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🌱 Patch AM: Nail Salon Signs New 10-Year Lease In Northborough

Also, don't miss Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story on the Northborough Patch calendar

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Good morning Northborough! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Lush Nail Lounge commits to another decade on Main Street
  • How a Northborough school ended up in a national gender-identity fight
  • Will Amazon's new delivery drones soon be buzzing over Northborough homes?

Also on today's calendar: Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: Becoming windier with rain, temps: high: 60, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Windy and cool with rain, with a high of 59 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Nail Salon Signs New 10-Year Lease In Northborough (patch.com) — Northborough readers can expect Lush Nail Lounge to stay put on Main Street for another 10 years, thanks to a new lease at Post Road Marketplace. The salon highlights its convenient Route 20 location, nearby businesses like Aero Coffee Roasters and The Neighborhood Tavern, and credits loyal local clients for helping it grow.
   

2. A Harvard-trained lawyer, Fox News, and a fight over trans identity: How one Mass. school drew the federal government's wrath (bostonglobe.com) — Northborough's Algonquin Regional High School and the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough are under a federal civil-rights investigation over how they handled a student's gender identity and family conflict. The case, involving a local family, has drawn in a nationally prominent conservative lawyer, Fox News coverage, and broader legal battles over whether schools must disclose students' gender identities to parents.
   

3. Amazon drone deliveries could soon take flight in Mass. (boston.com) — Amazon's proposed drone delivery hub in Westborough could soon serve homes in Northborough, offering rapid drop-offs within a 7.5‑mile radius. Local officials and residents are weighing concerns about noise, safety, and privacy as regulators review the plan. If approved, hundreds of daily drone flights could eventually pass over nearby neighborhoods.
   

4. Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Anabolic Steroid Trafficking And Firearms Charges (blogspot.com) — A man who once lived in Northborough has pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking anabolic steroids and methamphetamine and illegally possessing seven firearms. Investigators previously seized over $500,000 in cash, drugs, and weapons from his former Northborough home. Sentencing is scheduled for January, with potential prison terms reaching several decades.
   

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