🌱 Patch AM: How a Grafton recycling plant’s ‘rancid’ odors led to a $250K fine

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Grafton recycling plant’s ‘rancid’ odors led to a $250K fine

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning cloudy and colder, with a high of 25 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Cold; morning snow, 1-2", temps: high: 27, low: 17.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Central Mass. company fined $250,000 for ‘rancid' odors affecting residents (masslive.com) — Residents in Grafton may notice some relief after a local food-waste recycling company agreed to pay up to $250,000 for environmental violations tied to foul odors from its facility. State officials say permit violations and unsanitary conditions caused smells that reached more than four miles away before court action halted many operations and the company ultimately ceased activity at the site.
   

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Friday December 26

• Toddler Time
  Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
  10:00 am
• ELL Conversation Group - Beginning Learners
  Ellsworth Conference Room Hopkinton Public Library , 13 Main Street , Hopkinton
  10:30 am
• Toddler Play Zone
  Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
  10:30 am
• Flicknic: Smurfs
  Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
  12:00 pm
• Winter Craft
  Tween & Teen Room Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville
  2:00 pm
• Vacation Crafternoon
  Shrewsbury Public Library , 609 Main St , Shrewsbury
  2:30 pm
• Under The Horizon
  Palladium , 261 Main St , Worcester
  6:30 pm
• A Christmas Carol Tickets
  2 Southbridge St , Auburn
  7:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts , 2 Southbridge St , Worcester
  7:00 pm
• Next Stop Comedy
  Altruist Brewing Company · Sturbridge , MA , Worcester
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Chasing Light: The Intersections of Nature and Time
  Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough

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