🌱 How a Tabor Academy alum’s old teammate transformed her UMass journey

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Tabor Academy alum’s old teammate transformed her UMass journey

Also on today's calendar: Auditions: The 39 Steps and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy this morning, with a high of 40 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Turning cloudy and very cold, temps: high: 25, low: 21.
• Saturday: Morning snow, 1-2", with a high of 32 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jess Ross and Megan Olbrys: From AAU teammates to UMass best friends (masslive.com) — A former Tabor Academy student who once walked the halls in Marion is now thriving at UMass thanks to a reunion with her old AAU teammate. The story follows how Jess Ross and Megan Olbrys’ friendship, forged partly in Marion, has grown into an on‑court and off‑court partnership that boosts their confidence, competitiveness, and leadership for the Minutewomen.
   

📸 Around Marion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Full Plate Project – Y Community Market (Wareham)
  Gleason Family YMCA · Wareham, MA, Marion
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Auditions: The 39 Steps
  Marion Art Center · Marion , MA , Marion
  10:00 am
• Sound + Sauna
  Cape Cod Wellness Works · Mashpee , MA , Marion
  12:00 pm
• Sean McMahon
  The Black Dog Tavern · Vineyard Haven , MA , Marion
  6:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Your Aligned Year
  Tracy & Company - Center For Healing , 368 Front St , Marion
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Board of Health Meeting
  Marion, MA Calendar Marion, MA 02738
  11:00 am

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day
  Marion, MA Calendar

Tuesday January 6

• Board of Registrars Meeting
  Marion, MA Calendar Marion, MA 02738
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Overcome your fears.
  Wareham Free Library , 59 Marion Rd , Wareham
  12:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Select Board Public Hearing - J Sull Wine
  Marion, MA Calendar , Marion Police Department Conference Room 550 Mill Street , Marion
  6:00 pm
• Select Board Meeting - January 6, 2026
  Marion, MA Calendar , Marion Police Department Conference Room 550 Mill Street , Marion
  6:00 pm
• Select Board Public Hearing - Magan Corp
  Marion, MA Calendar , Marion Police Department Conference Room 550 Mill Street , Marion
  6:20 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Black long haired cat got out in area of Joanne Drive / Point Road.
  Please post or reply if spotted. He has green eyes and a tipped right ear. Thank you! (Nextdoor Marion)
• Heavy smoke was reported in a house at 288 Summer Street in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, but the fire was knocked down, and mutual aid was canceled.
  7:28PM on Dec 23: Engine-1 reports a heavy smoke condition in a house at 288 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA. (Nextdoor )

• Hallmark Cards, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser (Part Time) - Wareham, MA 02571 in Wareham. Apply here.
• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews posted a job opening for Line Cook in Wareham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wareham

• Wareham's next generation of EMTs get start in high school (theweektoday.com)
• Beyond the books: The Wareham Free Library by the numbers (theweektoday.com)
• Turning Point continues program to keep people out of extreme cold (theweektoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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