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Coffee in hand, Brockton? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How sharp does Southeastern's Brockton squad look heading into kickoff?
• How a dawn robbery near the Brockton line sparked a manhunt.
• Why a Brockton mother's overturned conviction is drawing new national scrutiny

Also on today's calendar: The Legacy Dinner and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southeastern Regional football prepares for 2026 season (enterprisenews.com) — Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School's Brockton-based football team is tuning up for the 2026 season with a strong showing in a recent scrimmage against O'Bryant. Standout defensive plays, including multiple interceptions and a fumble returned for a touchdown, have coaches optimistic. Local fans can expect an aggressive defense and confident roster heading into fall games.
   

• Uber driver robbed at knifepoint in Abington (shrewsburypost.com) — A rideshare driver was robbed at knifepoint just after dawn on Brockton Avenue near the Abington–Brockton town line, prompting a multi-town police search. Brockton officers joined Abington and Whitman police, K9 teams, and a drone unit, but the two suspects escaped with about $450. Residents near the border should stay alert as the investigation continues.
   

• As Lindsay Clancy's Case Ends in Mistrial, One Black Mother Convicted of Murder Gets a Second Chance (theroot.com) — A Brockton mother, Latarsha Sanders, has won a new trial after Massachusetts' highest court vacated her murder convictions, ruling that jurors should have seen extensive mental-health records. Her case is being reexamined alongside the high-profile Lindsay Clancy mistrial, raising fresh questions about how courts treat maternal mental illness and whether race affects outcomes for mothers in crisis.
   

📸 Around Brockton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brockton

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Library Meeting →
  Brockton Main Library, 304 Main St., Brockton
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School →
  Brockton SD Brockton, MA 02301
Tuesday September 8
• Finance Committee Meeting →
  45 School Street, Brockton
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Zoning Board Meeting →
  Brockton MA
  6:00 pm
• Parks Commission Meeting →
  Parks Office, 45 Meadow Lane, Brockton
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• First Day of School (Pre-K & Kindergarten) →
  Brockton SD Brockton, MA 02301
• MassHire Greater Brockton Career Center Job Fair →
  Campanelli Stadium, 1 Feinberg Way, Brockton
  10:00 am
• Fun With Music With Gwyn →
  Brockton Public Library Story Room - Main Branch - Children's Room 304 Main St Brockton MA
  3:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Xperience fridays →
  Ann's Palace, 275-277 Main Street, Brockton
• September 11 Commemoration Ceremony →
  City Hall Plaza, 45 School St, Brockton
  8:30 am
• Brockton CHW Hub September Convening! →
  Massasoit Community College, 1 Massasoit Blvd, Brockton
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• The Legacy Dinner →
  Soirée District, 1274 Main St, Brockton
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning neighbors this is the sweetest raspberry that I have eaten so far this year it give us like 6 different small harvest.
  Even though I didn't expect anything this year from it!!! (Nextdoor Brockton I)
• This cat has been around my yard for a few weeks.
  Anyone recognize him? I'm on the west side of Brockton near the Westgate Mall. I've been giving him food and water. He appears healthy. No collar. He… (Nextdoor West-North Brockton)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance Team Member in Rockland. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Braintree. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brockton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Abington

• Few People Know About This Quiet Massachusetts State Park With Stunning Views And Zero Crowds (takingthekids.com)
• Braintree man charged with child sexual assault, police say (boston.com)

West Bridgewater

• Bluestone Bank offers grants to local nonprofits (enterprisenews.com)
• As Lindsay Clancy mistrial fears grow, attention turns to this man (enterprisenews.com)

Whitman

• WHRSD Closes Out Fiscal Year Without Depleting Reserves as Regional Agreement Talks Advance (southshore.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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