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🌱 Patch AM: How will Malden’s new $30K in recreation grants be spent?
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- How will Malden’s new $30K in recreation grants be spent?
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- Friday: Increasing clouds; very cold, with a high of 24 and low of 20 degrees.
- Saturday: Snow early in the morning, temps: high: 24, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Malden Receives Multiple State Grants To Fund Recreational Programs (patch.com) — Malden has just secured nearly $30,000 in state grants to expand local outdoor recreation, including programs tailored for residents with mobility challenges and low-cost youth activities. One grant backs the Outdoor Recreation as Medicine initiative run by local business First Seed Sown, while another supports the Great Malden Outdoors programs like rock climbing and birding, all accessible by public transit and with financial flexibility.
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- 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
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Tuesday January 6
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Other local events
- 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 - GCOG Youth game night
257 Pearl St , Malden
9:00 pm - Malden Community Gathering
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am - Chinese Knots Workshop
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am - Tai Chi Class
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am - Little Dragon After School Program
Beebe School , 401 Pleasant St , Malden
9:00 am - Malden Community Gathering
75 Pleasant St , Malden
10:00 am - Little Dragon After School
Beebe School , 401 Pleasant St , Malden
2:30 pm
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Friday January 2
Monday January 5
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🗞 Nearby News
Everett
- Mayor DeMaria thanks contributors, city staff and Everett Police for community-wide holiday assistance efforts (everettindependent.com)
- Everett Community Health and Wellness Center reopens after major renovations (everettindependent.com)
- Jenn Perella: Female Bantamweight Prospect (boxing247.com)
Melrose
- Eastern Mass. boys' basketball: Players of the Week, Dec. 16-23 (bostonglobe.com)
Somerville
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