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• Which Mansfield native just torched Boston College for 28 points?

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

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 45 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 58, low: 27.
• Saturday: Sun, then clouds; much colder, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mid-Major Madness Women's Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 8-14 (midmajormadness.com) — A standout week for mid-major women’s basketball includes Bryant guard Mia Mancini, who hails from Mansfield, Mass., after she dropped 28 points in an upset of Boston College. The article spotlights her and four other national nominees, with stats, context, and a fan vote for Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week.
   

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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

Thursday December 18

• 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
• Preschool Play and Learn with Ms. Emmy (Ages 3-5)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  11:15 am
• Attleboro Girls Varsity Basketball @ Mansfield
  Mansfield High School , 250 East St , Mansfield
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Gingerbread House Building & Decorating (All Ages)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  12:30 pm
• Stand Up for Democracy!
  229 School St , Mansfield
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• English Language Learner (ELL) Conversation Circle (Ages 18+)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 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

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
• MHS Winter Concert
  Mansfield Public Schools , 250 East St , Mansfield
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of police activity in Quincy, Massachusetts.
  3:19PM on Dec 16: Quincy Police respond to incident with multiple cruisers and an ambulance in front of Party City in Quincy Center. (Nextdoor )
• CLEANING SERViCE
  Residential - Commercial - Storest Offices Post Construction - Basic| Deep Cleaning Move in/out - Apartments - Condos one time- daily - weekly - bi… (Nextdoor Mansfield)

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces to Invest $250 Million to Add Enzymatic Ligation Platform to U.S. Manufacturing Facility to Meet Growing Global Demand for RNAi Therapeutics (marketscreener.com)
• Brown cancels men's, women's basketball games on Dec. 21 after shooting (usatoday.com)
• High school roundup/scores: Sarah Michel notches triple-double for Blue Hills (bostonherald.com)

Easton

• Three vie for Monomoy superintendent job. Who are they? (capecodtimes.com)

Attleboro

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