🌱 Patch AM: Farmington schools reeling after trusted liaison charged with multimillion-dollar fraud

Hey there, Farmington! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Farmington schools reeling after trusted liaison charged with multimillion-dollar fraud
• Where do Farmington and North Farmington stand in county football rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Farmington Players Present: The Haunting of Hill House and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
• Thursday: Sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Retired FPS educator charged with embezzlement (candgnews.com) — Farmington Public Schools officials say a longtime homeless student liaison is accused of embezzling roughly $3 million intended to support homeless children and their families, leaving the district community stunned and angry. A forensic audit tied the alleged fraud to transportation vendors overseen by the retired educator, who now faces multiple felony charges and a $500,000 bond. A pre-exam conference is scheduled for Oct. 9.
   

• Oakland County football rankings after Week 6 of the season (theoaklandpress.com) — Oakland County's latest high school football rankings highlight how local teams are faring, including North Farmington's recent 35-8 loss to Milford and an upcoming Farmington home game against the Mavericks. South Lyon East is also praised after sweeping the Farmington-area schools. These standings help Farmington fans see where their programs stack up heading into key Week 7 matchups.
   

📸 Around Farmington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Farmington

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Terrific Twos Storytime (Age 2) →
  23500 Liberty Street, Farmington
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Discovery Storytime (Ages 2-6) →
  23500 Liberty Street, Farmington
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Pick Your Own Project →
  Fired and Fused, 32326 Grand River Ave, Farmington
  1:00 pm
• Farmington Players Present: The Haunting of Hill House →
  Farmington Players, 32332 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills
  7:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Farmington Players Present: The Haunting of Hill House →
  Farmington Players, 32332 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Samaritan Counseling Center World Mental Health Day 5k →
  Farmington MI
• Farmington Players Present: The Haunting of Hill House →
  Farmington Players, 32332 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Fall Fun Fest →
  Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 28000 New Market Rd, Farmington Hills
  11:30 am
Tuesday October 13
• Find More Seller Leads →
  Leading Edge Title A, 37000 Grand River Ave, Farmington Hills
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Yard to Table: Weekly Garden Skills Education Series on Wednesdays →
  St John Lutheran Church, 23225 Gill Rd, Farmington Hills
  6:00 pm
• U.S. Supreme Court 101: Review of Recent Important Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court →
  Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Speaking Peace Speaker Series - Pathways to Compassion →
  St John Lutheran Church, 23225 Gill Rd, Farmington Hills
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmington Hills

• Women of Vision celebrates resilience, service and the power to make a difference (theoaklandpress.com)
• Mercy 4-peats, Marian and Rochester relays thrive at Oakland County Girls Swim Championship (theoaklandpress.com)
• Alan Southall Flynn (tworivertimes.com)

Novi

• We spoke to 6 Metro Detroit doctors about rising e-bike injuries in kids — here's what they said (clickondetroit.com)
• James campaign scrubs some online elements of Trump support (macon.com)

Huntington Woods

• SUV Was Moving 100+ MPH In Deadly Oakland County Fiery Crash: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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