🌱 Who will lead Mattapoisett’s Center School after Principal Ashley retires?

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• Who will lead Mattapoisett’s Center School after Principal Ashley retires?

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy with a bit of snow, with a high of 39 and low of 35 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 40, low: 25.
• Thursday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Center School Principal Linda Ashley to Retire at End of School Year (wanderer.com) — Center School families should know that Principal Linda Ashley will retire at the end of the 2025–2026 school year, and the district will soon begin searching for her successor. Ashley, who has led Center School since 2022, is praised for strengthening instruction, communication, and a nurturing culture, and says she’ll keep cheering on Center School and the entire Mattapoisett community.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mattapoisett

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Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Christmas/New Year Recess
  B M C Durfee High School , 360 Elsbree Street , Fall River
  8:00 am
• Mixed-Level Yoga with Chelsea
  The Woods Hole Community Hall , 68 Water St , Woods Hole
  9:30 am
• Baby and Toddler Storytime
  Rita E. Steele Auditorium Millicent Library , 45 Center St , Fairhaven
  9:30 am
• Stories, Songs and Instruments at East Falmouth
  East Falmouth Branch , 310 East Falmouth Highway , East Falmouth
  10:00 am
• Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft at North Falmouth
  North Falmouth Branch , 6 Chester Street , North Falmouth
  10:00 am
• 3D Movies: Big Blue Pictures
  Cook Memorial Theater
  10:30 am
• MECC - Jingle Bell Jog
  Memorial Early Childhood Center Middleboro, MA 02346
  1:00 pm
• Intermediate Mahjong
  West Falmouth Library , 575 W Falmouth Hwy , Falmouth
  1:00 pm
• Genealogy Help Session
  East Falmouth Library Lemcke Reference Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
  2:00 pm
• Block Party! Legos in the Library
  East Falmouth Library Childrens Program Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
  3:30 pm
• The Polar Express Train Ride (Buzzards Bay)
  Buzzards Bay , 70 Main St , Bourne
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Fairhaven. Apply here.
• Papa Gino's Holdings Corp. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Papa Gino's in Fairhaven. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mattapoisett here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fairhaven

• Start the new year with a splash at these SouthCoast polar plunges (southcoasttoday.com)
• Greater New Bedford restaurants that launched in 2025. Here's a look. (southcoasttoday.com)
• Hidden sawmill, Bootleg BBQ, Otto Graham award: New Bedford top stories (southcoasttoday.com)

Marion

• Marion nonprofit brings festive decoration ashore (theweektoday.com)
• Budget Increase From Health Insurance (wanderer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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