🌱 Which Gray runner helped power Saint Joseph’s big day on the track?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Gray runner helped power Saint Joseph’s big day on the track?
• How prison playing cards could help solve Maine’s oldest cold cases

Also on today's calendar: 12/17/25 – New Shooter and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: An a.m. rain or snow shower, temps: high: 39, low: 23.
• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 40 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Saint Joseph's Men Turn in Record Jumps and Relay Win at USM Alumni Open (gomonks.com) — A Saint Joseph’s College men’s track standout from Gray, sophomore Harrison Fields, helped the 4x400 relay take second and added a strong 1000-meter finish at the USM Alumni Open in Gorham. The meet featured multiple school records, New England Division III qualifying marks, and strong performances across sprints, distance, jumps, and throws for the Monks.
   

• Playing cards given to inmates spark new hope for solving Maine's oldest cold cases (newscentermaine.com) — Gray is the dateline for a new effort using specially printed playing cards in Maine prisons to generate tips on 69 unsolved homicides and 38 missing-person cases. The cards feature victims like Celeste Doghmi and Dorothy Milliken, and families hope casual conversations over card games will finally bring long-awaited answers and justice.
   

📸 Around Gray

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gray

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• 12/17/25 – Maine Concealed Carry
  Howell's Indoor Range & Gun Shop, 81 W Gray Rd, Gray
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• 12/17/25 – New Shooter
  Howell's Indoor Range & Gun Shop , 81 W Gray Rd , Gray
  1:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Howell’s Gunslinger Match
  Howell's Indoor Range & Gun Shop , 81 W Gray Rd , Gray
  2:00 pm
• Lake Region Girls Varsity Basketball @ Gray-New Gloucester
  Gray-New Gloucester High School , 10 Libby Hill Rd , Gray
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Portland Girls Varsity Basketball @ Windham
  Windham High School , 406 Gray Rd , Windham
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Fryeburg Boys Varsity Basketball @ Gray-New Gloucester
  Gray-New Gloucester High School , 10 Libby Hill Rd , Gray
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Paws and Reflect Book Group
  Unity Center for Spiritual Growth , 54 River Road , Windham
  10:30 am
• Cribbage Club
  Windham Public Library , 217 Windham Center Rd , Windham
  12:00 pm
• Anime Club (teens)
  Windham Public Library , 217 Windham Center Rd , Windham
  3:00 pm
• Joint Standing Committee Meeting
  Wescustogo Hall and Community Center , 120 Memorial Hwy , North Yarmouth
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Food Pantry Drive Thru
  Windham, ME Calendar , 377 Gray Road , Windham
  9:30 am
• Get Out! Nature Walk: Winter Solstice — Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust
  Mèmak Preserve (RRCT) , 78 Lufkin Rd , North Yarmouth
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anybody know where I can get a small, live Christmas tree?
  A downsize kind of tree. :-) Thanks. Even a Charlie Brown Christmas tree! (Nextdoor North Gray)

• Manpower posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Specialists in Gray. Apply here.
• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Gray. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gray here.

🗞 Nearby News

Falmouth

• Authorities investigating oyster gear theft in Maine (nationalfisherman.com)
• Monks Women Sweep Relays, Break Three School Records at USM Alumni Open (gomonks.com)

Yarmouth

• Church of Jesus Christ announces Maine's first temple during stake Christmas fireside (deseret.com)
• 'It's so surreal': Brown University shooting hits home for Maine families and alumni (newscentermaine.com)
• C. Peter James (concordmonitor.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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