🌱 Patch AM: How one Brockton firefighter is changing fire safety for everyone.

Hi Brockton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How one Brockton firefighter is changing fire safety for everyone.
• What restrictions did a judge just place on Brockton's mayor?
• Why are Brockton drivers paying more for car insurance?

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Downpours; windy in the a.m., with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Rain, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brockton Firefighter Honored as Fire & Life Safety Educator of the Year (plymptonhalifaxexpress.com) — Brockton firefighter Peter Reardon has been named Massachusetts' Fire & Life Safety Educator of the Year for his extensive work teaching safety to local children, seniors, and families. From monthly Council on Aging visits to hundreds of elementary classrooms, his outreach is credited with improving fire safety knowledge and supporting Brockton's strong fire safety record.
   

• Brockton mayor calls assault charge for allegedly touching a 17-year-old girl 'nonsense' (bostonglobe.com) — Brockton's mayor is facing an assault charge after allegedly putting his arm around a 17-year-old member of the Brockton High School band during a May parade, a claim he calls politically motivated and a "shakedown." A judge has ordered him to stay away from Brockton High, the teen, and unsupervised contact with minors while the case proceeds.
   

• Cheap Car Insurance for Low-Income Drivers in Massachusetts (insurify.com) — If you drive in Brockton, this guide explains why your car insurance is pricier than in places like Cambridge, largely due to higher theft rates. It also breaks down average Massachusetts premiums, cheapest companies, and how coverage levels affect what you pay.
   

📸 Around Brockton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brockton

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Second Congregational Church, 50 Park St, Attleboro
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• School NCN Subcommittee Meeting →
  Brockton Public School Administration, 43 Crescent St., Brockton
  5:30 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  City Hall, 45 School St., Brockton
  7:00 pm
• Public Hearing →
  City Hall, 45 School St., Brockton
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Navien Level 2 Training →
  173 SPARK Street, Brockton
Friday October 2
• ORCHARD PARK REUNION →
  Santana's Function Hall, 684 Crescent Street, Brockton
  9:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• 5th Annual Matty's Mustache Ride →
  80 Perkins Ave, Brockton
  9:00 am
• BHS Girls Sports Day - Future Student Athletes
  Marciano Stadium
  9:00 am
• Bell Bottom at Westgate Pub →
  Westgate Pub, 65 Westgate Dr (Route 27), Brockton
  8:00 pm
• Bell Bottom @ Westgate Pub, Brockton →
  Westgate Pub, 65 Westgate Dr (Route 27), Brockton
  8:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience →
  Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 701 Foundry St, Easton
  7:00 pm

📣 Brockton Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 27
• Compost Site Open →
  Avon MA
  9:00 am
Monday September 28
• Skill Stations
  Community Room Whitman Public Library, 100 Webster St, Whitman
  10:00 am
• Leaping Littles Session One →
  West Bridgewater MA
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• With this serious Nor'easter approaching please check on elderly neighbors if you have any.
  This storm could last into Tuesday. Maybe they need something simple like milk? Just a thought. Stay safe everyone! (Nextdoor Copeland)
• Good morning neighbors don't wait to late to save your seeds
  Proper Ways to Save Your Vegetable Seeds Saving your own vegetable seeds is a time-honored tradition that allows you to plant your favorite… (Nextdoor Brockton I)

• Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Relief - Juvenile Justice in Brockton. Apply here.
• National Mentor Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Manager in Brockton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brockton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Whitman

• Fifty Thousand Dollars (thelampmagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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