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🌱 Patch AM: ID Released In Fatal Groton Crash, Police Say

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  • Groton police identify driver killed after high-speed Route 12 crash

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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  • Thursday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 41 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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  • Saturday: Snow in the morning, 1-2", with a high of 32 and low of 16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ID Released In Fatal Groton Crash, Police Say (patch.com) — Residents in Groton are learning more about a deadly early-morning crash on Route 12 that claimed the life of 23-year-old local resident Nigel Badal. Police say a patrol officer tried to stop Badal’s speeding car before it struck a steel traffic pole at Kings Highway, and investigators later found a loaded handgun in the vehicle as they continue to seek information from the public.
   


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