🌱 An Attica prisoner's clemency plea meets New York's felony-murder debate

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• An Attica prisoner's clemency plea meets New York's felony-murder debate

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 53 and low of 42 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 45, low: 34.
• Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Reforming New York's felony murder law (investigativepost.org) — Jacob Rouse, imprisoned at Attica for his role as a getaway driver in a fatal Rochester shooting, is seeking clemency as his wife faces terminal cancer. His case also figures in efforts to repeal New York's felony-murder law, which allows murder convictions for accomplices who did not kill anyone.
   

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Thursday November 12

• Drama Club Wreaths / Pointsettia Fundraiser
  Wyoming Csd Wyoming, NY 14591
• MUSICAL SHREK! @ 7p
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• I.S. Book Fair
  Pembroke Intermediate School, 58 Alleghany Rd, Corfu
  9:00 am

Friday November 13

• Girls Modified Basketball @ Byron-Bergen
  Pembroke Csd, 6917 W Bergen Rd, Bergen
  5:00 pm
• Bennington College at Bennington College Student Center →
  Bennington
  7:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Pre-Holiday Craft & Vendor Show →
  Town of Pembroke Community Center, Corfu
  10:00 am

Tuesday November 17

• Boys Modified Wrestling @ Holley/Kendall
  Pembroke Csd, 16848 Lynch Road, Holley
  5:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Thanksgiving Feast
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• Girls Modified Basketball vs Alexander
  Pembroke Csd, 8750 Alleghany Rd, Corfu
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• Boys Modified Wrestling @ Batavia - Wrestling Mod B Boys
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  5:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The holidays can be especially challenging for families when a loved one has dementia or Alzheimer's Disease.
  Take a breath and watch this video for tips to adjust expectations, adapt traditions, and reduce stress for everyone. Bottom line: The holidays can… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Batavia

• GENESEE COUNTY/GCC Theatre Presents Experimental Comedy Production, 'Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind' (videonewsservice.net)
• Law and Order: Batavia man charged with felony drug possession after car crash (thebatavian.com)
• November 10, 2026 (videonewsservice.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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