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Also, don't miss 9/11 Memorial Ceremony - Lions Park at Horn Pond Woburn on the Woburn Patch calendar

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What's up Woburn! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Woburn's new $1,000 illegal dumping fines mean for residents
  • How to catch Woburn's new free electric shuttle this year
  • What prosecutors now allege about the fatal Woburn Lexington Street crash

Also on today's calendar: 9/11 Memorial Ceremony - Lions Park at Horn Pond Woburn and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clearing and not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 74, low: 60.
  • Sunday: A touch of rain, mainly early, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City Council wants to crack down on illegal dumping activity (homenewshere.com) — Woburn's City Council has unanimously raised fines for illegal dumping to $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for subsequent violations, aiming to curb growing piles of discarded furniture and bulky items. Councilors stress the change targets serious dumpers, often from neighboring communities, while protecting residents from minor litter tickets and reducing cleanup costs for local taxpayers.
   

• Massachusetts towns launch free, on-demand electric rides to transit, shops, and care (thecooldown.com) — Free, on-demand electric shuttle rides are now available to Woburn residents through The Link pilot, connecting neighborhoods with shops, medical centers, and MBTA stops in Woburn-Burlington and nearby towns. You can request trips by app or phone, with the state-funded service aiming to cut travel costs, ease last-mile gaps, and reduce pollution from short car trips.
   

• 25 Investigates: Prosecutors say troopers knew about alcohol in Scott Quigley crash (boston25news.com) — New court filings reveal prosecutors allege fellow state troopers knew former Detective Scott Quigley had been drinking before a deadly 2023 head-on crash on Lexington Street in Woburn but kept quiet for months. The documents detail his alleged speed, blood alcohol level, flaws in the initial investigation, and a pending wrongful death lawsuit by the victim's family.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Appliance, Freon, CRT & Electronics Recycling Collection Benefitting James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club —Paul A. Medeiros Read on Patch
  • Registration Underway for 29th Annual Step Out for Hospice —Deborah Corkum Read on Patch
  • Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor / Tutor, Mathnasium Lexington in Burlington. Apply here.
  • Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Nonunion Closer - Store Admin - 0488 in Reading. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woburn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winchester

  • Winchester Red & Black football begins the 2026 season tonight at home against non-league Lynn Classical (winchesternews.org)
  • Winchester Chamber of Commerce, Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation to host Spirit Weekend 2026 (winchesternews.org)
  • Winchester Health Department to hold public flu, COVID clinics (winchesternews.org)

Burlington

  • Planning Board Approves Nordblom's 188-Unit Housing Development on Middlesex Turnpike (bcattv.org)

Reading

  • Reading Announces Hiring Of New Police Chief (patch.com)

Ok Woburn! 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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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