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In today's newsletter:

  • Are Boston's wealthiest homeowners getting an unfair property tax break?
  • What really happened during that tense confrontation at Boston City Hall?
  • Want to adopt a hurricane rescue dog now living in Boston?

Also on today's calendar: Fashion Portfolio Prep for High School and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: A shower in places, with a high of 60 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boston councilors say tax assessments pinch the working-class, but cut the wealthy a break (bostonherald.com) — Boston city councilors are pressing the assessing department on why luxury homes in Back Bay and Beacon Hill appear significantly underassessed while modest properties in neighborhoods like Roslindale, Roxbury, and Dorchester are often taxed near or above sale prices. With average single-family tax bills up 13% this year, critics argue the current system shifts the burden onto working- and middle-class homeowners and costs the city millions in revenue.
   

• Police Blotter: Violent rumpus goes down at Boston City Hall (bostonherald.com) — A tense confrontation at Boston City Hall led to an assault-and-battery report after a staffer's daughter was denied entry near closing time, though no injuries were reported. The same police blotter details used cooking oil thefts in Beverly, a fatal police shooting investigation in Stoughton, and several Boston-area arrests, including charges in South Boston, Roslindale, West Roxbury, Dorchester, and more.
   

• MSPCA takes in 30+ dogs from Alabama ahead of Hurricane Isaias (wpri.com) — More than two dozen dogs from Alabama have arrived in Boston with the MSPCA, freeing up Gulf Coast shelter space ahead of Hurricane Isaias and giving these animals a fresh start in Massachusetts. After a short quarantine and any needed care, the dogs will be available for adoption, and locals can also support the MSPCA's Natural Disaster Relief program with online donations.
   

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    My name is Tiny, last scene in The Brighton Oak Square area by Hobart park three days ago. Some streets that I might be near the Brooksdale, Brooks… (Nextdoor West Brighton - Oak Square)
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🗞 Nearby News

South End

  • Phase 1 of Back Bay Fens Pathways Construction Project set to kick off week of Oct. 12 (thebostonsun.com)
  • 😭📲 Bed-rotting is banned this weekend (beehiiv.com)

Back Bay

  • Design Review Applications (thebostonsun.com)
  • Representatives for proposed new Park Plaza Hotel restaurant come before NABB committee (thebostonsun.com)
  • Not everyone's a fan of this new building in the North End. Its owner says wait and see. (bostonglobe.com)

North End

  • This Massachusetts Italian Restaurant Serves Huge Portions That Keep Thrifty Families Coming Back (takingthekids.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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