🌱 Patch AM: Hopkinton grapples with fatal crash involving driver arrested over 100 times

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• Hopkinton grapples with fatal crash involving driver arrested over 100 times

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 51 and low of 24 degrees.
• Tuesday: Windy and much colder, temps: high: 29, low: 24.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 36 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• 5-Time Grammy Nominee Dies Tragically: RIP to Roderick MacLeod (popculture.com) — A longtime musician who performed with Grammy-nominated Roomful of Blues died after being struck by a vehicle while walking his dogs in Hopkinton earlier this month. Police say the driver, who has a long history of prior arrests, now faces serious criminal charges, prompting public questions about how repeat low-level offenses are handled in Rhode Island’s justice system.
   

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Monday January 5

• Calendar Raffle - Class of 2026 & Class of 2027
  Chariho Regional SD Wood River Junction, RI 02894

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• Vacation Day: Rocks Rock!
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center 109 Pequotsepos Road Mystic, CT 06355
  9:00 am
• Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 23 America's Cup Ave, Newport, R.I. 02840
  10:00 am
• RICH Meeting
  Richmond, RI Calendar , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd. , Wyoming
  4:00 pm
• Richmond Investment for Commercial Health Task Force Meeting
  Richmond, RI Calendar , 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd. , Wyoming
  4:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting at The Haversham
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce The Haversham 336 Post Road, Westerly, RI 02891
  5:30 pm
• Breachway Grill – Charlestown, RI
  The Breachway Grill , 1 Charlestown Beach Rd , Charlestown
  7:00 pm
• Mindful Monday - Sound Bath Meditation
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Zen Zone 58C High Street Westerly RI (entrance in rear) book here: vagaro.com/zenzoneri/classes
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Santa visits Mystic Aquarium
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Mystic Aquarium
• Italian Lessons sponsored by the Dante Society of Westerly
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Westerly Senior Center State St. Westerly, RI
• Creative Threads fiber arts group
  Clark Memorial Library , 7 Pinehurst Dr , Richmond
  2:00 pm
• Taco Tuesday at Milestone
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 12 Water St, Mystic, CT, 06355
  5:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Keep Hydrants Clear!
  In an emergency, every second counts. • Remove any snow and ice from a fire hydrant near your house as you shovel your driveway. • Clear a 3 foot… (Nextdoor )

• Yale-New Haven Health posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Westerly. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Westerly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkinton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Charlestown

• South County residents clean up as around half a foot of snow blankets area overnight (turnto10.com)
• The Gavle Goat is dead. Long live the Charlestown New Year's Eve bonfire! (progressive-charlestown.com)

Westerly

• Quinn's Meltdown Café is 'meant to be kind of special' (thewesterlysun.com)
• Samuelsson's three-point game leads Sabres to 8th straight win, 4-1 over Bruins (thewesterlysun.com)
• Reale's Grocery marks 110 years in Westerly (turnto10.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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