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🌱 Patch AM: How a 2020 Stoughton parking-lot shooting ended in prison time
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Good day Stoughton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a 2020 Stoughton parking-lot shooting ended in prison time
Also on today's calendar: DBBC Skills & Drills Fundaments - Stoughton, MA 2026 and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Stoughtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Stoughtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, temps: high: 30, low: 10. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 26 and low of 17 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Massachusetts teen gunned down just before graduation remembered as teen who killed him is sentenced to prison (fallriverreporter.com) — A Stoughton-linked shooting case has concluded with a 23-year prison sentence for a man who admitted to fatally shooting a Randolph teen during a 2020 meeting in a Stoughton parking lot. Prosecutors and Stoughton Police were praised for their investigation, while the victim’s family remembered him as a kind, well-liked high school basketball player whose life was cut short just weeks before graduation. 
📸 Around Stoughton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoughton
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★ Featured events ★
- Elite Shooting Academy - Stoughton, MA 2026
Dana Barros Basketball Club, 1776 Washington St, Stoughton
2:00 pm
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
- Saturday Storytime for ages 3-7
Children's Craft Room
10:00 am - DBBC Skills & Drills Fundaments - Stoughton, MA 2026
Dana Barros Basketball Club , 1776 Washington St , Stoughton
3:00 pm - Little Lego Club for ages 1-6
Children's Craft Room
10:00 am - Stoughton 300 Anniversary Committee Meeting Agenda 01.05.2026 (PDF)
Stoughton, MA Calendar , 31 Pierce Street , Stoughton
6:30 pm - Coloring (PDF)
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10:00 am - Teddy bear Storytime-Ages 4-7
Children's Craft Room
6:00 pm - Coloring (PDF)
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10:00 am
Saturday January 3
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Friday January 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sharon Community Food Drive Program
New Sharon Public Library , 1 School Street , Sharon
10:00 am - Noon Year's Eve! (Families)
New Sharon Public Library , 1 School Street , Sharon
11:00 am - Noon Year Eve Party
Reading Room Avon Public Library , 280 West Main Street , Avon
11:00 am - New Year's Eve
Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A structure fire with reported smoke on arrival was reported at 59 Margaret Street in Norwood, MA, with the fire on the second floor.
11:48AM on Dec 29: A structure fire was reported at 59 Margaret St, Norwood, MA. (Nextdoor ) - Braintree fire operations are using Channel 5 and Braintree prime, with NCC Channel 2 released.
11:27AM on Dec 29: Braintree is using Channel 5 operations for fire ground communications. (Nextdoor )
- U-Haul posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Stoughton. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Sharon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stoughton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Canton
- Ex-Stoughton cop decertified for alleged Sandra Birchmore exploitation (masslawyersweekly.com)
Randolph
- The 20 most affordable cities in Massachusetts to buy a house (boston25news.com)
- Sports Roundup: Costa nets five as Hillies take home Gardner Tournament title (cnhi.com)
Norwood
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