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Hi there, Brockton! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Brockton's Cape Verdean community is rallying after a deadly crash
  • How Massasoit's $52M makeover could change Brockton students' futures
  • Brockton family mourns 22-year-old killed at Taunton house party

Also on today's calendar: Brockton Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
  • Friday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Brockton grieves after crash kills 25 people in Cape Verde (nbcboston.com) — Brockton residents gathered for a large vigil after a devastating bus crash in Cape Verde killed 25 people, many of them teenagers, deeply affecting the city's sizable Cape Verdean community. Local leaders, including Mayor Moises Rodrigues, described widespread grief and support, as residents of all backgrounds asked how they could help and stood together in solidarity.
   

2. Inside a Mass. community college's $52M campus transformation (masslive.com) — Massasoit Community College has opened a fully renovated, energy-efficient science center and broken ground on a new health science building on its Brockton campus, part of a $52 million upgrade. The project will bring state-of-the-art labs, hospital-style training spaces, and more sustainable facilities for local students, with the health science building expected to open in fall 2027.
   

3. Brockton man mourned after death in Taunton shooting that injured 7 others (nbcboston.com) — A 22-year-old Brockton man, Zirovick Depina, was killed and seven others were wounded in a weekend shooting at a house party in Taunton, leaving family, friends, and neighbors grieving. As investigators search for answers and no arrest has been announced, residents describe feeling newly fearful about gatherings and safety in their neighborhoods.
   

4. Black Mom Gets New Trial After Lindsay Clancy Judge Excludes Records (binnews.com) — A Brockton mother convicted of killing her two young sons has been granted a new trial after Massachusetts' highest court ruled jurors should have seen extensive mental-health records. The justices found excluding those documents made her original trial unfair, and prosecutors are now weighing their next steps in the closely watched case.
   

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  • I caught myself measuring the same spot three times today.
    Not because I forgot the number, but because wallpaper is a lot less forgiving after you've already made the cut. The customer joked that I must… (Nextdoor Edgar Park)
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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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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