🌱 How a $470M power line rebuild could affect Royalston homes

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $470M power line rebuild could affect Royalston homes

Also on today's calendar: 10th Annual Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K Run/Walk.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 55.
• Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• National Grid to rebuild transmission line in Central Massachusetts (dailyenergyinsider.com) — Royalston sits directly on National Grid’s planned A1/B2 transmission line rebuild, a $470 million project to modernize century‑old infrastructure across northern Worcester and Franklin counties. Work starting this summer will replace aging towers and lines, boost reliability during storms, and expand capacity for future electricity demand and renewable energy, with completion targeted for 2030.
   

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📸 Around Royalston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Royalston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 20

• 10th Annual Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K Run/Walk →
  Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 41 Mile Hill Rd, Westminster
  9:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Baby & Toddler Time
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  11:00 am
• Music/Chorus Concert
  Athol High Athol, MA 01331
  6:00 pm

Monday June 15

• RCS Field Day!
  Athol-Royalston Athol, MA 01331
• Last Day for Preschool
  Memorial Winchendon, MA 01475
• Housing Lottery for Residences at the Park
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  10:00 am
• The Endd Grant Check Presentation
  Narragansett SD Baldwinville, MA 01436
  11:00 am
• Knitting Group
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  1:00 pm
• Wheeler Memorial Library: Knitting & Crocheting Club →
  Orange, MA Calendar, 49 East Main Street, Orange
  1:00 pm
• The Parlor Thrifty Gift Shop Open Mondays 1-4pm →
  Orange, MA Calendar, 31 North Main, Orange
  1:00 pm
• PK (4's going to K) Snow Cone Social
  Memorial Winchendon, MA 01475
  3:30 pm
• Alphabet & Allies: an LGBTQIA+ Tween Group →
  Athol Public Library, 568 Main St, Athol
  5:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Underclassmen Awards
  Narragansett SD Baldwinville, MA 01436

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Excel Facility Services Group, LLC posted a job opening for Janitor in Athol. Apply here.
• Fenix Parts posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Winchendon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Royalston here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Athol

• Athol-Orange Rotary funds fire truck to Mexican town (wwlp.com)
• Ascend Wellness Holdings Propagation Technician in Athol, MA (syracuse.com)
• Private road article defeated at Athol Annual Town Meeting (atholdailynews.com)

Winchendon

• Best Winchendon, Massachusetts Lawyers (bestlawyers.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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