🌱 Patch AM: Why a nearby crash sent both drivers to a Novi hospital

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a nearby crash sent both drivers to a Novi hospital

Also on today's calendar: Stonehenge New Year's Get-Together and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cold; afternoon flurries, with a high of 24 and low of 20 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 27, low: 20.
• Monday: Low clouds, with a high of 34 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two drivers hurt, one critically, in Commerce Township crash (detroitnews.com) — A Commerce Township crash sent two drivers to Henry Ford Providence Hospital in Novi on Friday, leaving a 73-year-old Walled Lake man in critical condition. The sheriff’s office says alcohol, drugs, and speed are not suspected, and both drivers were wearing seatbelts as investigators continue reconstructing the collision.
   

📸 Around Novi

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Novi

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 4

• Kids: Draw with Sneaky Sasquatch - Apple
  Apple Twelve Oaks, 27500 Novi Rd, Novi
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 4

• Stonehenge New Year's Get-Together
  Stonehenge Condominium Association , 23535 Meeting Hall Ln , Novi
  2:00 pm
• Block Party Play Date: Build, Play, Learn!
  Novi Public Library , 45255 W 10 Mile Rd , Novi
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Ultimate Fishing Show
  Suburban Collection Showplace , 46100 Grand River Ave , Novi
  1:00 pm
• Ultimate Fishing Show - Detroit
  Suburban Collection Showplace , 46100 Grand River Ave , Novi
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Dinner Workshop in Novi, Michigan
  Steven Lelli's Inn On the Green , 27925 Golf Pointe Blvd , Farmington Hills
  6:30 pm

Sunday January 18

• Art Tour at Novi Public Library
  Novi Public Library , 45255 W 10 Mile Rd , Novi
  12:30 pm

Monday January 26

• Whitmore Lake at Novi Christian Academy
  Novi Christian Academy , 40800 W 13 Mile Rd , Novi
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Paws for Reading: 6:30 Slot
  Wixom Public Library , 49015 Pontiac Trail , Wixom
  6:30 pm
• Paws for Reading: 6:45 Slot
  Wixom Public Library , 49015 Pontiac Trail , Wixom
  6:45 pm
• Paws for Reading: 7:00 Slot
  Wixom Public Library , 49015 Pontiac Trail , Wixom
  7:00 pm
• TechXpert Computer Help by Appointment
  NDL Northville District Library , 212 West Cady St , Northville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hunger vs Food Insecurity in Novi —Bite to Bite Read on Patch

• The crash on eastbound I-96 at Beck has been cleared.
  10:21PM on Jan 1: All lanes on eastbound I-96 at Beck Lanes are blocked due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

• Cadillac of Novi posted a job opening for Porter in Novi. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - West Oaks in Novi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Novi here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wixom

• Second serious injury crash in Commerce in 3 days; driver crosses center line (theoaklandpress.com)

Walled Lake

• Continuing Your Professional Education in 2026 (incompliancemag.com)
• BGSU football transfer portal: Falcons see wave of departures across all units (bgfalconmedia.com)
• Interview with Goldfish Swim School CEO Chris McCuiston (adammendler.com)

Farmington Hills

Ok Novi! 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 kept throwing out all the W’s.
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