🌱 Patch AM: Brockton Man Gets Maximum Sentence In Child Exploitation Case

Hello Brockton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Brockton man gets maximum 30-year sentence in child exploitation case
• How one Brockton firefighter helped double kids' fire safety scores

Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 45.
• Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brockton Man Gets Maximum Sentence In Child Exploitation Case (patch.com) — Residents in Brockton are learning that 74-year-old Raymond F. Clinton Jr. has received the maximum 30-year federal prison sentence for sexually exploiting a child he abused over several years, including at his Brockton home. The case, investigated with help from Brockton police and local prosecutors, also involves a separate pending state prosecution on multiple child rape and assault charges.
   

• Press Release Brockton Firefighter Honored as Fire & Life Safety Educator of the Year (mass.gov) — Brockton firefighter Peter Reardon has been named Massachusetts' 2026 Fire & Life Safety Educator of the Year for his extensive outreach to local seniors and schoolchildren. From monthly Council on Aging visits to hundreds of classroom presentations, his efforts have helped double student fire safety test scores and support statewide declines in fires and fire-related injuries.
   

📸 Around Brockton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brockton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
  Cape Cod,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• The Legacy Dinner →
  Soirée District, 1274 Main St, Brockton
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Run For The Blue 5K Run & Walk Suicide Prevention →
  D W Field East Parkway, Brockton
• Rabies & Microchip Clinic →
  APCSM, 1300 West Elm Street Extension, Brockton
  10:00 am
Monday September 21
• Finance Committee Meeting →
  City Hall, 45 School Street, Brockton
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Dangerous Dog Hearing →
  Public Safety Building, 135 Warren Avenue, Brockton
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Sunset Social @ Brazil Grill Steakhouse →
  Brazil Grill, 789 Centre Street, Brockton
Saturday September 26
• Guided Walk: Nature Photography Skills-Sharing Stroll →
  D.W. Field Park, D.W Field E Pkwy, Brockton
  9:30 am
• Pet Yard Sale →
  APCSM, 1300 West Elm Street Extension, Brockton
  10:00 am
• Heights Crossing 27th Annual Antique Auto & Classic Car Show →
  Heights Crossing Assisted Living, 35 Christy's Pl, Brockton
  11:00 am
• Author Talk: Ezra Shales →
  Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton
  11:00 am
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  Plymouth Memorial Hall, 83 Court St, Plymouth
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Ramos stars for Hull. South Shore sports top performers on Sept. 16 (enterprisenews.com)

Whitman

• Community gathers for pet blessing in Whitman (enterprisenews.com)
• They Wanted a Conversation. The Assignment Was Three Dead Children. (selfreliancecentral.com)
• John P. Kelly (concordmonitor.com)

Ok Brockton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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