🌱 Patch AM: When can you drop off all those post-holiday boxes?

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In today's newsletter:

• When can you drop off all those post-holiday boxes?
• How a Bedford junior delivered Washington’s NCAA title-winning goal

Also on today's calendar: Latkes & Laughter: Concord Chanukah Celebration and 4 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Bedford? Post it to Bedford photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 44, low: 26.
• Thursday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Holiday Schedule Changes at Bedford Recycling Center (thebedfordcitizen.org) — Bedford’s Recycling Center is adding special weekday hours from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2 to help residents handle post-holiday cardboard, recyclables, and Christmas trees, while closing on Christmas Eve, Dec. 27, and New Year’s Eve. Before loading your car, check the town website for weather-related closures and the full list of accepted materials, and consider signing up for digital reminders or picking up a print calendar.
   

• Washington wins NCAA men's soccer title in overtime (nytimes.com) — A hometown connection powered this year’s NCAA men’s soccer championship, as Bedford, Mass., junior Harrison Bertos scored the sudden-death overtime winner for the University of Washington. His golden goal capped a dramatic 3–2 victory over NC State, giving the Huskies their first national men’s soccer title after a grueling postseason run of road upsets.
   

📸 Around Bedford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Latkes & Laughter: Concord Chanukah Celebration
  HARVEY WHEELER COMMUNITY CENTER, 1276 Main St, Concord
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Magic Flute
  51 Walden St, Concord
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• The Magic Flute
  51 Walden St, Concord
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Lane School Concert
  BHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Class of 2026: Kids Night Out Fundraiser
  Bedford High Bedford, MA 01730
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Let's Design a Game (gr3-5) Thu 1/8 2:45pm-W26 - Bedford, MA 2026
  Lieutenant Job Lane School , 66 Sweetwater Ave , Bedford
  2:45 pm

Friday January 9

• Builders & Racers (grK-2) Fri 1/9 - W26 - Bedford, MA 2026
  Davis School , 410 Davis Rd , Bedford
  3:20 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Chair Yoga
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  9:00 am
• Ping Pong
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  10:00 am
• Foundation Music Fest Singalong with James Lepler (ages 0-6)
  Billerica Public Library , 15 Concord Road , Billerica
  10:00 am
• Fowler Storytime, Ages 5 & under
  Labyrinth Garden at West Concord Union Church , 1322 Main Street , Concord
  10:00 am
• Foundation Music Fest Singalong with Ms. Liz (ages 0-6)
  Billerica Public Library , 15 Concord Road , Billerica
  10:00 am
• Baby Lapsit
  Hollis Room Gleason Public Library , 22 Bedford Road , Carlisle
  10:30 am
• OFFSITE: Stories & More (ages 2 - 5)
  Estabrook Hall at Cary Hall , 1605 Massachusetts Ave. , Lexington
  10:30 am
• Council on Aging and Human Services Meeting
  Carlisle, MA Calendar , St. Irene's Church 181 East Street , Carlisle
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MCC’s New Community Leadership Certificate to Debut in Spring 2026 Semester —Middlesex Community College Read on Patch

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Child Care Teacher in Bedford. Apply here.
• General Dynamics Information Technology posted a job opening for Program Security Representative (PSR) I in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Burlington

• Water Main Break Reported In Burlington (patch.com)

Arlington

• Arlington Installs Signs To Enforce Town-wide Speed Limit (patch.com)

Ok Bedford! 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: I don't know, but April May!
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