🌱 Patch AM: Chaplain’s 200 visits to Tewksbury Hospital could reshape Lindsay Clancy’s defense.

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In today's newsletter:

• Chaplain's 200 visits to Tewksbury Hospital could reshape Lindsay Clancy's defense.
• Chaplain's Tewksbury Hospital visits highlight key 'voice' claim in Clancy case.
• Supporters rally at Tewksbury State Hospital during Lindsay Clancy's high-profile trial.

Also on today's calendar: VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lindsay Clancy Chaplain Details Emotional Hospital Encounter (lamag.com) — Lindsay Clancy remains hospitalized at Tewksbury Hospital, where a chaplain says she has visited her roughly 200 times and heard detailed accounts of grief and a persistent male voice. Jurors heard this testimony as lawyers sparred over how medications, mental illness, and possible intoxication should shape the jury instructions in the high-profile murder case.
   

• Chaplain says Lindsay Clancy reported hearing 'voice' after killings (sentinelandenterprise.com) — A hospital chaplain testified that she continued meeting with Lindsay Clancy more than 200 times, including during her stay at Tewksbury Hospital, and repeatedly heard about a commanding male voice. Her account bolsters the defense's argument about Clancy's mental state as the judge weighs key jury instructions on criminal responsibility, intoxication, and possible lesser charges.
   

• Hundreds gather to support Lindsay Clancy at her trial for killing her 3 children (kcra.com) — Supporters gathered outside Tewksbury State Hospital as Lindsay Clancy was transported to Plymouth Superior Court for her ongoing murder trial, drawing attention to mental health and postpartum psychosis. Testimony focused on a hospital chaplain's early visits with Clancy and her statements about her children, while lawyers clashed over whether her mental illness should relieve her of criminal responsibility.
   

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Saturday August 22
• OFFSITE: Touch-A-Truck at Livingston Park
  Tewksbury Public Library Offsite , 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury
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Monday August 24
• No Story Time Today
  Tewksbury Public Library Meeting Room , 300 Chandler Street, Tewk
• In Person: QUEEN BEAN COFFEE TRUCK at TPL
  Tewksbury Public Library Outside Front Doors , 300 Chandler Street
  10:00 am
• Pokémon Club
  Tewksbury Public Library Meeting Room , 300 Chandler Street, Tewk
  10:30 am
• VIRTUAL: Great American Songbook (Part #1)
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• IN PERSON: Adult Craft Night
  Tewksbury Public Library Meeting Room , 300 Chandler Street, Tewk
  6:30 pm
• VIRTUAL: Gun Control, The Second Amendment & School Shootings
  Tewksbury Public Library Online , 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury\
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• IN PERSON: Library Bingo Club
  Tewksbury Public Library Meeting Room , 300 Chandler Street, Tewk
  10:30 am
• Bingo →
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  6:45 pm
Monday August 31
• Dine Out Free for a Week Raffle! →
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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Drop-In Tech Help
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  9:30 am
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  Wilmington Memorial Library - Banda Room
  10:00 am
• Beach Towel Tote
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• Charlotte's Web book Program Grades 2-5
  Billerica Public Library Meeting Room Lower Level , 15 Concord R
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Wilmington

• THIS WEEKEND: Wilmington Youth Hockey To Hold 'Drop The Puck' Street Hockey Tournament Fundraiser On August 22 (wilmingtonapple.com)

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