🌱 Patch AM: How far can Natick girls basketball ride Kayla Dunlap’s hot hand?

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In today's newsletter:

• How far can Natick girls basketball ride Kayla Dunlap’s hot hand?
• Which local officers helped 380 kids shop for holiday gifts?

Also on today's calendar: Chanukah Party at Fun and Games and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 44, low: 39.
• Friday: Breezy with rain, with a high of 58 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kayla Dunlap powers Natick girls basketball's hot start to season (masslive.com) — Natick girls basketball is off to a blazing start, led by sophomore standout Kayla Dunlap, who just dropped a career-high 31 points in a dominant win over Framingham. With an aggressive full-court press and unselfish play, the RedHawks look poised for a strong playoff push, giving local fans plenty to be excited about this winter.
   

• 10th Shop With A Cop event puts smiles on faces of hundreds of children (wickedlocal.com) — Natick residents may spot a familiar uniform in Framingham, where Natick Police joined more than 100 officers from surrounding communities for the 10th annual Shop With a Cop at Walmart. Officers helped 380 children pick out holiday gifts, creating a festive, police-supported shopping night funded entirely by donations to the Framingham Police Association.
   

📸 Around Natick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Natick

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Chanukah Party at Fun and Games
  Fun and Games, 50 Worcester Rd, Framingham
  4:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Sherborn Menorah Lighting with Jojo the Magician
  Sherborn Town Hall, 19 Washington St, Sherborn
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Art Exhibit: Tom Doran: Ease Your Eyes
  Bacon Free Library , 58 Eliot Street , Natick
  8:00 am
• Sassamon Trace Golf Course Advisory Committee Meeting
  Natick, MA Calendar
  9:00 am
• Art to Go - Night Sky Canvas Painting
  Bacon Free Library , 58 Eliot Street , Natick
  10:00 am
• Meaningful Connections Memory Cafe
  Natick, MA Calendar , 117 East Central Street , Natick
  11:30 am
• Kids Gift Making!
  Morse Institute Library , 14 E Central St , Natick
  3:45 pm
• Gr 6 & 8 & Specialty Chorus Concert
  Natick Public Schools Natick, MA 01760
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Jammin With You @ CSSC
  Bacon Free Library MA
  10:30 am
• Kids Gift Making!
  Morse Institute Library , 14 E Central St , Natick
  3:45 pm

Sunday December 21

• Winter Wonderland All Ages Dance Party
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church , 39 E Central St , Natick
  2:00 pm
• 26th annual free Christmas Concert - 45+piece concert band
  St John the Evangelist Parish , 20 Church St , Hopkinton
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Sunday Sillies and Such —Algot Runeman Read on Patch

• SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Natick. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Framingham

• Framingham MA seeks new city historian; Fred Wallace is stepping down (metrowestdailynews.com)

Wayland

• Wayland 2025 Special Town Election Results (patch.com)

Sudbury

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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