🌱 How a missing lawn soldier sparked a touching holiday tradition

Good morning to you Middleborough! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a missing lawn soldier sparked a touching holiday tradition

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Wine Tasting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 37 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 35, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Periods of sunshine, with a high of 37 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Holiday Miracle on Hingham's Main Street (hinghamanchor.com) — A beloved Hingham family holiday display actually began when the Happ family lived in Middleborough and commissioned handmade wooden soldiers for their yard. After one soldier was stolen years later in Hingham, an anonymous neighbor replaced it with a smaller figure, inspiring a cherished local tradition and a reminder of how quiet acts of kindness can transform a whole community’s holiday spirit.
   

📸 Around Middleborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middleborough

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Festival of Lights @ Park Department
  Battis Field, Jackson St, Middleborough
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• B WEEK
  Middleborough, MA Calendar Middleborough, MA 02346
• Luminaria Trail Walk @ Soule Homestead Education Center
  Middleborough, MA Calendar , 46 Soule Street Goat side of farm , Middleborough
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Wine Tasting
  Reynolds Flowers , 410 Plymouth St , Middleborough
  2:00 pm
• Christmas at the Oliver Estate
  Middleborough, MA Calendar , 445 Plymouth Street , Middleborough
  4:30 pm
• Christmas at the Oliver Estate (Middleborough)
  Peter Oliver House , 445 Plymouth St , Middleborough
  4:30 pm
• ✨🌿 Yuletide Garland Workshop at The Soulful Palette! 🌿✨
  The Soulful Palette , 88 E Grove St #2 , Middleborough
  5:00 pm
• Luminaria Trail Walk @ Sould Homestead Education Center
  Middleborough, MA Calendar , 46 Soule Street , Middleborough
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Middleborough School Committee
  Middleborough, MA Calendar , 71 East Grove Street , Middleborough
  6:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals
  Middleborough, MA Calendar , 10 Nickerson Ave , Middleborough
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Finding Joy with Lorna Brunelle
  Middleborough Public Library , 102 N Main St , Middleborough
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Lakeville

• Things to do: Dec. 11 - Dec. 18 (theweektoday.com)
• Lakeville firefighter recovering after rescue from condo collapse (turnto10.com)
• Middleboro aids Bridgewater during water emergency (theweektoday.com)

Carver

• Here are 10 of the best holiday day trips to do without leaving MA (wickedlocal.com)
• The complete Cape Cod and Islands 2025-26 high school winter schedule (capecodtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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