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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Massachusetts man has daughter and family in mind after winning $400,000 State Lottery prize (newsbreak.com) — A Plymouth resident, Robert Cheetham, just won more than $416,000 on a $2 online Mass Lottery game and plans to use the money for retirement, his daughter's wedding, and family gifts. The story also explains how large online prizes must be claimed and what's required to play lottery games digitally in Massachusetts.
2. 5 for Good: Plymouth woman shares handmade gifts of gratitude (wcvb.com) — A Plymouth woman, Eleace Walsh, is brightening days across town with handmade beaded "dangles" she and her mother create for first responders, hospital staff, veterans and others. Local police, sheriff's staff and nurses at Beth Israel Deaconess in Plymouth proudly carry the small tokens, which they say offer a powerful reminder of appreciation on tough days.
3. Plymouth, Mass., native says $150,000 family home is now worth $550,000, and locals feel pushed out (newsbreak.com) — Rising home prices in Plymouth are making it hard for younger residents to buy in the town where they grew up, with a former $150,000 family home now valued around $550,000. Locals on Reddit describe being priced out, blame limited housing supply and development on former cranberry bogs, and debate how zoning changes might help keep residents from being pushed away.
4. Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence (newser.com) — A judge at Plymouth Superior Court has rejected a defense request to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty in the deaths of her three children, ruling there is enough evidence for a jury to decide. Prosecutors are weighing whether to retry her on first-degree murder or lesser charges, while she remains in a psychiatric hospital as the closely watched case continues.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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