🌱 Patch AM: How Attleboro firefighters kept a Lyle Street kitchen fire contained

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In today's newsletter:

• How Attleboro firefighters kept a Lyle Street kitchen fire contained
• See how Attleboro’s girls opened their season at Durfee

Also on today's calendar: New England's Biggest 2 Day Free Admission Card Show and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.
• Sunday: Cold with snow and flurries, temps: high: 30, low: 13. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 28 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kitchen damaged by accidental cooking fire in Attleboro (wpri.com) — Attleboro firefighters quickly contained an accidental kitchen fire Friday morning in a three-family home on Lyle Street, limiting damage to one apartment’s stove area, cabinets, and walls. Residents safely reentered after crews checked for hidden hot spots and ventilated the building, offering a reminder to locals about how fast cooking-related fires can start and spread.
   

• The Durfee girls basketball team drops opener against Attleboro (heraldnews.com) — Attleboro High’s girls basketball team opened its season on the road at B.M.C. Durfee High School, with several Blue Bombardiers featured battling on the boards and on defense. Photo highlights showcase players like Maya Morin and Tia Williamson in Friday night’s matchup, giving Attleboro fans a look at early-season form even without a full box score.
   

📸 Around Attleboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Attleboro

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• New England's Biggest 2 Day Free Admission Card Show
  Emerald Square Mall,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Leaf Clean-up
  Larson Woodland , corner of Watson Ave. and Riverbank Road , Attleboro
  9:00 am
• Rayhab Heals Sunday's
  V. V. Alchemy Wellness , 200 N Main St , Attleboro
  10:00 am

Monday December 15

• Attleboro High School: School Council Meeting
  Attleboro, MA Calendar , Attleboro High School: College and Career Center One Blue Pride Way , Attleboro
  5:00 pm
• Attleboro School Committee: Policy & Personnel Subcommittee Meeting
  Attleboro, MA Calendar , Attleboro High School, Superintendent's Conference One Blue Pride Way , Attleboro
  6:00 pm
• Attleboro School Committee Meeting
  Attleboro, MA Calendar , Attleboro High School, Superintendent's Conference One Blue Pride Way , Attleboro
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• CITY HALL CLOSED
  Attleboro, MA Calendar Attleboro, MA 02703

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Board of Assessors Public Meeting
  North Attleborough, MA Calendar , 43 South Washington St , North Attleborough
  4:00 pm
• Town Forest Committee Public Meeting
  North Attleborough, MA Calendar , 93 South Washington St. , North Attleborough
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Council on Aging Public Meeting
  North Attleborough, MA Calendar , 451 Elm Street , North Attleborough
  11:00 am
• Board of Library Trustees Public Meeting
  North Attleborough, MA Calendar , 118 North Washington St. , North Attleborough
  6:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals Public Meeting
  North Attleborough, MA Calendar , 49 Whiting Street , North Attleborough
  6:00 pm
• 🧸 TOY DRIVE 🎅 Holly Jolly 🌮 Taco Tuesday DINNER w/Ugly Sweaters 🎄
  Plaza Mexico , 821 Fall River Ave , Seekonk
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Firefighters responded to a fire at a law office on Hartford Ave in Johnston.
  5:19AM on Dec 12: A fire breaks out at a law office on Hartford Avenue in Johnston. (Nextdoor )

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Attleboro. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Attleboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Attleboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norton

• Charges: Couple tricked autistic man into sending $20K for fake brain surgery, coma treatment (ksl.com)
• Former Middletown basketball star MacCalla thriving at Virginia prep school (midhudsonnews.com)

Mansfield

• Here Are the Upgrades Mansfield's Xfinity Center Really Needs (wbsm.com)
• Mass Arts Center holiday comedy brings community cheer through Dec. 21 (enterprisenews.com)

Foxborough

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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