🌱 Patch AM: How Mansfield families can get free GPS trackers for vulnerable loved ones

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In today's newsletter:

• How Mansfield families can get free GPS trackers for vulnerable loved ones

Also on today's calendar: Big M. Luther King Day Card Show and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 47 and low of 37 degrees.
• Saturday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 46, low: 38.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mansfield receives $10K grant to expand GPS tracking for vulnerable (enterprisenews.com) — Mansfield families caring for loved ones who may wander can now apply for free GPS tracking devices through an expanded Home Safe Mansfield program, funded by two new $5,000 grants to the Police Department. The initiative, run with local fire, schools, and the Council on Aging, pairs wearable locators with a confidential Special Response Plan form to help first responders quickly and safely find vulnerable residents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Timmy Brown
  GOAT City Pub - Norton, 184 W Main St, Norton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• Book Chat (Ages 8-12)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Storytime for Little Ones (Ages 0-3)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am
• Keep Mansfield Beautiful
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 6 Park Row , Mansfield
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Planning Board - AMENDED 2
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 6 Park Row , Mansfield
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Baby Playgroup (Ages 0-20 months)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am
• Drop-In LEGO Free Build (Ages 5+)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  4:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Bouncing Babies with Ms. Emmy (Ages 6-24 Months)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:15 am

Monday January 19

• Big M. Luther King Day Card Show
  enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro , 31 Hampshire Street , Mansfield
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• NICE Course: This Royal Thone of Kings: English Monarchs from the Norman Conquest to the 21st Century
  Norton Public Library , 68 E Main St , Norton
  1:00 pm
• Dover-Sherborn Boys JV Basketball @ Norton
  Norton High School , 66 W Main St , Norton
  5:00 pm
• Nashoba Regional Wolves vs Shepherd Hill Regional Rams
  Foxborough High School , 120 South St , Foxborough
  5:30 pm
• 2026 Triumph Unleashed: Foxboro Triumph
  MOMS Foxboro , 1000 Washington St , Foxborough
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Massachusetts Staffing posted a job opening for General Production Worker in Mansfield. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(03707) - 235 Chauncy Street in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norton

• Raiders face busy week (hometownweekly.net)

Easton

• Woman killed following head-on collision in Easton, police say (boston25news.com)
• Cardi B Grocery Run For Onions Becomes Viral Moment For Shopper (allhiphop.com)

Attleboro

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-- The Patch AM Team

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