🌱 Patch AM: How a Lynnfield teacher turned cancer survival into 27 marathons

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Lynnfield teacher turned cancer survival into 27 marathons

Also on today's calendar: The Nutcracker presented by Dance Prism Ballet and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Brisk and quite cold, with a high of 25 and low of 20 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 32, low: 26.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lynnfield's Milford reaches new heights during 27th marathon (itemlive.com) — Lynnfield resident Ally Milford, a cancer survivor and special education teacher, is back living on Main Street and preparing for her seventh Boston Marathon and 27th marathon overall. After years away in Hawaii, she and her husband repurchased their former Lynnfield home, and she now runs to support a youth-focused Boston Athletic Association charity while celebrating 16 years cancer-free.
   

📸 Around Lynnfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lynnfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• The Nutcracker presented by Dance Prism Ballet
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Conservation Commission
  Lynnfield, MA Calendar Lynnfield, MA 01940
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Coloring Club
  Lynnfield Public Library , 18 Summer St , Lynnfield
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Classic Film Club
  Lynnfield Public Library , 18 Summer St , Lynnfield
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Santa skate
  Essex Sports Center , 15 Manning Ave , Middleton
  1:50 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• 1 and 2 Year Old Story Time
  Beebe Library , 345 Main Street , Wakefield
  9:30 am
• Pre-K Story Time
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Tech Lab Main Library , 82 Main Street , Peabody
  10:00 am
• Friends Book Donation Day
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library , 14 Union Street , South Hamilton
  10:15 am
• Pre-K Hooray! Mathmagicians
  Hamilton-Wenham Public Library , 14 Union Street , South Hamilton
  10:15 am
• Toddler Sensory Bin Play - at the West Branch
  Community Room West Branch , 603 Lowell Street , Peabody
  10:30 am
• Baby Lapsit Story Time
  Beebe Library , 345 Main Street , Wakefield
  10:45 am
• Intermediate Flow Yoga
  Flint Public Library , 1 South Main Street , Middleton
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A vehicle fire against a building at 64 Brentwood St. in Malden, MA, has been reported, with mutual aid on the scene and the fire knocked down.
  8:28PM on Dec 13: Working fire reported at 64 Brentwood Street in Malden, MA. (Nextdoor )

• Yard House Restaurant Company posted a job opening for Dishwasher/Utility in Lynnfield. Apply here.
• Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Lynnfield - Kitchen Team Member in Lynnfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lynnfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Saugus

• Saturday's high school roundup/scores: Westford's Hennessy runs to fifth at national race (bostonherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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