🌱 Patch AM: Why this St. Clair Shores hit-and-run sentence is raising eyebrows

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In today's newsletter:

• Why this St. Clair Shores hit-and-run sentence is raising eyebrows
• See how a Joy Street yard becomes a Lions-themed Halloween wonderland

Also on today's calendar: Meditation and Mini-Healing Sessions - Harrison Twp and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 51.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• She left after a great-grandmother died. The sentence is raising questions (syracuse.com) — A St. Clair Shores great-grandmother was killed in a 2025 hit-and-run, and the driver has now received two years of probation and weekend jail time instead of full-time incarceration. The sentence, which also includes community service and no contact with the family, is drawing scrutiny because of the victim's age and the circumstances of the crash.
   

• Saint Clair Shores family builds annual Detroit Lions Halloween display on Joy Street for son with autism (wxyz.com) — A St. Clair Shores family on Joy Street is turning their yard into a Detroit Lions–themed "Lion's Den" Halloween display, inspired by their 15-year-old autistic son's love of the holiday. The elaborate setup, featuring Lions skeletons and tombstones, will stay up through Halloween and open for trick-or-treaters to walk through on Halloween night.
   

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Saturday October 3
• Meditation and Mini-Healing Sessions - Harrison Twp →
  38000 Shoreline Dr,
  11:00 am
• Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
  2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Open House: Fire Department, Police Department & Library →
  St. Clair Shores, MI Calendar St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
  11:00 am
• The Vintage Chapter Happy Hour →
  Cache' Cocktails and Wine Bar, 23218 Greater Mack Avenue, St. Clair Shores
  4:00 pm
Monday October 5
• MS Volleyball vs. Parcells
  South Lake Middle School @
  4:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  St. Clair Shores, MI Calendar, 27600 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• MS Football @ Eastpointe
  Memorial Park - Eastpointe
  5:00 pm
• Historical Commission Meeting →
  St. Clair Shores, MI Calendar, 22500 11 Mile Road, St. Clair Shores
  7:00 pm
• Water Resources Development and Advisory Board Meeting →
  St. Clair Shores, MI Calendar, 27600 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• MH Walk to School Day
  St. Margaret Church Start: Back of
  7:30 am
• MS Volleyball vs Jefferson
  South Lake Middle School @
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Straight Talk: Teens, School Safety & the Law →
  John Lewis Community Center, 14500 12 Mile Rd, Warren
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Roseville

• Former Detroit assistant principal sentenced for sexually assaulting child (cbsnews.com)
• WISE GUY: Several schools have a chance to clinch this weekend, who will step up? (macombdaily.com)
• Detroit man accused of posing as U.S. Marshal in hotel robberies (newsbreak.com)

Eastpointe

• Warren man charged after allegedly trying to lure children from Eastpointe school (wxyz.com)
• Metro Detroit drivers finally catching a break at the gas pump (wxyz.com)
• Mich. School District Defeats Another Race Bias Suit (law360.com)

Ferndale

• Halloween-Themed Pop-Up Bar Opens In Oakland County (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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