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🌱 Patch AM: Why over a hundred Kent neighbors gathered with candles Friday night

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  • Why over a hundred Kent neighbors gathered with candles Friday night

Also on today's calendar: Futsal Session 2: 4th-5th Grade and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? πŸ€” (Answer below!)


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  • Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 46 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Sunday: Snow showers; windy, colder, temps: high: 30, low: 26.
  • Monday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 38 and low of 29 degrees.

πŸ“° News we're reading

β€’ People gather in Kent at a vigil for the woman who was killed by ICE (beaconjournal.com) β€” Residents gathered in downtown Kent on Friday night for a candlelight vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, who was recently shot and killed by ICE agents in Minnesota. More than a hundred people, including local activists and neighbors, listened to speakers, held candles, and displayed signs and flags calling for change to federal immigration enforcement.
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    Saturday January 10
  • Puzzle Exchange
    Reed Memorial Library - Jenkins Room
    9:15 am
  • Main Street Kent Coffee Walk 2026
    Daisy Pops , 154 N Water St , Kent
    11:00 am
  • Paws for Reading
    Main Library , Children's Library Programming Room , Akron
    11:00 am
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    Daisy Pops , 154 N Water St , Kent
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    (Nicu), had my baby 12-25-25 at 36 weeks… i gave birth at Ahujia in beachwood due to my obgyn in kent (ravenna no longer has a labor unit), and… (Nextdoor Kent State Franklin)
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    PLEASE STAY HOME IF SICK! Get your flu shots, keep your distance in public, wash those hands and sanitize, i will not take my baby anywhere but his… (Nextdoor Kent State Franklin)
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πŸ—ž Nearby News

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  • DNA test kit leads to shocking discovery about Lakemore man's parents (beaconjournal.com)

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