🌱 Will Dartmouth welcome cannabis lounges under new state social-use rules?

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• Will Dartmouth welcome cannabis lounges under new state social-use rules?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Soap-Making Workshop at Running Brook Vineyard – Dartmouth, MA and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 39 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 36, low: 25.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Set to Approve Social Consumption Rules (wror.com) — Dartmouth’s town administrator has not yet taken a public stance as Massachusetts prepares to finalize rules allowing cannabis use in social settings like lounges, cafes, and special events. Local South Coast communities, including nearby Fairhaven and New Bedford, are weighing safety, transportation, and business impacts as the Cannabis Control Commission moves toward possible approval of social consumption regulations this month.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dartmouth

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Friday December 12

• DRRHS Girls Varsity Basketball @ Bishop Stang
  Bishop Stang High School, 500 Slocum Rd, North Dartmouth
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Soap-Making Workshop at Running Brook Vineyard – Dartmouth, MA
  Running Brook Vineyard & Winery , 335 Old Fall River Rd , Dartmouth
  3:00 pm
• 🧼 Christmas Soap-Making Workshop at Running Brook Vineyard – Dartmouth, MA
  Running Brook Vineyard & Winery , 335 Old Fall River Rd , Dartmouth
  3:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Board of Assessor's Meeting
  Dartmouth, MA Calendar Dartmouth, MA 02747
  11:00 am
• Dartmouth Fire District 2 Prudential Committee Meeting
  Dartmouth, MA Calendar , 400 Slocum Road Assessors Office Room 213 , Dartmouth
  11:30 am
• Dartmouth Fire District No. 3 Prudential Committee
  Dartmouth, MA Calendar , 400 Slocum Road Room 213 , Dartmouth
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Helfand Farm Work Party
  DNRT Main Office (Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust) , 318 Chase Rd , Dartmouth
  9:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Open Farm Day Holiday Bazaar!
  Round the Bend Farm , 92 Allens Nck Rd , South Dartmouth
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• 3D Movies: Big Blue Pictures
  Cook Memorial Theater
  10:30 am
• AHA! Night | NB Festive featuring the SouthCoast Children's Chorus
  Jacobs Family Gallery
  4:00 pm

Friday December 12

• 5th Annual Yuletide Garland & Wreath Workshop with Mother Crewe
  3GenLove Westport , 645a State Rd , Westport
  6:00 pm
• Live Music – Wild Nights
  SoCo Tavern , 136 Huttleston Ave , Fairhaven
  9:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

New Bedford

• New Bedford Mayor Mitchell Proposes Naming School Health Center After Bruce Oliveira (wbsm.com)
• Baja's Fresh Grill Opening This Weekend in New Bedford (wbsm.com)
• EPA fines New Bedford waste facilities for polluting waterways (newbedfordlight.org)

Westport

• Westport teacher's assistant resigns after allegedly using excessive force on student (turnto10.com)

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