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🌱 GRCC Vaccine Incentive + MI Marijuana Recall + Missing Preteen

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Good morning, people of Grand Rapids! Miranda Fraraccio here with your Monday copy of theGrand Rapids Daily.


First, today's weather:

Cloudy with flurries. High: 36 Low: 23.

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Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

  1. At the start of the 2021 fall semester, Grand Rapids Community College implemented a COVID-19 vaccine incentive program that allowed fully vaccinated students to receive $200 on their RaiderCard. The program was officially closed on Nov. 15, and a total of 4,534 students received the $200 incentive. Students who received the funds can use them for campus dining, parking, printing, and the campus bookstore. (The Collegiate)
  2. Michigan regulators are recalling cannabis products sold at more than 400 stores statewide.
    The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) says they found "inaccurate and/or unreliable" results of cannabis products tested by Viridis Laboratories and Viridis North between Aug. 10 and Nov. 16. While regulators are still testing the products, they are asking consumers to return the products to the place of purchase for disposal. (WZZM13.com)
  3. On Saturday, a crowd protesting the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict gathered by Rosa Parks Circle before marching down Breonna Taylor Way. (WOODTV.com)
  4. Grand Rapids police are asking the public for help to find Nazaria Guidry, a missing 12-year-old. (WOODTV.com)
  5. To keep kids learning over winter break, the Grand Rapids Public Museum is hosting Snowflake Break Camps for 1st through 6th graders. (Fox17)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.

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