🌱 Patch AM: How a Brighton Meijer cashier ended up with $1.7 million

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• How a Brighton Meijer cashier ended up with $1.7 million

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Ice, then rain, with a high of 35 and low of 29 degrees.
• Saturday: Low clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 30.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a touch of rain, with a high of 44 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Oh, my God' — 88-year-old Michigan grocery cashier overwhelmed by sudden $1.7M gift (wxxv25.com) — An 88-year-old cashier at the Meijer in Brighton just received a surprise $1.7 million gift raised by an Australian social media creator after his story of working late in life touched millions online. The windfall will wipe out his debts and let him travel and enjoy retirement, though he plans to keep working at the store a little longer.
   

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Wednesday December 31

• New Year’s Eve Party | Brighton
  7526 Grand River Ave, Brighton
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Sunday December 28

• Unified Worship Service
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce , 300 E Grand River , Brighton
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• NTAL Wednesday Story Time
  Northfield Township Area Library , 125 Barker Rd. , Whitmore Lake
  11:00 am

Thursday January 1

• intenSati - Movement Mantras Meditation to Manifest Your Best Life!
  Brighton Lighthouse , 142 Brighton Lake Road , Brighton
  6:00 pm
• Trivia at South Lyon Aubree's
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce , 218 E Grand River Ave , Brighton
  7:00 pm

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Friday December 26

• Drop-in Tech Help
  Chelsea District Library , 221 S Main St , Chelsea
  5:30 pm
• Joe and Scottie at Hell Saloon!
  Hell Saloon , 4095 Patterson Lk Rd , Pinckney
  8:00 pm
• EG Nick’s – Plymouth, MI
  E.G. Nick's Downtown Plymouth , Of , E.G. Nick’s , Plymouth
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Hazy Treescape
  Painting with a Twist , 17155 Silver Pkwy , Fenton
  12:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Drop-in New Year's Hat & Noismaker Crafts
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• KPop Demon Hunters Party
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  2:00 pm
• Book-A-Librarian
  Wixom Public Library , 49015 Pontiac Trail , Wixom
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Merry Christmas to all my good neighbors.
  Thank you for always helping me find who or what I need!@ (Nextdoor Green Oak / Brighton)
• is Cracker Barrel a good restaurant to order food for Christmas with their side orders?
  I did it for the first time, pot roast stew and two sides, double order. Are they reliable? (Nextdoor Green Oak / Brighton)

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential Housekeeper - NEW Brighton office! in Brighton. Apply here.
• ServiceMASTER Clean posted a job opening for Evening Office Cleaner Part Time in Brighton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brighton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Howell

• $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Howell (detroitnews.com)
• This long-awaited community development is coming to Howell in 2026 (livingstondaily.com)
• After more than 125 years, the Christmas Bird Count is more popular than ever (washingtonpost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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