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🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Woburn This Fall — And How To Carve Them

And on the Woburn Patch calendar - It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening

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In today's newsletter:

  • Plan your perfect pumpkin-picking day trip near Woburn
  • How will New Boston Street 2.0 funding reshape Woburn's redevelopment plans?
  • When Woburn kicks off its Week 5 showdown at Lexington

Also on today's calendar: It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Scintillating sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Woburn This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Woburn residents looking for the perfect jack-o'-lantern can choose from several nearby farms offering pumpkin picking and family-friendly fall activities like hayrides and corn mazes. The piece also walks you through choosing the right pumpkin and provides clear, step-by-step carving tips so your porch display shines all Halloween season.
   

2. Governor Healey announces money for projects in Woburn (New Boston Street 2.0) and Burlington (Middlesex Turnpike) (homenewshere.com) — Woburn is receiving a $150,000 state Housing Choice grant to advance the New Boston Street 2.0 project, funding permitting, design, and zoning changes that could reshape redevelopment in that corridor. The award is part of a much larger statewide package aimed at unlocking new housing and economic growth, but this piece of funding is specifically targeted at clearing local barriers to investment in Woburn.
   

3. The complete Week 5 high school football schedule (bostonherald.com) — Woburn High fans can circle Thursday at 6 p.m., when the Tanners travel to Lexington in Week 5 action, one of dozens of games statewide. The full schedule lays out Thursday, Friday, and Saturday matchups so local fans can plan which rivalries to catch in person or follow online.
   

4. LG Energy Solution Signs MoU With indiGOtech to Supply 46-Series Cylindrical Batteries for U.S. Commercial Electric Vans (energynews.pro) — A Woburn-based startup, indiGOtech, has signed a memorandum of understanding with LG Energy Solution to explore supplying advanced 46-series cylindrical batteries for its upcoming electric commercial vans from 2027 to 2030. While financial terms aren't set, the partnership could position Woburn as a small but notable hub in the growing U.S. commercial EV and battery ecosystem, potentially supporting local high-tech jobs and innovation.
   

5. Lawsuit against neo-Nazi group disrupting drag queen story hours in MA may end in settlement (bostonspiritmagazine.com) — State officials' civil rights lawsuit against a neo-Nazi group includes allegations that members harassed immigrants at an emergency shelter in Woburn, alongside similar incidents in other Massachusetts communities. A settlement could be filed within about 30 days, potentially setting legal limits on future intimidation at LGBTQ events and shelters statewide.
   

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