🌱 Patch AM: What will Mansfield’s new town manager bring from Swansea?

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In today's newsletter:

• What will Mansfield’s new town manager bring from Swansea?

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

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 46, low: 35.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 49 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Swansea's administrator is moving on to a new community. What to know (heraldnews.com) — Mansfield has hired Swansea Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein as its new town manager, with her appointment by the Board of Selectmen effective Jan. 8. While Swansea officials praise her work and sort out her end date there, Aronstein is preparing contract negotiations with Mansfield and a transition into the town’s slightly different municipal structure.
   

📸 Around Mansfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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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
• Preschool Play and Learn with Ms. Emmy (Ages 3-5)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  11:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Read to a Dog (Grades K-6)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 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

Monday January 12

• BOARD OF RECREATION
  FOXBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTER , 76 MAIN ST. , FOXBOROUGH
  6:00 pm
• Book Chat (Ages 8-12)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  6:30 pm
• CONSERVATION COMMISSION
  ANDREW GALA MTG ROOM , 40 SOUTH ST. , FOXBOROUGH
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocker / Cashier in Mansfield. Apply here.
• Bridgestone Corporation posted a job opening for Retail Salesperson in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Pritchard scores 28 points as the Celtics beat the short-handed Raptors 125-117 (thesunchronicle.com)

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• Woman Found Dead after Easton, MA, Firefighters Called to EMS Run Find House Fire (firehouse.com)
• Chicago State Found a Devastating Way to Lose a Basketball Game Up Two With 0.1 Seconds Left (kdvr.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I think I’m coming down with something!
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