🌱 How witnesses helped track down a suspect in Franklin’s road-rage crash

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• How witnesses helped track down a suspect in Franklin’s road-rage crash

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray morning t-storm; warm, with a high of 89 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Arrest made in road rage crash in Franklin (newportdispatch.com) — A serious road-rage crash on Blackwoods Road in Franklin left a motorcyclist badly injured and led to the arrest of a pickup driver from Eastbrook. Deputies say the truck allegedly struck the motorcycle and fled, with witnesses helping identify the vehicle. The victim was airlifted for treatment and remains in stable but serious condition as the investigation continues.
   

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📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday July 22

• Franklin Library – Book Discussion →
  Franklin Library, 13 Main St, Franklin
  6:30 pm

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📣 Franklin Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Simon Trail Outdoor Adventure Storytime →
  Simon Trail Frenchmen Bay Conservancy
  9:30 am
• Write Your Acadia Story at The Acadia Writers Workshop
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Hidden Barn Books 31 Kennebec Place, Bar Harbor ME 04609
  10:00 am
• Carving and Woodburning a Bird for Beginners
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor, MDI
  10:30 am
• Woodburning Workshop
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor, MDI
  2:00 pm
• 2026 Seaside Cinema: Wallace & Grommit: Vengeance Most Fowl
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Agamont Park, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
  8:00 pm
• Seaside Cinema Movie Nights
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Agamont Park, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609
  8:00 pm

Thursday July 16

• Figure Drawing
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce ArtWaves 1345a State Hwy 102 Bar Harbor, ME 04609
  12:00 pm
• MDI Mah Jongg
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce The Neighborhood House 1 Kimball Road Northeast Harbor, Maine
  12:00 pm
• Trivia Night at Fogtown Brewing Company Bar Harbor
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce 33 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor
  6:30 pm

Friday July 17

• Introduction to Contemporary Marbling Intensive: Paper and Fabric →
  ArtWaves, 1345 ME-102, Bar Harbor
  5:30 pm
• the somes sound →
  Fogtown Brewing Company - Ellsworth, 25 Pine St, Ellsworth
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Trillium Staffing posted a job opening for Electrician - Per Diem Offered in Franklin. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Ellsworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hancock

• Emerson Hancock has X-Rays Come Back Negative (rotoballer.com)
• Playing the Changes (sboplus.net)
• Maine Air Quality Alert: Ground-Level Ozone Reaches 'Unhealthy' Levels for Sensitive Groups on July 1 (einpresswire.com)

Ellsworth

• 28-Site Maine Dvlp. Moves Forward With Preliminary Approval (woodallscm.com)
• Accusations against political leaders keep making waves. And reform efforts keep hitting walls (sfchronicle.com)
• Maine woman's lawsuit alleging a wrongly removed bladder goes to trial (bangordailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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