🌱 Patch AM: How does a $600K scholarship tie back to Utica’s legal legacy?

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• How does a $600K scholarship tie back to Utica’s legal legacy?

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A bit of snow and sleet, with a high of 36 and low of 33 degrees.
• Tuesday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 43, low: 28.
• Wednesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 36 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Longtime attorney for Clinton Twp. steps down, leaves $600K in scholarship program (macombdaily.com) — Clinton Township’s longtime attorney Jack Dolan is retiring after more than 30 years and backing a nearly $600,000 scholarship fund for Clintondale High School graduates heading to the University of Michigan. His departure paves the way for a new firm led partly by attorney Linda McGrail, whose family has deep ties to Utica city government and the 41B District Court.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Utica

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Tuesday December 23

• Paper Plants
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• All Ages - Open Gym
  The Canopy Studios , 317 S Crooks Rd , Clawson
  9:00 am
• Chair Yoga at First Congregational Church
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  10:30 am
• Chair Volleyball - Grand Connections
  Sterling Heights, MI Calendar , 40200 Utica Road , Sterling Heights
  1:00 pm
• Teen Holiday Painting Camp
  Sterling Heights, MI Calendar , 40250 Dodge Park Rd. , Sterling Heights
  1:30 pm
• Munchy Monday I Add Your Family Name
  Painting with a Twist , 28750 Utica Rd , Roseville
  6:00 pm
• NOT ONLINE DATING - HOLIDAY SPEED DATING & SINGLES MIXER - AGES 55+
  Shield's Restaurant Bar Pizzeria , 1476 W Maple Rd , Troy
  6:30 pm
• Quizzo Trivia
  Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce , 30955 Woodward Ave. , Royal Oak
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Eagle Creek Academy , 3739 Kern Road , Lake Orion
  9:30 am
• Toddler Tuesdays
  Madison Heights, MI Calendar , 240 W 13 Mile Rd , Madison Heights
  10:30 am
• Winter Break Story & Craft Time | Session 1
  Center Line Main Library , 7345 Weingartz Street , Center Line
  11:00 am
• Paper Plants
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Sterling Heights

• Sterling Heights adds more regulations to proposed cryptocurrency ordinance (macombdaily.com)
• This Michigan Community Is Named One Of America's Safest Cities (witl.com)
• Future of Selfridge, mayhem, and political intrigue dominated 2025 in Macomb (macombdaily.com)

Macomb

• The top five most clicked Macomb Daily stories of 2025 (macombdaily.com)
• 7 Questions with Emily Moorhead (macombnowmagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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