🌱 Patch AM: What Brockton police are still trying to learn about this crash

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In today's newsletter:

• What Brockton police are still trying to learn about this crash
• Meet the Brockton-based attorney at the center of a headline trial
• Why a Brockton woman felt compelled to witness the Clancy trial

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rain at times, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers, some heavy; humid, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
• Sunday: Heavy morning rain, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Brockton Crash; Three Others Hospitalized – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — A serious crash on Belmont Street in Brockton left a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries and sent three others to area hospitals Wednesday night. Police closed part of the road for hours and are still investigating what caused the collision. Anyone who saw the crash is urged to contact Brockton police as they work to piece together what happened.
   

• Get to know Kevin Reddington, the longtime attorney defending Lindsay Clancy (nbcboston.com) — A veteran defense attorney whose office is based in Brockton is handling what he calls the most challenging case of his 50-year career: defending Lindsay Clancy in a high-profile Duxbury murder trial. The story traces his Brockton-rooted practice, notable past clients, and personal background, offering residents a closer look at a prominent local lawyer now in the statewide spotlight.
   

• What draws members of the public to attend the Clancy trial in person (recentlyheard.com) — A Brockton woman is among those quietly attending the high-profile Lindsay Clancy trial in Plymouth, hoping to shift attention from online sensationalism to maternal mental health. Many spectators, often mothers themselves, say their own struggles with postpartum depression and anxiety drive them to "bear witness" and push for better understanding and care across Massachusetts.
   

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• Family Storytime at Halloran Park
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Monday August 24
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🗞 Nearby News

Abington

• Marie A. Dougherty, 89 (thequincysun.com)

Whitman

• Massachusetts led the US in dam removals in 2025, helping the Whitman River run free again (thecooldown.com)
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Stoughton

• Stoughton Police Seek 2 People In Connection With TJ Maxx Theft (patch.com)
• Large Lottery Ticket Sold At Stoughton Store (patch.com)
• Stoughton Schools Finds Bus Seats For 45 Students After Capacity Issue (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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