🌱 Teen Volunteer Hours and 11 more events

Good day Dudley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Annual Family Holiday Pops at Mechanics Hall
• Teen Volunteer Hours
• Mahjong at the Pearle

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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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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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 43, low: 40.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, with a high of 55 and low of 22 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dudley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Annual Family Holiday Pops
  Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Teen Volunteer Hours
  Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library , 40 Schofield Ave , Dudley
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Annual Family Holiday Pops
  Mechanics Hall , 321 Main St , Worcester
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Mahjong at the Pearle
  Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library , 40 Schofield Ave , Dudley
  10:00 am

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📣 Dudley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Baby Storytime (0-12 months)
  Charlton Public Library , 40 Main St. , Charlton
  10:00 am
• Charlton Public Library Ongoing Weekly Storytime
  Charlton Public Library , 40 Main St , Charlton
  10:00 am
• BUILDING FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
  Douglas, MA Calendar , Douglas Municipal Center 29 Depot St. , Douglas
  10:00 am
• Tyke Tales Storytime
  Jacob Edwards Library
  10:30 am
• Snowman Bookstack
  Charlton Public Library , 40 Main St. , Charlton
  11:00 am
• JEL Book Club: "Killers of a Certain Age" by Deanna Raybourn
  Jacob Edwards Library
  2:00 pm
• Master Plan Committee
  Douglas, MA Calendar , Douglas Municipal Center 29 Depot Street , Douglas
  5:00 pm
• Healing Reiki Candlelight Flow & Restorative Writing - Evening yoga
  Holistic Wellness Collective , 109-4 Masonic Home Rd , Charlton
  5:30 pm
• Prouty Girls Varsity Basketball @ Oxford
  Oxford High School , 100 Carbuncle Dr , Oxford
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost German Shepherd New Boston rd area, black brown
  Very Very friendly please contact 774-573-0285 if you see him (Nextdoor Lower Schofield)
• Happy Monday everyone!
  Located in the lovely small town of Dudley HJE Services we are looking to take on new projects!! We offer -Landscape ( including some hardscape and… (Nextdoor Lower Schofield)

• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Shoppes at Blackstone in Millbury. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Millbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dudley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster

• Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year is 'slop' (wbur.org)
• Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word Of The Year Is 'Slop' (greenevillesun.com)

Charlton

• An Audience With The Clash's Paul Simonon: 'I'm the Clint Eastwood of bass playing!' (uncut.co.uk)
• Chelsea host Palace in Women's FA Cup fourth round (allusanewshub.com)

Sturbridge

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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