documents shredded or electronics recycled free in Arlington next month?
• Two Arlington residents killed in multi-vehicle crash near Hillsboro.

Also on today's calendar: Built For More Dallas-Area Men's Series and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 102 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 102, low: 78.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 101 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City Hosts Paper Shredding, Electronics Recycling Event Oct. 3, 2026 (arlingtontoday.com) — Arlington residents can safely shred sensitive papers and recycle old electronics for free on October 3, 2026, at the UTA parking lot at Mitchell and Cooper. The city event runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., requires proof of residency, limits paper to two boxes per vehicle, and excludes large appliances containing Freon.
   

• Two Arlington residents die in Hillsboro car crash Saturday night, DPS says (star-telegram.com) — Two Arlington residents, Zachary and Katherine Barton, both 39, were killed Saturday night in a five-vehicle crash near Hillsboro, and a 12-year-old child remains in critical condition. Investigators say a Ford Fiesta first hit farm equipment on State Highway 171, triggering a chain of collisions that struck people standing on the roadway. DPS believes alcohol may have contributed to the initial crash.
   

📸 Around Arlington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arlington

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Built For More Dallas-Area Men's Series →
  3014 Skillman St, Dallas
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• VIP Lunch: Grandparent's Day - 5th Grade
  Cross Timbers Int CTIS Cafeteria
  10:30 am
Friday September 11
• G'parent's Picnic
  D P Morris El Arlington, TX 76001
• VIP Lunch: Grandparent's Day - 6th Grade
  Cross Timbers Int CTIS Cafeteria
  11:30 am
Saturday September 12
• HACEMOS NTX Scholarship 5K Run/Walk →
  Arlington TX
• Infinite Minds 5K →
  Arlington TX
• Mount Olive Baptist Church + 100 Black Men Greater Dallas →
  Arlington TX
• 9/11 Heroes Run - Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas →
  Arlington TX
Saturday September 19
• Alumni Chapter of Dallas: 2026 Jesuit Colleges Rangers Game →
  Globe Life Field, 734 Stadium Drive, Arlington
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• PTSA Board Meeting
  Martin H S James Martin High School, 4501 W Pleasant Ridge Rd, Arlington
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• 8th Grade Football Barnett @ Young
  Young J H Young Junior High School, 3200 Woodside Dr, Arlington, TX 76016
  5:45 pm
• 7th Grade Football Young @ Barnett
  Young J H Barnett Junior High School, 2101 E Sublett Rd, Arlington, TX 76
  5:45 pm
• 7th Football
  Bailey J H Arlington High School, 818 W Park Row Dr, Arlington, TX 76013
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Everything happens for a reason.
  I was out of town when shy got her very first meet and greet. Daddy told me how she would not leave his side and did not want to go to her new family… (Nextdoor Lonesome Dove Estates Arlington)
• Update: Pet Reunited
  A dog who went missing in Arlington, TX, has been safely reunited with their family after 22 hours, 46 minutes. Message from Finder: "She was found… (Nextdoor Southridge)

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🗞 Nearby News

Mansfield

• Volleyball Recap: Cleburne Beats Benbrook for Their Fifth Straight Victory (maxpreps.com)

Bedford

• Three restaurants closed, roach infestation found in latest Tarrant health inspections (star-telegram.com)

Euless

• Candlelight vigil tonight in Euless for Nepal flooding victims – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
• Typhenie Kae Johnson, 25: Ex Serving Life For Her 2016 Kidnapping, But She Remains Missing (ourblackgirls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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