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🌱 Patch AM: 1 Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Stoughton: Reports
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Hi there, Stoughton! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- State police probe deadly officer-involved shooting on Stoughton side street
- What investigators are saying about the fatal Monk Street shooting
Also on today's calendar: "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
- Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
- Tuesday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 1 Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Stoughton: Reports (patch.com) — Residents in Stoughton are learning that one person was fatally shot by police early Saturday on Monk Street, off Route 138, in an incident now under investigation. The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office confirmed the police shooting but has not released the identities of those involved, while the State Police Detective Unit works to determine what led officers to open fire. 
• Police Blotter: Violent rumpus goes down at Boston City Hall (bostonherald.com) — State Police and the Norfolk District Attorney's office are investigating a fatal police shooting early Saturday on Monk Street in Stoughton, where one person died and identification is still pending. The broader police blotter also details separate incidents in Boston and Beverly, but the most serious for local readers is the ongoing Stoughton shooting investigation.
📸 Around Stoughton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoughton
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- "Fall Into The Holidays" Holiday Chorus Experience →
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 701 Foundry St, Easton
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- SCHOOL COMMITTEE POLICY SUB-COMMITTEE(PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar, 31 Pierce Street School Committee Conference room, Stoughton
5:30 pm - Stoughton School Committee Regular Meeting 10.13.2026 (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar, 31 Pierce Street, Stoughton
6:00 pm - Stoughton Library Board of Trustees Meeting 10.13.2026 (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar
7:00 pm - Select Board Meeting (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar, 10 Pearl Street , 3rd Floor, Stoughton
7:30 pm - Stoughton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 10.14.2026 (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar, 10 Pearl Street, 3rd Floor, Stoughton
6:30 pm - Stoughton Committee of Finance and Taxation 10.14.2026 (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar, 10 Pearl Street , 3rd Floor, Stoughton
7:00 pm - Stoughton Committee of Finance and Taxation 10.15.2026 (PDF) →
Stoughton, MA Calendar, 10 Pearl Street , 3rd Floor, Stoughton
7:00 pm - Bell Bottom @ J&G Hillside Grill, Stoughton →
J&G Hillside Grill, 1137 Park Street, Stoughton
8:00 pm - Bell Bottom at J&G Hillside Grill →
J&G Hillside Grill, 1137 Park Street, Stoughton
8:00 pm - Little Miss and The Boom Presents: The Crimson Hour →
Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, 3 Barrows St, Easton
7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Friday October 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Compost Site Open →
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9:00 am - SHUMI Presents: The United Voice Experience →
340 Warren Avenue, Brockton
12:00 pm - Columbus Day - No School →
Brockton SD Brockton, MA 02301
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Bill Burr, the comedian who shouts for a living, plays the voice of reason (martincid.com)
- Ex-cop goes on trial for pregnant woman's killing: 'Sandra's 1st sexual experience involved a crime' (abc7.com)
- Premature Twins Separated at Boston Hospitals as Parents Plead to Reunite Them Before Nurses' Strike (pulptastic.com)
Ok Stoughton! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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