🌱 How working smoke alarms helped save four Randolph residents Sunday morning

What's up Randolph! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

• How working smoke alarms helped save four Randolph residents Sunday morning
• Why a trooper's racist Randolph text could shake a murder case

Also on today's calendar: Saturday Night Pokemon & TCG Shpw and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 61.
• Thursday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Four people displaced after fire at multi-family home in Randolph (boston25news.com) — A Sunday morning fire at a multi-family home on Country Club Drive in Randolph displaced four residents but caused no injuries, thanks in part to working smoke detectors. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze, traced to a bathroom exhaust fan, and the fire chief is urging Randolph residents to test their smoke alarms regularly to keep families safe.
   

• Ex-Trooper Michael Proctor can plead 5th in murder case dismissal hearing (dailygazette.com) — A high-profile Norfolk County murder case now has fresh implications for Randolph after a judge ruled ex-State Trooper Michael Proctor can plead the Fifth at a dismissal hearing, even as his racist texts surface. One message describes dragging a Black person through the streets of Randolph, which defense attorneys argue shows bias that could taint investigations and prosecutions across the region.
   

📸 Around Randolph

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Randolph

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Saturday Night Pokemon & TCG Shpw →
  Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG, 55 Ariadne Rd, Dedham
  4:15 am
• Boston-Dedham Sports Card & Autograph Show →
  Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG, 55 Ariadne Rd, Dedham
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Blue Hills Reg. Voc. School District- Policy Subcommittee →
  Randolph, MA Calendar, 800 Randolph Street, Canton
  6:00 pm
• Disabilities Commission →
  Randolph, MA Calendar, Lincoln Room - Town Hall 41 South Main Street, Randolph
  6:00 pm
• Blue Hills Reg. Voc. School District- School Committee →
  Randolph, MA Calendar, 800 Randolph Street, Canton
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Ponky Rockets Weekly Dirt Therapy Ride →
  123 Reed Street, Randolph
• Stetson Trustees →
  Randolph, MA Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Housing Authority →
  Randolph, MA Calendar
  3:00 pm
• Randolph Redevelopment Authority →
  Randolph, MA Calendar, 41 South Main Street, Randolph
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Audatrix Birthday Bash Featuring 5Lan →
  44 Mazzeo Drive, Randolph
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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Creative Financial Staffing posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Randolph. Apply here.
• The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Server in Braintree. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Randolph here.

🗞 Nearby News

Canton

• coffee drinks (dairyfoods.com)
• Red Sox' Payton Tolle accomplishes 'big goal' on off day as rookie dives into charitable efforts (masslive.com)

Milton

• 377 Atherton St, Milton, MA 02186 (zillow.com)
• 6 standouts from Mount St. Charles-Junior Eagles 15O clash (hockeyjournal.com)

Quincy

• My service dog's impact: Tom Bolinder (legion.org)
• Should Catholics participate in boycotts? Readers weigh in. (uscatholic.org)

Ok Randolph! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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