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Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Canton Police Step Up Traffic Enforcement Across 12 Locations (patch.com) — Canton drivers are seeing stepped-up traffic enforcement as police boost stops and targeted patrols on key streets like Randolph Street, Wentworth Road, and Bolivar Street. Recent data show a notable rise in traffic stops and violations compared with last year, along with focused efforts at 12 locations in response to neighborhood safety concerns.
2. Fairfield women's golf places third at Charge at Quail Valley tournament (bridgeporttimes.com) — Canton will host the upcoming Red Bandanna Invitational at Blue Hill Country Club on Sept. 21–22, where Fairfield University's women's golf team continues its strong fall season. Fairfield just finished third in a nine-team tournament in Pennsylvania, led by standout Chulathida Seema's third-place individual finish and several teammates landing in the top 25.
3. Lindsay Clancy Taps High-Profile Attorney For Double-Jeopardy Fight (theblast.com) — A high-profile Boston attorney who previously defended Karen Read, whose case centered on an incident outside a Canton home, is now joining Lindsay Clancy's team to argue double jeopardy after her mistrial. The article explains why Massachusetts courts have been skeptical of similar arguments and outlines the legal hurdles Clancy faces before a possible retrial later this month.
4. Michael Proctor takes the Fifth at hearing in pending murder case (bostonglobe.com) — A former lead investigator in the Karen Read case, which involved an alleged incident in Canton and later civil claims citing a racist text to a Canton officer, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights at a hearing in another murder case. Defense lawyers now argue his history of offensive messages undermines his credibility, while prosecutors insist other evidence still supports proceeding against the defendant.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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