🌱 Patch AM: How a one-point thriller versus Mansfield helped earn weekly honors

What's up Mansfield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a one-point thriller versus Mansfield helped earn weekly honors

Also on today's calendar: Greg Abate Jazz Quartet and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Colder with thickening clouds, with a high of 25 and low of 20 degrees.
• Saturday: Cold; morning snow, 1-2", temps: high: 27, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Not as cold with some sun, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Eastern Mass. boys' basketball: Players of the Week, Dec. 16-23 (bostonglobe.com) — Mansfield hoops fans will note Oliver Ames senior Justin Grimaldi poured in 22 points in a nail-biting 59-58 win over Mansfield, part of a big week that earned him Eastern Mass. Player of the Week honors. The roundup also spotlights standout performances from St. Mary’s, Burlington, and Lowell players across key nonleague and league matchups.
   

📸 Around Mansfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Mansfield Hornets vs Xaverian Brothers Hawks
  Arnold’s Gymnastics Academy, 249 Oakland St, Mansfield
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Greg Abate Jazz Quartet
  Mass Arts Center , 888 S Main St , Mansfield
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Mansfield Hornets vs Fontbonne Ducks
  Mansfield High School , 250 East St , Mansfield
  1:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Art Lab (Grades K-8)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  5:00 pm
• 250th Celebration Committee
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 6 Park Row , Mansfield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Storytime for Little Ones (Ages 0-3)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 31

• LIBRARY CLOSING at 3:00pm today
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  3:00 pm
• 2025 New Year's Eve Comedy, featuring Amy Tee
  Mass Arts Center , 888 S Main St , Mansfield
  5:00 pm

📣 Mansfield Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Tippy Toe Time Ages: 2-5
  Community Meeting Room Boyden Library , 2 Baker Street , Foxborough
  10:30 am
• LEGOS Ages: 4 - 12
  Story & Craft Room Boyden Library , 2 Baker Street , Foxborough
  11:00 am
• LEGOS Ages: 4 - 12
  Boyden Library , 2 Baker St , Foxborough
  11:00 am
• Sara Achorn: Solo Acoustic | Home Plate Bay Street Grille
  Home Plate Bay Street Grill Taunton, MA , 1094 Bay St , Taunton
  7:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Mansfield PatchAM possible:

• The Painted Fox Art Gallery — (774) 250-5575
  Small Works Sale-Traditional & Contemporary Art
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Dogtopia of North Attleboro — (475) 338-3501
  Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 3-alarm fire in Needham, Massachusetts.
  6:00AM on Dec 24: Reports of 3-alarm fire in Needham, Massachusetts. 5:38AM on Dec 24: Needham, Massachusetts, reports a working fire with people… (Nextdoor )

• Sturdy Memorial Hospital posted a job opening for Registration Coordinator - Per Diem (Evenings, Nights) in Attleboro. Apply here.
• Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Attleboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norton

• Astoria Student Helps Wheaton College (qgazette.com)
• Mike Mellencamp Builds a Career on Loyalty and Data in Transportation Logistics (insightssuccess.com)

Easton

• Oliver Ames boys cross country team wins Division 1C state championship (patriotledger.com)
• Ex-Stoughton cop decertified for alleged Sandra Birchmore exploitation (patriotledger.com)

Ok Mansfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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