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🌱 Patch AM: How can Walpole volunteers support veterans in Avon this September?

Be sure to catch Medfield Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ on the Walpole Patch calendar

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Hi there, Walpole! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How can Walpole volunteers support veterans in Avon this September?
  • Did the Walpole Applebee's data breach put local workers at risk?
  • What does Walpole gain from joining the new fire reporting system?

Also on today's calendar: Medfield Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Norfolk County Sheriff's Office to host 'House to House for Heroes' veterans' outreach in Avon on September 26th (franklinmatters.org) — Norfolk County's 'House to House for Heroes' veterans outreach, which has already visited Walpole, is heading to Avon on Saturday, September 26, 2026, and welcomes volunteers from surrounding towns. Starting 9:30 a.m. at Avon's VFW Post 8892, volunteers will go door-to-door sharing information on benefits, health care, housing, and employment resources with local veterans, rain or shine.
   

2. Largest Applebee's franchisee, based in Independence, sued over employee data breach (cleveland.com) — A major data breach at the company that owns the Walpole Applebee's may have exposed sensitive information for thousands of current and former employees, including at least one who worked in Walpole. Lawsuits say hackers accessed Social Security and bank details, and some affected workers later reported fraudulent charges and increased scam contacts while seeking class-action relief in federal court.
   

3. Mass. Fire Departments Rank Fourth in Response Reporting (plymptonhalifaxexpress.com) — Walpole's fire department is among several early adopters of a new national emergency reporting system that helped Massachusetts rank fourth in the country for response reporting. The NERIS platform lets departments log near-real-time incident data, improving funding requests, resource planning, and community risk reduction, and giving residents and officials clearer insight into local fire and medical responses.
   

4. Yankees blank Red Sox in series opener (pressherald.com) — A New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox showdown quietly highlighted Walpole native Cam Schlittler, who again dominated his hometown team with eight strikeouts over 5⅔ innings. Despite five walks, Schlittler held Boston scoreless in a tight 1-0 game that tightened the American League playoff race and reinforced his growing reputation as a Red Sox killer.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 29
  • Origami Workshop (Grades 3-5)
    Sharon Public Library Children's Activity Space Room 204 , 1
    10:30 am
  • Henna at Norwood Day!
    Morrill Memorial Library Off Site , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA\
    10:30 am
  • Drop-In Weekend Fun
    Medfield Memorial Library Children's Program Room Medfield Public Library, 468 Main S
    11:00 am
  • Baby and Toddler Clothes - Community Event
    Sharon Public Library Community Room A & B Combined New , 1 S
    11:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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