🌱 Why Seaside firefighters joined a tense shark-related search nearby

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Seaside firefighters joined a tense shark-related search nearby

Also on today's calendar: Christmas at Jacks.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: A morning shower, then rain, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
• Thursday: Windy with occasional rain, with a high of 61 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Search continues for missing woman in Pacific Grove (montereyherald.com) — Emergency crews, including Seaside Fire, are helping search for a 55-year-old swimmer missing off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove after witnesses reported a large splash possibly involving a shark. The search, using boats, drones, and helicopters, resumed Monday, while several Monterey-area beaches remain closed or under advisory through Tuesday as a precaution.
   

📸 Around Seaside

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seaside

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• FISHERMAN'S FEAST — %P Fresh Oysters
  Oystertown, 281 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Christmas at Jacks
  Jacks Monterey , Two Portola Plaza , Monterey
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Seaside Parks Garden Workday Series
  Oldemeyer Center , 986 Hilby Ave , Seaside
  10:00 am

📣 Seaside Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Ice Skating by the Bay
  Monterey State Historic Park , 20 Custom House Plaza , Monterey
  11:00 am
• Farmers Market Monterey
  Days Inn by Wyndham Monterey Downtown , 850 Abrego St , Monterey
  4:00 pm
• Marina - Family Karaoke!
  Marina Branch - Monterey County Free Libraries , 190 Seaside Cir , Marina
  5:00 pm
• Evening Zazen w/ TBA - Hybrid — Monterey Bay Zen Center
  Carl Cherry Center for the Arts , 4th and Guadalupe , 4th Ave , Carmel-By-The-Sea
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Sound Journey — A Day with JordyMay
  Om Studios , 631 Cass St , Monterey
  11:00 am

Thursday December 25

• C4SM Hilltop Park Maintenance
  Hilltop Dog Park , M56X+V63 , Marina
  5:30 pm
• Trivia Thursdays
  Links Club , Ocean Avenue & , Mission St Suite 101 , Carmel-By-The-Sea
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Ordinary Recovery - Hybrid — Monterey Bay Zen Center
  Carl Cherry Center for the Arts , 4th and Guadalupe , 4th Ave , Carmel-By-The-Sea
  9:00 am
• Game Developer Lunch & Network
  Black Bear Diner Monterey , 2450 N Fremont St , Monterey
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy Solstice!
  With the storm system coming through it’ll probably be a while before we see the sun again. So here’s a nice depiction of it on a detail of a mural… (Nextdoor Del Monte Heights)
• Hi everyone .
  I am embarrassed to write this I have come to the realization that my grammar And punctuation marks are BAD.okie not to bad but not good either. So… (Nextdoor Ord Grove)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Seaside. Apply here.
• PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Seaside. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seaside here.

🗞 Nearby News

Monterey

• Naval Postgraduate School offering new accelerated master's degree program in AI (defensescoop.com)
• Swim group identifies missing woman amid reported shark sighting off Lovers Point (ksbw.com)
• Dec. 22, 2025 (salinasvalleytribune.com)

Marina

• Teen charged with attempted murder after Marina apartment shooting, police say (ksbw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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