🌱 Patch AM: Why a Milton murder case hinges on a disgraced investigator’s silence

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• Why a Milton murder case hinges on a disgraced investigator's silence

Also on today's calendar: Reptile Meet & Greet with Outdoor Games and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 66.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Michael Proctor takes the Fifth at hearing in pending murder case (bostonglobe.com) — A pending murder case tied to a 2021 shooting on Belvoir Road in Milton is under new scrutiny as former state police investigator Michael Proctor invoked the Fifth Amendment at a recent hearing. Defense attorneys argue his history of racist and biased text messages undermines the integrity of the investigation into Myles King, while prosecutors insist the case can still proceed based on other evidence.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• Reptile Meet & Greet with Outdoor Games →
  The Rashi School, 8000 Great Meadow Rd, Dedham
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Milton School Committee - Superintendent Search Committee →
  Milton, MA Calendar, 515 Canton Ave, Milton
  6:00 pm
• Milton School Committee @ former Fire Station Headquarters
  former Fire Station Headquarters, 25 Gile Rd, Milton
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• All Ages Story Time
  Mattapan Branch Library, 10 Hazelton Street, Mattapan
  10:30 am
• All Are Welcome Story Time
  Mattapan Branch Library, 10 Hazelton Street, Mattapan
  10:30 am
• Annual Celebration of the Blue Hills: The Great Escape →
  Irish Cultural Center, 200 New Boston Dr, Canton
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Fun Concert with the "Hot Tamale Brass Band" →
  Keys Community Room, Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• The Revolutionary Drawing Room with Arpeggione Ensemble →
  Quincy House, 20 Muirhead St, Quincy
  5:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Curtain Call Theatre Presents "The Wolves" →
  182 Commercial St, Braintree
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
  Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
  10:00 am
• Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
  Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Quincy

• My service dog's impact: Tom Bolinder (legion.org)
• Richard M. Jolliemore, Jr., 55 (thequincysun.com)
• Latest YDC trial begin at Hillsborough County Superior Court (unionleader.com)

Dedham

• Nordblom Company Breaks Ground on 154-Unit Vantage Apartments in Dedham (bostonrealestatetimes.com)

Boston

• Logan Airport Searching For New Voice In Statewide Contest (patch.com)
• Man Arrested For Recording Children At Boston Pond Faces 69 New Charges: Report (patch.com)
• Boston Man Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After Dead Dog Found In Home (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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