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🌱 Patch AM: Were you near Vineyard and Sutro during Friday’s hit-and-run?

Happening soon: Senior Peer Counseling on the Novato Patch calendar

Monday April 27th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Morning Novato! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Were you near Vineyard and Sutro during Friday’s hit-and-run?
  • How Novato swimmers fared in a big three-way Marin meet
  • How a Novato court fight still shapes Marin student press freedoms

Also on today's calendar: Senior Peer Counseling and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Which rock group has four members who can't sing or play instruments ? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 45.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Novato police seek public's help in locating hit-and-run driver who struck child (ktvu.com) — Novato police are asking residents for help identifying an older woman who allegedly drove away after hitting an 8-year-old bicyclist near Vineyard Road and Sutro Avenue on Friday afternoon. The child suffered minor injuries, and investigators want any witnesses or surveillance video to call Novato police at 415-897-4361.    

• Sports Briefs: Roberts solid on mound in Branson win (marinij.com) — Novato High’s swim team is highlighted in a strong showing against Archie Williams and Branson, with both girls and boys squads competing in a three-way meet. The roundup also covers several other Marin County high school baseball, swimming, and tennis results from late-week games.    

• Student journalists' free press rights tested at Marin County high school (edsource.org) — Student journalists at Marin’s Redwood High are clashing with district leaders over alleged censorship, in a fight shaped by California’s strong student free-expression law and a key Novato High School court case. From an Epstein-records project to a protest photo controversy, the disputes have sparked a teacher’s leave of absence and a petition urging the district to respect student press rights.    


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Other local events
    Tuesday April 28
  • Kids Eat Free on Tuesdays - World Famous Hot Boys
    Novato Chamber , 807 De Long Ave , Novato
  • Grace Generation: Evening Kids Program
    Presbyterian Church of Novato , 710 Wilson Ave , Novato
    5:30 pm
  • Josh Brough String Band | Free Beergarden Show
    HopMonk Novato , 224 Vintage Way , Novato
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday April 29
  • Jazzercise Novato CardioSculpt HIIT Class
    Margaret Todd Senior Center , 1560 Hill Road , Novato
    9:15 am
  • Sunday May 3
  • Woofstock
    Marin Humane , 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd , Novato
    12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday April 27
  • Parent Ed: Raising Curious Kids in an AI World
    Kent Middle School Library
    6:30 pm
  • Parent Ed: Raising Curious Kids in an AI World
    A.E. Kent Middle School , 800 College Ave , Kentfield
    6:30 pm
  • Tuesday April 28
  • Kids Eat Free on Tuesdays - World Famous Hot Boys
    World Famous Hot Boys , 807 De Long Ave , Novato
  • Grace Generation: Evening Kids Program
    Presbyterian Church of Novato , 710 Wilson Ave , Novato
    5:30 pm
  • Josh Brough String Band | Free Beergarden Show
    HopMonk Novato , 224 Vintage Way , Novato
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday April 29
  • Walk & Roll to School
    Coleman Elementary San Rafael, CA 94901
    7:40 am
  • Jazzercise Novato CardioSculpt HIIT Class
    Margaret Todd Senior Center , 1560 Hill Road , Novato
    9:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Marin’s Workforce Crisis Needs a New Fix: Shared Equity, Not More Rentals By Marc Hunter Lewis —Marc Hunter Lewis Read on Patch
  • MISSING CAT
    This cat has been hanging around our neighborhood for a couple weeks and now won’t leave our yard. She doesn’t seem to be a stray but has no collar… (Nextdoor The Vistas)
  • “A Little Help From Our Friends” offers a fantastic repertoire featuring songs from The Beatles, Jack White, They Might Be Giants, Maroon 5, and The Highwomen (featuring Brandi Carlile).
    The journey continues with showstoppers from musicals like Wicked, Mame, The Wiz, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, along with… (Nextdoor Pleasant Valley)
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in San Rafael. Apply here.
  • Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Hardware Store Associates part-time/full-time NOW HIRING! in San Rafael. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Novato here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Rafael

  • BioMarin pauses expansion of San Rafael complex (marinij.com)
  • Sports Briefs: Madrid, Allen earn big wins at Viking Classic (marinij.com)
  • Abacus FCF Advisors LLC Sells 12,029 Shares of Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK (marketbeat.com)

Fairfax

  • Editorial: IJ recommends no vote on Fairfax Measure J (marinij.com)
  • Fairfax budget discussions highlight road triage strategy (marinij.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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