Braintree Police Reward Young Cyclists For Wearing Helmets

Braintree police are rewarding young cyclists spotted wearing bike helmets with prizes, an incentive effort aimed at reinforcing safety habits among kids around town, according to a Friday report from NBC Boston.

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"Braintree police are stopping young cyclists to reward them for helmet use": Officers are stopping kids on bikes around town and handing out small prizes when they spot proper helmet use, an incentive-based approach to building safety habits early, according to NBC Boston (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/braintree-police-are-stopping-young-cyclists-to-reward-them-for-helmet-use/4005362/).

"These 2 MA Pizzerias Among The Country's Best, Food Writers Say": A new nationwide guide named 27 pizzerias across 20 states as the country's best, including two in Massachusetts, Braintree Patch reports (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/47255546.2599/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXRjaC5jb20vbWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0cy9icmFpbnRyZWUvcy9rbzBiNy90aGVzZS0yLW1hLXBpenplcmlhcy1hbW9uZy10aGUtY291bnRyeS1zLWJlc3QtZm9vZC13cml0ZXJzLXNheQ).

COMING UP

Braintree's field hockey team hosts Duxbury in a non-conference game on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 4 p.m., according to MaxPreps (details at https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/field-hockey/game/braintree-vs-duxbury/9-3-2026/?c=2c064543-9b28-493b-a5c6-9ea12d343b31).

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