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🌱 Police search near UMaine Machias: what residents are urged to do now

Machias, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Police search near UMaine Machias: what residents are urged to do now

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Machias Police Warn Community Of Wanted Individual Near Campus (z1073.com) — Police are actively searching near the University of Maine Machias campus for a wanted man and are urging anyone who sees him not to approach but to call 911. The alert, shared Monday morning via campus police, describes him as about 5'6" in a dark Carhartt-style coat, gray sweatshirt, and jeans. With classes over and fewer students around, authorities still want Machias residents to stay alert until the search concludes.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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