🌱 How a trash station fire briefly shut San Martin residents indoors

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In today's newsletter:

• How a trash station fire briefly shut San Martin residents indoors

Also on today's calendar: Monthly Book Sale! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 63, low: 51.
• Saturday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Martin Trash Station Blaze Triggers Morning Shelter-In-Place Scare (hoodline.com) — A morning fire at the San Martin Transfer Station triggered a temporary shelter-in-place warning for nearby neighborhoods as Santa Clara County fire crews battled burning recycling and checked air quality. Officials say the blaze was contained by late morning with no major impacts expected, but they’re urging South Valley residents to keep batteries out of household recycling and follow hazardous-waste drop-off rules.
   

📸 Around San Martin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Martin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Museum Open
  Wings of History Air Museum, 12777 Murphy Ave Suite 201, San Martin
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Baby Bounce Storytime
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  10:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Monthly Book Sale!
  Wings of History Air Museum , 12777 Murphy Ave Suite 201 , San Martin
  10:00 am
• Winter Break Kickoff for Teens: Cozy Crafts
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Winter Break Crafts/Manualidades de Invierno
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
• 1-on-1 Tech Help / Ayuda con la TecnologĂ­a
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  1:00 pm
• Create-N-Play [Crear-Y-Jugar]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  5:30 pm
• Pajama Storytime [Hora de Cuentos en Pijama]
  Gilroy Library , 350 West Sixth Street , Gilroy
  6:30 pm

📣 San Martin Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Toddler Storytime
  Morgan Hill Library , 660 West Main Avenue , Morgan Hill
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Morgan Hill Library , 660 West Main Avenue , Morgan Hill
  11:15 am
• Snack Break-Free Snacks for Kids!/¡Meriendas Gratis Para Niños!
  Morgan Hill Library , 660 West Main Avenue , Morgan Hill
  3:00 pm
• Merry Morgan Hill Market
  The Granada Theatre , 17440 Monterey Rd , Morgan Hill
  5:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making San Martin PatchAM possible:

• Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air - San Jose — (408) 351-1994
  Serving San Jose & Bay Area – HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone claiming to own this beautiful black cat?
  He is neutered and chipped, perhaps he's a neighborhood cat. I live on california avenue.Please let me know if this is your cat.Otherwise, I will… (Nextdoor San Martin)
• Residual delays on southbound US-101 south of CA-85 S in San Jose have cleared, and all lanes are open, while a vehicle fire is reported in the San Fernando Valley.
  5:04AM on Dec 17: A vehicle fire on southbound US-101 south of CA-85 S in San Jose has blocked the right and center lanes. (Nextdoor )

• CordeValle posted a job opening for Dishwasher in San Martin. Apply here.
• Walgreens posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Morgan Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Martin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Morgan Hill

• Morgan Hill students collect more than 6,000 cans of food (morganhilltimes.com)
• Guest View: Morgan Hill celebrates Chanukah after tragic terror attack in Sydney (morganhilltimes.com)
• Happy Wanderer: Morgan Hill perfectly positioned for Bay Area getaways (mercurynews.com)

Gilroy

• Operation Family Ties: DA's Human Trafficking Task Force Busts Brothel Network Worth Millions (crimevoice.com)
• Despite turnover, Baler wrestling optimistic as season gets underway (benitolink.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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