🌱 Patch AM: What we know about the new criminal case filed in Dedham

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In today's newsletter:

• What we know about the new criminal case filed in Dedham
• How Dedham’s courthouse figured into one of 2025’s biggest trials

Also on today's calendar: New Years Day Sports Card & Memorabilia Show and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy; a flurry this morning, with a high of 32 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly sunny, brisk and cold, temps: high: 26, low: 18.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald among NFL Hall of Fame finalists (altoonamirror.com) — A court hearing in Dedham revealed that Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs faces felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges tied to a dispute with his former private chef; he denies the allegations and is due back in court January 23. The broader piece also notes new Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists and a roster move by the Dallas Cowboys.
   

• Immigration crackdown, an assisted living facility fire, university tragedy: Some of the top local stories of 2025 (bostonglobe.com) — Dedham briefly took center stage in 2025 as crowds followed the high‑profile retrial of Karen Read at Norfolk Superior Court, which ended in an acquittal. That case was one of several major stories across Massachusetts this year, alongside campus violence, climate‑driven flooding concerns, and changes tied to federal policy. The roundup highlights how regional events rippled through local communities.
   

📸 Around Dedham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dedham

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Other local events

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day Sports Card & Memorabilia Show
  Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG , 55 Ariadne Rd , Dedham
  8:30 am
• New Years Day Pokemon & TCG Show
  Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG , 55 Ariadne Rd , Dedham
  4:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Learn to Play Pokemon
  Main Library - Teen Space
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Monday Morning Music
  Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
  10:30 am
• Sprouts Storybook Theater
  Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
  3:00 pm
• Horsin' Around Improv
  Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
  4:45 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Ukulele for Beginners
  Main Library - Children's Room
  5:00 pm
• Endicott Book Group
  Endicott Branch - Children's Area
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• 2026 Discover Boating New England Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive
  415 Summer St , Boston
  12:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Music with Friends
  Main Library - Children's Room
  10:30 am

Monday January 12

• Monday Morning Music
  Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• THE LOVE DOGS
  Fallout Shelter , 61 Endicott St , Norwood
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Colors Storytime with Celebree
  Children's Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Classes Resume
  Milton Public Schools , 25 Gile Rd , Milton
  7:00 am
• Preschool Palooza
  Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Starbucks posted a job opening for shift manager - Store# 28850, DEDHAM ROUTE 1 SOUTH in Dedham. Apply here.
• The Capital Grille & Burger posted a job opening for Server Assistant in Dedham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dedham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westwood

• Globe Top 20 girls' hockey poll: Skating into Cup final, there's a new No. 1 (bostonglobe.com)

Needham

• 2025 began in tension, ended in tragedy (needhamobserver.com)
• Girls' basketball notebook: A post presence. A leader. A'laya Colbert has found a home at North Quincy (bostonglobe.com)

Norwood

Ok Dedham! 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 just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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