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🌱 Patch AM: How far can Milton’s 42-year-old boxing mom push her title dream?
Also, don't miss Adam Ezra Group on the Milton Patch calendar
Good morning to you Milton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How far can Milton’s 42-year-old boxing mom push her title dream?
- How a Milton nurse’s warning fits into Mass. health care turmoil
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Miltonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Turning cloudy and colder, temps: high: 25, low: 19.
- Saturday: Morning snow, up to 1"; cold, with a high of 26 and low of 15 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jenn Perella: Female Bantamweight Prospect (boxing247.com) — Milton’s own bantamweight boxer Jenn Perella, a 42-year-old mother of two and Milton High alum, has signed a two-year deal with Granite Chin Promotions after her fourth straight win. She’s planning multiple fights in 2026, including a May bout in nearby Quincy, while continuing to train locally and chase a world title despite starting her pro career later than most. 
Find out what's happening in Miltonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• Healey explores options to cover Mass. residents losing health insurance (commonwealthbeacon.org) — A Milton nurse called into Gov. Maura Healey’s radio appearance to describe a worsening local hospital landscape, following the closure of Carney Hospital in nearby Dorchester. Healey says her administration is scrambling to help hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents who may lose health insurance as federal subsidies expire, while nurses at the newly renamed BMC Brighton weigh a possible strike over staffing and benefits.
📸 Around Milton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milton
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★ Featured events ★
- Adam Ezra Group
City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly St, Boston
7:30 pm
Friday December 26
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Other local events
- Boxing Day Box Craft and Story Time
Mattapan Branch Library , 10 Hazelton Street , Mattapan
10:30 am - Tech Savvy Adults!
Mattapan Branch Library , 10 Hazelton Street , Mattapan
11:30 am - 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
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Wednesday December 31
Monday January 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Friends Bookstore OPEN
Bookstore , 40 Washington Street , Quincy
12:30 pm - Teen Open Studio
Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
3:00 pm - St. Stephen's Day Celebration
The Voyage Irish Pub & Restaurant , 14 Marshfield Ave , Humarock
4:00 pm - Two Towns — The Bebop
The Bebop , 1116 Boylston St , Boston
7:00 pm - Sara Achorn: Solo Acoustic | Home Plate Bay Street Grille
Home Plate Bay Street Grill Taunton, MA , 1094 Bay St , Taunton
7:00 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All clear after weapon threat prompts manhunt in Medway, Massachusetts.
1:56PM on Dec 23: There is no ongoing threat and police are being cleared from the area, per official Medway Police Department sources. As a result,… (Nextdoor ) - 3-alarm fire in Needham, Massachusetts.
6:00AM on Dec 24: Reports of 3-alarm fire in Needham, Massachusetts. 5:38AM on Dec 24: Needham, Massachusetts, reports a working fire with people… (Nextdoor )
- Beth Israel Lahey Health posted a job opening for Medical Office Coordinator - Administrative in Milton. Apply here.
- Boston Scientific Corporation posted a job opening for Manufacturing Material Handler II in Quincy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Quincy
- Meet the holiday art contest winner. Quincy's history inspired her (patriotledger.com)
- Quincy Center Medical Building Topped Off (thequincysun.com)
- Schiller Institute Concerts Close Out the Jubilee Year of 2025! (larouchepub.com)
Dedham
- Archbishop Henning, Dedham priest will meet in January to discuss anti-ICE nativity scene (bostonglobe.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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