🌱 Patch AM: How an Attleboro pilot’s Cape flight ended in tragedy

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Attleboro pilot’s Cape flight ended in tragedy

Also on today's calendar: New England's Biggest 2 Day Free Admission Card Show and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A bit of afternoon rain, with a high of 46 and low of 37 degrees.
• Saturday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 47, low: 37.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 42 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CWN followup: Pilot identified as investigation continues into fatal Provincetown plane crash (capecod.com) — An Attleboro man, 60-year-old pilot Christopher Burroughs, has been identified as the sole victim in a fatal small-plane crash in Provincetown. Investigators say his Cessna 172N left Taunton, flew along the Cape, and crashed near Race Point Road, where the aircraft was found engulfed in flames.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Attleboro

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• New England's Biggest 2 Day Free Admission Card Show
  Emerald Square Mall, 999 S Washington St, North Attleborough
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Commission on Disabilities Meeting
  Attleboro, MA Calendar , Attleboro Public Library & Zoom 74 N. Main St. , Attleboro
  10:00 am

Wednesday January 14

• Speed Dating Ages 35-49 in North Attleboro, MA at Angle Tree Brewery
  Angle Tree Brewery , 45 Elm St , North Attleborough
  7:00 pm

Monday January 19

• CITY HALL CLOSED
  Attleboro, MA Calendar Attleboro, MA 02703
• 39th Annual MLK Holiday Interfaith Service
  Central Congregational Church , 115 Commonwealth Ave , North Attleborough
  2:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Plainville School Committee-Budget Subcommittee
  Plainville, MA Calendar Plainville, MA 02762
  9:00 am
• Plainville School Committee-Negotiations Subcommittee
  Plainville, MA Calendar Plainville, MA 02762
  10:00 am
• Bouncing Babies with Ms. Emmy (Ages 6-24 Months)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:15 am
• Preschool Play and Learn with Ms. Emmy (Ages 3-5)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  11:00 am
• NICE Course: This Royal Thone of Kings: English Monarchs from the Norman Conquest to the 21st Century
  Norton Public Library , 68 E Main St , Norton
  1:00 pm
• Dover-Sherborn Boys JV Basketball @ Norton
  Norton High School , 66 W Main St , Norton
  5:00 pm
• DRRHS Boys Varsity Basketball @ SBRHS
  Somerset Berkley Regional High School , New England , Somerset
  5:00 pm
• Nashoba Regional Wolves vs Shepherd Hill Regional Rams
  Foxborough High School , 120 South St , Foxborough
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Norton

• Raiders face busy week (hometownweekly.net)

Mansfield

• Nordstrom pushes Rack expansion despite retail slowdown (thestreet.com)
• Mansfield receives $10K grant to expand GPS tracking for vulnerable (enterprisenews.com)
• Chart-topping band formed in Mass. working on new album (masslive.com)

Taunton

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