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• How will OA’s senior captains handle another showdown with Mansfield?

Also on today's calendar: Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 47, low: 26.
• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 45 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• OA boys hoops senior captains ready to make another Final Four run (enterprisenews.com) — Oliver Ames boys basketball is gearing up for another deep postseason push, and their schedule again runs through local powerhouse Mansfield, last year’s No. 2 seed in Division 2. Senior captains Justin Grimaldi and Jacob Lok are embracing last year’s heartbreak as motivation, leading a veteran-heavy Tigers squad that’s already testing itself against top Division 1 programs.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton
  Covenant Congregational Church, 204 Center St, Easton
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Spice Club - Cinnamon
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:00 am
• Conservation Commission
  Mansfield, MA Calendar Mansfield, MA 02048
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• 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
• Animal Welfare Committee-CANCELLED
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 265 Fruit Street , Mansfield
  6:00 pm
• Hybrid Fiction Book Club - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting, by Clare Pooley
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  6:30 pm
• MHS Winter Concert
  Mansfield Public Schools , 250 East St , Mansfield
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Bouncing Babies with Ms. Emmy (Ages 0-18 Months)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:15 am

Saturday December 27

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Silly with Storytime, Ages 3-5
  Youth Services Circulation Desk Boyden Library , 10 Bird Street , Foxborough
  10:30 am
• Storytime for Little Ones (Ages 0-3)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am
• Boyden Library Book Club
  Community Meeting Room Boyden Library , 10 Bird Street , Foxborough
  11:00 am
• Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization
  Mansfield, MA Calendar
  1:00 pm

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