🌱 Saturday Story Time and 11 more events

Hi there, Mendon! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

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: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 40 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Turning cloudy and very cold, temps: high: 24, low: 18.
• Saturday: Morning snow, 1-2"; cold, with a high of 27 and low of 14 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Saturday Story Time
  Children's Program Room Milford Town Library , 80 Spruce St. , Milford
  10:30 am
• Intergenerational Chess Club: Open Play
  Children's Program Room Milford Town Library , 80 Spruce St. , Milford
  1:00 pm
• FRA: Bellingham High School Holiday Tournament
  Pirelli Veterans Arena , 910 Panther Way , Franklin
  5:30 pm
• Bellingham Blackhawks vs Wayland Warriors
  Bellingham High School , 60 Blackstone St , Bellingham
  6:45 pm
• Hockey Vs Hopedale/BVT Hockey Tourney
  121 Plain St , Hopedale
  8:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Help with Jenna Gouin
  Blackstone Public Library , 86 Main Street , Blackstone
  9:30 am
• Monday Story Time
  Children's Program Room Milford Town Library , 80 Spruce St. , Milford
  10:30 am
• YA How to draw Manga Workshop
  Granite Room Milford Town Library , 80 Spruce St. , Milford
  2:00 pm
• Drop-In New Year's Eve Fireworks Craft
  Blackstone Public Library , 86 Main St , Blackstone
  3:00 pm
• Author Talk with Donald Smyth
  Blackstone Public Library , 86 Main Street , Blackstone
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Slow Down & Warm Up - Kripalu Yoga for Winter
  Bellingham Public Library , 100 Blackstone Street , Bellingham
  8:30 am
• Sharks of New England
  Bellingham Public Library , 100 Blackstone Street , Bellingham
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) closed and then reopened.
  8:37PM on Dec 23: Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) is closed and expected to reopen Wednesday at 12:35 AM. (Nextdoor )

• Taskrabbit posted a job opening for Cleaner (Taskrabbit) in Hopedale. Apply here.
• Atria Senior Living posted a job opening for Server/Waitstaff in Hopedale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mendon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hopedale

• Weekly Bankruptcy Alert December 23, 2025 (For the week ending December 21, 2025) (natlawreview.com)

Uxbridge

• The challenges and joys of being a Christmas tree farmer in Massachusetts (boston.com)

Grafton

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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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