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In today's newsletter:

  • How a highway crash in Somerset led to prison time

Also on today's calendar: Bubble Painting for Adults! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, showers; humid, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man sentenced in Fall River Superior Court after crash in Somerset led to drug, gun, and OUI charges (fallriverreporter.com) — A man has been sentenced after a police pursuit ended with a crash off I-195 in Somerset, where troopers recovered a firearm and drugs from a reportedly stolen SUV. He pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to multiple drug, firearm, and OUI-related charges and received a state prison sentence with credit for time already served.
   


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🗓 Upcoming Events in Somerset

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Other local events
    Tuesday June 23
  • JOINT Somerset Berkley Regional School Committee and Somerset School Committee
    Somerset, MA Calendar, 625 County St., Somerset
    5:30 pm
  • Wednesday June 24
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Fall River
    Charlton Memorial Hospital People Incorporated, 4 South Main Street, Fall River, United States
    6:30 am
  • Gr. 8 Promotion Ceremony - Gym
    Somerset Middle School Somerset, MA 02726
    8:45 am
  • Friday June 26
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
    Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
    6:30 am
  • Monday June 29
  • World of Tim Burton 6/29 - 7/3
    Somerset Berkley Regional High School, New England, Somerset
    9:00 am
  • Tuesday June 30
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
    Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
    10:30 am
  • Wednesday July 1
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Fall River
    Charlton Memorial Hospital People Incorporated, 4 South Main Street, Fall River, United States
    6:30 am
  • Tennis in the Parks (4p-6p)
    Somerset Berkley Regional High School Somerset, MA 02726
    4:00 pm
  • Friday July 3
  • Bristol July 3 Fireworks
    , Bristol
    9:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday June 23
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
    Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
    10:30 am
  • Wednesday June 24
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Fall River
    Charlton Memorial Hospital People Incorporated, 4 South Main Street, Fall River, United States
    6:30 am
  • Friday June 26
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
    Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
    6:30 am
  • Thursday July 2
  • Widow and Widower Grief Support Group
    Charlton Memorial Hospital Mattapoisett Council on Aging, 17 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, 02739, United States
    5:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Bowlero Corporation posted a job opening for Porter in Somerset. Apply here.
  • Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Somerset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerset here.

🗞 Nearby News

Swansea

  • Car crashes into a home leads to a gas leak in Swansea (boston25news.com)
  • Striking coastal retreat in Swansea sells for over $1M: Weekly home sales (heraldnews.com)

Fall River

  • Police say Fall River pair accused of multi-day theft spree at supermarket (fallriverreporter.com)
  • Fall River Police arrest man on drug and firearm charges, after two guns, machine gun conversion devices seized (fallriverreporter.com)
  • Looking to cool off? Pools across Massachusetts open as summer begins (fallriverreporter.com)

Ok Somerset! 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: They might crack up... (Thank you Cat R. for sending it in!)
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