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Good morning Brockton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Hanson ambulance returning from Brockton Hospital T-boned a sedan
  • How a Brockton freshman became college basketball’s top NIL earner
  • What the state watchdog already uncovered in Brockton’s school finances

Also on today's calendar: That Holiday Feeling with Back to the Eighties and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Turning cloudy and very cold, with a high of 25 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cold; morning snow, up to 1", temps: high: 28, low: 13. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hanson ambulance and car collide, 2 children pried from sedan (patriotledger.com) — Emergency crews rushed two children and three adults to area hospitals after a Hanson ambulance returning from Brockton Hospital collided with a sedan in Whitman on Dec. 23. Firefighters had to pry the children from the damaged car, and investigators are still determining what caused the nighttime crash at Temple and Beulah streets.
   

• NIL Top 45 Men's College Basketball Rankings: Name and Likeness List (sportsgrid.com) — A Brockton native, freshman forward AJ Dybantsa tops a new national ranking of men’s college basketball players by projected NIL (name, image and likeness) value, estimated at $4.4 million. The list compares his earning potential and social media reach with other standout players across major programs, underscoring how lucrative college sports branding has become.
   

• Inspector General Details SSA Investigation (vineyardgazette.com) — Massachusetts’ inspector general recently highlighted his office’s role in exposing an $18 million deficit in the Brockton public school system while explaining a new investigation into wasteful spending at the Steamship Authority. For Brockton residents, it’s a reminder that the same watchdog scrutinizing Cape ferry projects has already flagged serious financial mismanagement in the city’s schools and may continue similar probes statewide.
   

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Abington

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  • Mass. man arraigned on animal cruelty charge in puppy starvation case (masslive.com)

Whitman

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