🌱 Patch AM: What the sudden Circle Furniture of Acton shutdown means for locals

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• What the sudden Circle Furniture of Acton shutdown means for locals

Also on today's calendar: Dead Ahead NYE Ball at Sanctuary Maynard and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Some sun; windy and colder, with a high of 24 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 33, low: 18.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 28 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 73-year-old New England furniture company lays off staff two days before Christmas (masslive.com) — Circle Furniture of Acton has abruptly closed after 73 years, laying off all employees just two days before Christmas and shutting its eight Massachusetts and New Hampshire locations. The longtime family-owned company, now under different owners, cited financial struggles and has not yet filed for bankruptcy.
   

📸 Around Acton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acton

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Dead Ahead NYE Ball at Sanctuary Maynard
  Sanctuary, 82 Main St, Maynard
  9:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Antique Show and Sale
  242 Adams Pl, Boxborough
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• 1920's New Years Eve Bash @ Silver Girl | Villageworks
  Silver Girl , 251 Arlington St , Acton
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year Guided Meditation (FREE & online)
  Zoom
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Worship with Us! Second Sunday after Christmas
  Acton Congregational Church , 12 Concord Rd , Acton
  9:30 am

Monday January 5

• Sign Your Child Up To Be In Disney's The Descendants: The Musical !
  Acton Stage Music Center , 930 Main St , Acton
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• If You Build It: Creative Connections at Sanctuary
  Sanctuary , 82 Main St , Maynard
  10:30 am
• Acton Community Chorus I Hear the Stars Still Singing Concert
  Acton Congregational Church , 12 Concord Rd , Acton
  4:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Worship with Us! Baptism of Christ Sunday
  Acton Congregational Church , 12 Concord Rd , Acton
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Chair Yoga
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  9:00 am
• Blood Pressure Screenings
  Littleton, MA Calendar , 33 Shattuck Street , Littleton
  10:00 am
• Diamond Painting
  The Workshop Main Library , 129 Main Street , Concord
  10:00 am
• Ping Pong
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  10:00 am
• Fowler Storytime
  Labyrinth Garden at West Concord Union Church , 1322 Main Street , Concord
  10:00 am

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

• KINISI — (978) 795-4131
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• Denommee Plumbing, HVAC & Electric — (781) 214-8648
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• AlligatorShot boutique tennis academy — (617) 447-0532
  High-performance tennis training in Acton

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions posted a job opening for Early Child Care Center Infant Teacher in Bedford. Apply here.
• DigiStream Investigations posted a job opening for Surveillance Investigator in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Concord

• House points light at dark money in local politics (recorder.com)
• What Loss Asks of the Living (psychologytoday.com)
• Get Ready to Honor America's Birthday by Fighting for Freedom, Again (atlantadailyworld.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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