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Greetings Maple Grove! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Maple Grove's 'miracle baby' finally went home after 334 days
  • What a $500 million Maple Grove Hospital expansion could mean for care

Also on today's calendar: 50 Years a Pirate! Park Center 1976 Reunion and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 61, low: 56.
  • Saturday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maple Grove Hospital's 'Miracle' Baby Headed Home After 11-Month NICU Stay (ccxmedia.org) — A Brooklyn Park baby is finally heading home after spending an unprecedented 334 days in the NICU at Maple Grove Hospital, the longest stay there on record. His parents and care team describe his fight through serious infections, the emotional bond they formed, and the joyful sendoff that marked his transition from hospital life to growing up at home.
   

• Minnesota Attorney General visits Sanford Bemidji amid merger with North Memorial Health (bemidjipioneer.com) — A major hospital merger between Sanford Health and North Memorial Health includes a planned $500 million expansion of Maple Grove Hospital, aimed at boosting emergency, inpatient, surgical and specialty care in this fast-growing area. Minnesota's attorney general visited Sanford Bemidji to review rural impacts, while commitments also include mental health expansion and preserving trauma services in Robbinsdale.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Champlin weighs future of Flock cameras in the city after they were temporarily removed last month (kare11.com)

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  • Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Ranked Best In North America For Third-Straight Year (patch.com)
  • ICE Agent Christian Castro Booked Into Hennepin County Jail On Assault Warrant (patch.com)
  • NWS: Friday's Storm Could Be Most 'Extreme' Rain Event In 20 Years For Twin Cities (patch.com)

Ok Maple Grove! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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