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🌱 Patch AM: How did Milton boys’ hockey surge into the Globe’s Top 20?
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In today's newsletter:
- How did Milton boys’ hockey surge into the Globe’s Top 20?
- Why did Milton finally give in on MBTA Communities zoning rules?
Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Snow early in the morning, with a high of 24 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 35, low: 29.
- Monday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Globe Top 20 boys' hockey poll: Which two teams unwrapped a spot in the Top 20? (bostonglobe.com) — Milton High boys’ hockey has cracked the Boston Globe’s Top 20 for the first time this season, debuting at No. 18 after allowing just one goal over three straight wins. The poll, based on reported scores statewide, also highlights league rival Marshfield and new entrant Scituate, giving Milton fans an early-season benchmark against other top programs. 
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• Our top five housing stories of 2025 (commonwealthbeacon.org) — Milton is singled out as one of the towns that ultimately complied with the state’s MBTA Communities multifamily zoning law after a major court ruling strengthened Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s enforcement power. The piece recaps 2025’s biggest Massachusetts housing battles, from zoning and climate risks to mortgage lawsuits and a looming statewide rent control ballot fight that could reshape housing costs for local residents.
📸 Around Milton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milton
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- Noon Year's Eve Countdown
Mattapan Branch Library , 10 Hazelton Street , Mattapan
11:00 am - Countdown to Kindergarten Playgroup
Mattapan Branch Library , 10 Hazelton Street , Mattapan
10:30 am - Sprouts Storybook Theater
Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
3:00 pm - Horsin' Around Improv
Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
4:45 pm
Wednesday December 31
Monday January 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sara Achorn: Solo Acoustic | Home Plate Bay Street Grille
Home Plate Bay Street Grill Taunton, MA , 1094 Bay St , Taunton
7:00 pm - Two Towns — The Bebop
The Bebop , 1116 Boylston St , Boston
7:00 pm - Prayer Board Par-Tea: A Faith-Filled Vision & Prayer Experience
Sculpted by love , 500 N Main St suite B 2nd floor , Randolph
3:00 pm - Device Advice
Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
10:00 am - Monday Morning Music
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
10:30 am - Friends Bookstore OPEN
Bookstore , 40 Washington Street , Quincy
12:30 pm - Bookmobile @ Simon C. Firemen Community
Turner Free Library , 640 North Main Street , Randolph
1:30 pm - Local Cultural Council
Randolph, MA Calendar
6:30 pm
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
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💬 Chatter
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- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(03093) - 41 Safford St in Quincy. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Quincy
- How to Lend a Hand to a U.S. Marine and his family on the South Shore (patriotledger.com)
- Schiller Institute Concerts Close Out the Jubilee Year of 2025! (larouchepub.com)
- Former wife lacked standing to contest foreclosure notice (masslawyersweekly.com)
Dedham
- Archbishop Henning to meet with Dedham priest over 'ICE was here' nativity scene (wcvb.com)
- New info released on Christmas Eve fire that killed woman in her 20s in Needham (nbcboston.com)
Braintree
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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