🌱 Patch AM: How a Concord lawmaker aims to expose dark money in town meetings

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• How a Concord lawmaker aims to expose dark money in town meetings

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Services at United Methodist Church of Westford and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy; an afternoon shower, with a high of 40 and low of 24 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds and breaks of sun, temps: high: 39, low: 11. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 22 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mass. legislation aims to point light at dark money in local politics (capecodtimes.com) — A statewide bill co-sponsored by Concord Rep. Simon Cataldo would force anyone spending at least $1,000 to sway town meeting warrant articles to publicly disclose their donors and expenditures. For Concord residents, that could mean far more transparency around who’s funding campaigns on local zoning, housing, and other warrant questions that shape everyday life.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Concord

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Services at United Methodist Church of Westford
  10 Church St, Westford
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

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

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Coffee & Snacks
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  10:00 am

Friday December 26

• Alphabet Storytime
  Children's Activity Room Main Library , 129 Main Street , Concord
  10:30 am
• Alphabet Storytime, ages 0-5
  Children's Activity Room Main Library , 129 Main Street , Concord
  10:30 am
• Mindfulness & Meditation
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  11:00 am
• Indoor Sock Skating Party
  Goodwin Forum Main Library , 129 Main Street , Concord
  11:30 am
• Indoor Sock Skating Party, all ages
  Goodwin Forum Main Library , 129 Main Street , Concord
  11:30 am
• COA Cinema
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  12:00 pm
• Poker
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  12:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Bonsai Bar Workshop at Common Craft Brewery
  Common Craft Brewery, 75 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA, 01803
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Drop-In Winter Crafts
  Children's Room Lincoln Public Library , 3 Bedford Rd , Lincoln
  9:00 am
• Coffee & Pastries
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  9:30 am
• Library Closes at 12 PM
  Library Lincoln Public Library , 3 Bedford Rd , Lincoln
  12:00 pm
• Mahjong
  Concord, MA Calendar , 1276 Main St , Concord
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• Police log for December 11–19, 2025 (lincolnsquirrel.com)
• Dark Skies making another push to limit nighttime outdoor lighting (lincolnsquirrel.com)
• The Lincoln Experimental Satellite Launched In 1965 And Is Still Sporadically Communicating After Sixty Years (twistedsifter.com)

Acton

• After 70 years of business, Circle Furniture is closing its doors (bostonglobe.com)

Bedford

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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