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🌱 Patch AM: How a $1 million gift is feeding more Brockton families this winter
And check out Inaugural Ceremony on the Brockton Patch calendar
Good day Brockton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $1 million gift is feeding more Brockton families this winter
Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Brocktonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Windy and much colder, with a high of 27 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 34, low: 25.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, with a high of 28 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Thanks to $1 million Eastern Bank Foundation donation, Catholic Charities helps unpack 13,650 pounds of produce (massnonprofit.org) — Brockton residents facing food insecurity are getting a major boost from a new $1 million Eastern Bank Foundation donation that launched the Brockton Hunger Relief Fund. City leaders, Catholic Charities, and the Greater Boston Food Bank just unpacked 13,650 pounds of produce, kicking off expanded winter food distributions through more than 15 local nonprofits serving Brockton families. 
Find out what's happening in Brocktonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Around Brockton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brockton
- Inaugural Ceremony
Brockton City Hall , 45 School St. , Brockton
10:00 am
Monday January 5
📣 Brockton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Device Advice (RICC)
Turner Free Library , 128 Pleasant St , Randolph
10:00 am - Pop-Up Playtime
Children's Room Ames Free Library , 53 Main Street , Easton
10:00 am - Coloring (PDF)
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10:00 am - Preschool Story Time
Children's Area Avon Public Library , 280 West Main Street , Avon
10:30 am - Toddler Time with Self Help CFCE
Turner Free Library , 2 N Main St , Randolph
10:30 am - Penguin Pete with Self Help Inc
New Sharon Public Library , 1 School Street , Sharon
10:30 am - Ringing in the New Year with Self Help Inc. đ
Meeting Room Rockland Memorial Library , 20 Belmont Street , Rockland
10:30 am - Council on Aging - New Year's Eve Celebration
East Bridgewater Senior Center , 355 Plymouth Street , East Bridgewater
12:00 pm - Chair Yoga with Ksenya
Large Meeting Room John Curtis Free Library , 534 Hanover Street , Hanover
1:00 pm - Pokemon Bingo
2nd floor Conference Room Queset House , 51 Main Street , Easton
2:00 pm - Teen Open Studio
Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
3:00 pm
Tuesday December 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I would like to wish my mom a Happy Birthday.
It has been 13 years since I lost her but I love and miss her everyday. Today at 6am my husbands mother has lost her fight with COPD. I would just… (Nextdoor Arnone -West Side) - Guys the chickens love the snow ❄️
https://youtube.com/shorts/zesylwKoEFQ?si=07qTlKQYXPjIsM3T (Nextdoor Brockton I)
- Massasoit Community College posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty (Chemistry) - Massasoit Community College in Brockton. Apply here.
- LION Group posted a job opening for Sewing Machine Operator & Repair Specialist in Randolph. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brockton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Abington
- Abington High boys hockey defeats Rockland in Cashman Cup championship (enterprisenews.com)
- Ex-Stoughton cop decertified for alleged Sandra Birchmore exploitation (masslawyersweekly.com)
West Bridgewater
- Vote for the Brockton-area High School Female Athlete of the Week (allusanewshub.com)
Ok Brockton! 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 hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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