🌱 Patch AM: How a Northville student survived hours hiding during Brown’s campus shooting

Good morning Northville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Northville student survived hours hiding during Brown’s campus shooting
• How Northville Township police helped crack a regional counterfeit cash ring

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service and 6 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Northville? Post it to Northville photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy; areas of morning fog, with a high of 37 and low of 28 degrees.
• Thursday: Increasingly windy with rain, temps: high: 45, low: 25.
• Friday: A.M. flurries; windy, colder, with a high of 27 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northville native recounts fear after being trapped in Brown University shooting (clickondetroit.com) — A Northville native studying at Brown University describes spending seven terrifying hours hiding in a campus library during a mass shooting, before being reunited with her father who drove from Northville to Rhode Island. Now back in her Northville childhood bedroom earlier than planned, she’s processing the trauma while expressing hope that Brown can still feel like home.
   

• Canton Township police bust counterfeit money operation (hometownlife.com) — Counterfeit $100 bills passed at Canton businesses led police to a Detroit home, where investigators — including Northville Township officers and the U.S. Secret Service — uncovered a counterfeiting setup and several firearms. Three Detroit men now face multiple felony charges tied to fake bills used at nearly 50 locations across eight southeast Michigan counties.
   

📸 Around Northville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northville

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Thursday December 18

• TechXpert Computer Help by Appointment
  NDL Northville District Library , 212 West Cady St , Northville
  10:00 am
• Knit 'n Stitch Night
  Friends Community Room Northville District Library , 212 West Cady St , Northville
  6:30 pm
• Knit 'n Stich Night
  Friends Community Room Northville District Library , 212 West Cady St , Northville
  6:30 pm
• Teen Animanga Club - Reg. Opens 11/18
  Storytime Room Northville District Library , 212 West Cady St , Northville
  7:00 pm
• A Very Northville Christmas
  Tipping Point Theatre
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Beginners ESL Conversation Group - In-Person
  Friends Community Room Northville District Library , 212 West Cady St , Northville
  10:30 am
• A Very Northville Christmas
  Tipping Point Theatre
  7:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Film Series
  Friends Community Room Northville District Library , 212 West Cady St , Northville
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
  North Congregational Church , 36520 W 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Brightmoor Food Pantry Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Brightmoor Food Pantry, 20740 Grand River Ave, Detroit, 48219, United States
  8:00 am
• Board of Trustees (LERS) Meeting
  Livonia, MI Calendar , 33000 Civic Center Drive , Livonia
  8:30 am
• St Suzanne Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency St. Suzanne, 19321 W Chicago, Detroit, 48228, United States
  9:00 am
• Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry, 25670 Northline Rd, Taylor, 48180, United States
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• OCHN Releases Application to Participate —Oakland Community Health Network Read on Patch

• Report of police activity in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  2:15PM on Dec 15: A sizable police presence with units blocking roads and at least one K9 unit is reported around Packard and Platt. (Nextdoor )

• P.F. Chang's posted a job opening for Expeditor in Northville. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Northville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Novi

• Michigan's Paris Baguette: A Sweet Surprise (99wfmk.com)
• Inside Klawsome: Michigan's First Claw Machine Arcade in Novi (witl.com)
• Penn State Football: Four-Star Wide Receiver Has State College In His Sights (nittanysportsnow.com)

Plymouth

• If you want that tattoo erased, it's going to hurt and it's going to cost you (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Dearborn

Ok Northville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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