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🌱 Patch AM: Where Mansfield girls’ hoops ranks among Massachusetts’ best this week
Happening soon: Baby Playgroup (Ages 0-20 months) on the Mansfield Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Where Mansfield girls’ hoops ranks among Massachusetts’ best this week
- How a Patriots star’s legal trouble reaches right into Mansfield
Also on today's calendar: Big M. Luther King Day Card Show and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Mansfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 47, low: 27.
- Friday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 48 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: Unbeaten Natick continues its rise (bostonglobe.com) — Mansfield High’s girls’ basketball team is firmly in the statewide spotlight, holding the No. 18 spot in the Boston Globe’s Top 20 after proving it could compete with powerhouse St. Mary’s. The poll shows Natick and Medfield leading the pack, but Mansfield’s strong 5-2 record keeps the Hornets in the mix among Massachusetts’ top programs. 
• Stefon Diggs Breaks Silence On Assault & Strangulation Allegations, Social Media Chimes In (rickeysmileymorningshow.com) — A New England Patriots defensive lineman is accused of assaulting a family member at his Mansfield home in an August incident that recently surfaced, while a teammate faces separate charges involving a private chef. Both players, who deny wrongdoing through their attorney, remain active on the roster as the team heads into the playoffs, with court dates set later in January and early February.
📸 Around Mansfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield
★ Featured events ★
- Baby Playgroup (Ages 0-20 months)
Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope St, Mansfield
10:30 am
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Drop-In LEGO Free Build (Ages 5+)
Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
4:00 pm - 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 - Mansfield Hornets vs North Attleboro Rocketeers
Arnold’s Gymnastics Academy , 249 Oakland St , Mansfield
6:30 pm - North Attleborough Boys Varsity Basketball @ Mansfield
Mansfield High School , 250 East St , Mansfield
6:30 pm - Timmy Brown
GOAT City Pub - Norton , 184 W Main St , Norton
7:00 pm - Book Chat (Ages 8-12)
Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
6:30 pm - Big M. Luther King Day Card Show
enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro , 31 Hampshire Street , Mansfield
8:30 am
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
Monday January 12
Monday January 19
📣 Mansfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS COMMITTEE
FOXBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTER , 76 MAIN ST. , FOXBOROUGH
4:00 pm - BOARD OF CULTURAL COUNCIL
CONFERENCE ROOM, GRACE CHAPEL , 115 MECHANIC ST. , FOXBOROUGH
7:00 pm - Crafty Teens: Beaded Succulent, Grades 7-12
Boyden Library , 2 Baker St , Foxborough
4:00 pm - PLANNING BOARD
ANDREW GALA MEETING ROOM, TOWN HALL , 40 SOUTH ST. , FOXBOROUGH
7:00 pm
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A fire in a two-story wood residential building at 51 Belmont St, Easton, MA, prompted mutual aid response from surrounding towns.
7:31PM on Jan 5: A first alarm fire is reported at a two-story wood residential building at 51 Belmont St, South Easton, MA, with mutual aid engines… (Nextdoor )
- Home Depot posted a job opening for Kitchen Designer in Mansfield. Apply here.
- Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Mansfield Crossing - Core Team Member in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Norton
- Coating of ice expected Tuesday evening across northern RI (nrinow.news)
Easton
- Easton Replaces Infamous ‘Satanic Imps' Sign at Mill Pond (wbsm.com)
- Cardi B Shops at Star Market in Massachusetts (live959.com)
Attleboro
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