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🌱 Worcester market owner faces drug, alcohol and flavored tobacco charges

And check out Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale on the Worcester Patch calendar

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Worcester market owner faces drug, alcohol and flavored tobacco charges
  • How Worcester's canal past shaped today's hottest neighborhood hub
  • What Worcester's proposed camping ban could mean for encampments citywide

Also on today's calendar: Begonia and Gesneriad Show and Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Store owner arrested on drug, tobacco charges in Worcester (newportdispatch.com) — Worcester police arrested a Boylston Street market owner Friday after a search tied to neighborhood complaints uncovered flavored tobacco, alcohol, synthetic marijuana, cash and a scale, leading to multiple drug, alcohol and tobacco-related charges.
   

2. Worcester County Wonders: A Canal District without a single canal (telegram.com) — Worcester's Canal District, once a 19th-century canal hub, has transformed into a thriving entertainment and small-business neighborhood, with local shops like Bri's Sweet Treats planning an Oct. 1 celebration at Worcester Public Market that residents can attend.
   

3. Worcester Weighs Camping Ban as Part of Homelessness Plan (thisweekinworcester.com) — Worcester officials will debate a new camping ban and homelessness strategy Tuesday that would expand shelters, coordinate services, and restrict sleeping or living on public property while requiring outreach and notice before clearing encampments.
   

4. Thousands celebrate Worcester Pride. Why attendees said it matters (telegram.com) — Worcester's downtown filled with thousands for this weekend's Pride Festival, featuring a march from the public library, performances, health services, and more than 200 community groups and LGBTQ-owned businesses along Portland Street and the Common.
   

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