🌱 Patch AM: Hockey player airlifted from Walpole rink after serious Sunday injury

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In today's newsletter:

• Hockey player airlifted from Walpole rink after serious Sunday injury
• What happened before a Walpole hockey player had to be airlifted?

Also on today's calendar: Citation on Petion For Formal Adjudication and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NBC 10 AM Flash Briefing: October 5, 2026 (turnto10.com) — A brief news update notes that a hockey player in Walpole was airlifted to a hospital Sunday after being injured on the ice, underscoring a serious local safety incident. The flash briefing also covers several Rhode Island stories, but Walpole residents will be most concerned with the limited details on the player's condition and the helicopter response.
   

• Hockey player flown to hospital after injury during game in Walpole, police say (bostonglobe.com) — A hockey player was flown by medical helicopter after suffering apparent head trauma during a game in Walpole involving the local Highway Express Hockey Club and the New Jersey Bears. Details on exactly what happened and the player's condition were not immediately available, but the incident came during the final match of a four-day Eastern Hockey League tournament.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Norwood

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Norfolk

• SJC to seek evaluations of judges in Norfolk, Plymouth counties (masslawyersweekly.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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