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🌱 Patch AM: Teen Charged With Attempted Murder For Monday Night Shooting: Canton Cops
And on the Canton Patch calendar - Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton
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In today's newsletter:
- Canton teen charged after woman seriously wounded in Lamplighter Village shooting
- Want to try the festive cocktail dreamed up by Canton talent?
Also on today's calendar: Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 24 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 46, low: 40.
- Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 58 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Teen Charged With Attempted Murder For Monday Night Shooting: Canton Cops (patch.com) — Canton residents are learning more about a serious shooting at the Lamplighter Village apartments, where a woman in her 20s was critically injured and remains hospitalized in Boston. Police say a 16-year-old Canton resident was arrested at his home early Tuesday and charged with attempted murder, and officials thanked neighbors for cooperating with a shelter-in-place order during the swift investigation. 
• Bottoms Up: The Jalisco Reviver (wror.com) — If you’re looking for a festive new drink at home in Canton, local resident and radio host Lauren Beckham Falcone shares a tequila-based “Jalisco Reviver” cocktail recipe. The drink, inspired by poinsettias and created by a former Northern Spy bartender from Canton, mixes tequila, Aperol, Lillet, lime, and grenadine for a bright, easy-sipping option.
📸 Around Canton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton
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★ Featured events ★
- Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton
Covenant Congregational Church, 204 Center St, Easton
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
Canton, MA Calendar , 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor , Canton
6:00 pm - Water and Sewer Rate Policy Committee Meeting
Canton, MA Calendar Canton, MA 02021
8:00 am - Björn Wennås: ISHNA Xmas show
Irish Cultural Center , 200 New Boston Dr , Canton
4:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Children's Museum of Boston Math Everywhere CFCE Playgroup
Morrill Memorial Library Poirier Village Center , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
9:30 am - Turn the Page Book Group-The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Morrill Memorial Library Simoni Room , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
10:00 am - Community Connections @ the Library
Morrill Memorial Library Simoni Room , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
12:00 pm - Zoom with a Law Librarian
Morrill Memorial Library Virtual , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
1:00 pm - Drug HIDE - Vehicle Contraband Hide Identification Training - Randolph MA
40 Chiefs Way , Randolph
2:00 pm - Fair Foods – $2 Fruit & Veggie Bag Pickup (Stoughton)
Old Colony YMCA - Stoughton , 445 Central St , Stoughton
3:00 pm - Teen Open Studio
Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
3:00 pm - Student Success Center
Turner Free Library , 2 N Main St , Randolph
5:30 pm - School Committee- Negotiation Subcommittee
Randolph, MA Calendar , 6 Adams Street Conference Room , Randolph
5:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Social Security Announces Cost of Living Adjustment —Delia De Mello Read on Patch
- Family Portraits by John F.
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- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Canton. Apply here.
- Buffalo Lodging Associates posted a job opening for Hotel Night Auditor in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: No. 1 ramping up for first tip (bostonglobe.com)
- Three vie for Monomoy superintendent job. Who are they? (capecodtimes.com)
- Why Debt Collectors Have Declared Open Season On Consumers (forbes.com)
Stoughton
- ‘Happy that I help': Local pre-school students participate in a philanthropy curriculum, and love it (boston25news.com)
- Stoughton/Brockton, Foxboro hockey open season with 15-goal battle (enterprisenews.com)
Dedham
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-- The Patch AM Team
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