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Hi Troy! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How to find Troy’s award-winning Christmas light displays this year
  • Could you spot the scam that nearly cost a Troy senior $90K?

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Low clouds, with a high of 38 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Friday: Ice in the morning; colder, temps: high: 32, low: 26.
  • Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 36 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oakland County residents celebrate a light-filled Christmas (theoaklandpress.com) — Troy residents can still tour the city’s many Christmas light displays, including more than 150 homes that entered the city’s annual competition, with 50 winners highlighted on an interactive online map. The contest has grown so large that winners now pick up their yard signs at city hall. Around Troy and across Oakland County, families are driving neighborhood streets to enjoy increasingly elaborate, tech-powered decorations.
   

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• Oakland County officials offer tips for avoiding scams (theoaklandpress.com) — Oakland County officials are warning residents, including those in Troy, about increasingly sophisticated phone, text, and email scams after a 78-year-old Troy man nearly lost more than $90,000. Prosecutor Karen McDonald outlines red flags like urgent payment demands, threats, and requests for gift cards or wire transfers, and urges victims to act quickly by contacting banks, police, and credit bureaus. Sharing these tips with vulnerable family members is strongly encouraged.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Birmingham

  • Ohio-based investor buys St. Augustine's Silver Creek assisted living community for $46.5 million (jaxdailyrecord.com)
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  • Dog rushed to vet after swallowing ceramic Christmas ornament (weny.com)

Royal Oak

  • Kate Hudson's look in 'Song Sung Blue' comes from Royal Oak shop (freep.com)
  • New Year's Eve 2025 In Metro Detroit (patch.com)
  • Brother Rice unable to translate power-play success into victory over Cubs (theoaklandpress.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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