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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Free Community Job Fair Coming To Brockton (patch.com) — Brockton residents seeking a fresh start or new career can attend a free CORI Friendly Resource & Career Fair on Oct. 13 at the Massasoit College Community Center. Employers like MassDOT, John Deere, MassHire, The Kraft Group, and others will be recruiting and accepting resumes, with a full list of participating organizations available online.
2. 9 Massachusetts Schools Keeping Old-School Crafts And Handmade Skills Alive (takingthekids.com) — Brockton's Fuller Craft Museum gets a spotlight here as New England's only fully craft-focused museum, set on 22 wooded acres along Upper Porters Pond. The piece explains what you can see, the hands-on classes offered, and how pay-what-you-can admission makes it easy for Brockton-area families to explore traditional and contemporary craft together.
3. Photos: Anna Thorvaldsdottir to Premiere SHADOWS OF SOLACE Symphony (broadwayworld.com) — Brockton music lovers can hear Anna Thorvaldsdottir's orchestral showpiece METACOSMOS live when the Brockton Symphony Orchestra performs it at Christ Congregational Church on October 18, 2026. The broader article tracks her packed international season, but the Brockton date stands out as a rare chance to experience this acclaimed contemporary work close to home.
4. ICE Boston Arrests Guatemalan Illegal Alien With 28 Arraignments, Including Attacks With Knives, Machetes (newbedfordguide.com) — Federal immigration agents say they recently arrested Santos Porfillo Peres Rodrigues in Brockton, describing him as in the country illegally and linked to 28 prior adult arraignments. While ICE lists numerous alleged violent charges, the agency does not clarify which led to convictions or provide his age, custody location, or dates of the underlying cases.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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