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🌱 Patch AM: How Malden Catholic hoops is thriving after a sudden coaching shakeup
And check out 5 Keys to Buying a Home on the Malden Patch calendar

Hello Malden! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Malden Catholic hoops is thriving after a sudden coaching shakeup
Also on today's calendar: 5 Keys to Buying a Home and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Maldenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Maldenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, temps: high: 47, low: 21.
- Monday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 33 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• In the face of sudden change, Malden Catholic boys basketball staying focused on the same goal (masslive.com) — Malden readers following high school sports will want to know Malden Catholic’s boys basketball team is 3-0 under new head coach Mark Garrity after longtime coach John Walsh abruptly stepped down just before the season. Senior leader Aboubakar Nimaka and his teammates say they’re embracing the change, adjusting to Division I play, and keeping their sights set on another state championship run.
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📸 Around Malden
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malden
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★ Featured events ★
- 5 Keys to Buying a Home
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
6:30 pm - Beginner Latin Dance Course
Champions Dance Sport Club, 165 Chelsea St, Everett
7:00 pm - Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
Virtual,
7:00 pm
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Christmas Sunday Service at First Baptist Church of Malden
First Baptist Church of Malden , 493 Main St , Malden
11:00 am - Malden Community Gathering
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am - Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at First Baptist Church of Malden
First Baptist Church of Malden , 493 Main St , Malden
6:00 pm - Annual Christmas Concert and Dance
Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church , 70 W Emerson St , Melrose
7:00 pm - Tai Chi Class
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am - Malden Community Gathering
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am - Tai Chi Class
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
Monday December 29
Friday January 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Somerville Winter Farmers Market
Arts at the Armory , 191 Highland Ave #1c , Somerville
9:30 am - Family Story Time
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library , 111 High St , Medford
10:00 am - Yarnies @ The Jenks
Jenks Center , 109 Skillings Rd , Winchester
10:00 am - Somerville Peking Opera Recital
Auditorium , 79 Highland Ave , Somerville
1:00 pm - Bulgarian School Performance
Melrose Memorial Hall , 590 Main St , Melrose
2:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Orange Cat Sighting on Blomerth St.
in Malden. Just saw a cat in our yard that is not a regular that I recognize from the neighborhood. I'm hoping that it's just a neighbor's indoor /… (Nextdoor Malden West)
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Malden. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Everett. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malden here.
🗞 Nearby News
Everett
- Everett's first responders and community partners teamed up to take kids shopping at Target (advocatenews.net)
- Bedbugs turned dream cruise vacation into a nightmare, Massachusetts woman says (cbsnews.com)
- State lines up contracts to build big battery farms, led by one in Everett (bostonglobe.com)
Melrose
- Melrose Maintains AA+ Bond Rating (patch.com)
Arlington
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