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Coming up: "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience on the Stoughton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Stoughton High went into three shelters-in-place over THC edibles
- How a Stoughton rabbi is hardening his synagogue's security
Also on today's calendar: "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 40.
- Saturday: Sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Stoughton High had 3 shelters-in-place amid concerns about THC edibles (patriotledger.com) — Stoughton High School experienced three shelters-in-place after several students reportedly consumed THC edibles, prompting multiple medical responses and privacy-protected treatment in classrooms. Principal Ryan Augusta urged families to talk with their teens about cannabis risks and emphasized that health comes before discipline. Counselors will be available for students in the coming days as the community processes the incident. 
• 10-07-26 Interview - Rabbi Jonathan Hausman in Stoughton, MA and Retired Boston PD Sergeant Mike Fis (iheart.com) — A Stoughton rabbi from Ahavath Torah Congregation joins a retired Boston police sergeant to discuss rising antisemitism and how synagogues are responding with stronger security. They describe practical steps like cameras, visible security, and training congregants, while reflecting on troubling political rhetoric equating Israel with Hamas. Their conversation urges Jewish communities, including in Stoughton, to be proactive about safety and solidarity.
📸 Around Stoughton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoughton
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★ Featured events ★
- "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience →
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 701 Foundry St, Easton
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- Business Supports the Arts by the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut →
The Amber Room Colonnade, 1 Stacey Rd, Danbury
9:00 am - Bell Bottom at J&G Hillside Grill →
J&G Hillside Grill, 1137 Park Street, Stoughton
8:00 pm - Bell Bottom @ J&G Hillside Grill, Stoughton →
J&G Hillside Grill, 1137 Park Street, Stoughton
8:00 pm - Stoughton Public Library - Gamer's Arcade with VR →
Stoughton Public Library, 84 Park Street, Stoughton
1:00 pm - Little Miss and The Boom Presents: The Crimson Hour →
Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, 3 Barrows St, Easton
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
📣 Stoughton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Skill Stations
Children's Room Tables, Canton Public Library, 786 Washingto, Canton
10:30 am - Bouncing Tots →
Turner Free Library, 2 North Main Street, Randolph
11:00 am - Program Room Reservation →
Turner Free Library, 2 North Main Street, Randolph
12:30 pm - Teen Zone →
Turner Free Library, 2 North Main Street, Randolph
2:30 pm - Teen Open Studio →
Turner Free Library, 2 North Main Street, Randolph
3:00 pm - Board of Health →
Avon MA
5:00 pm - Avon at Randolph →
Randolph High School, 70 Memorial Parkway, Randolph
5:15 pm
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know of any martial arts places that don't cause an arm and a leg?!
None of them have listed prices online and make you do a trial first, which we are doing now but this place in norwood wants $2k for a year! Like… (Nextdoor Canton St)
- Rockland Federal Credit Union posted a job opening for Processor/Funder I - Consumer in Canton. Apply here.
- Point32Health - Tufts Health Plan posted a job opening for Senior Contract Manager in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stoughton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Canton
- Utah medical company announces 'AI-powered prescriptions' (whee.net)
- Crisp in Canton Has Closed (blogspot.com)
- Twin babies separated in NICUs at 2 Boston hospitals. Parents plead for transfer. (newsbreak.com)
Sharon
- Costco Plans 33 New Stores: New Location Proposed In MA (patch.com)
Braintree
- An Epic Dodgeball Showdown Is Coming to Braintree (patch.com)
Ok Stoughton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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