🌱 Patch AM: What could change at Natick’s overcrowded Memorial Elementary School next?

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• What could change at Natick’s overcrowded Memorial Elementary School next?

Also on today's calendar: Natick Morse Institute Library Hosts Gateway Camera Club Exhibit and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A morning flurry; breezy, with a high of 31 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 27, low: 18.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 31 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Natick MA elementary school moves forward in MSBA building process (milforddailynews.com) — Natick is moving into the feasibility-study phase for a major Memorial Elementary School project that could mean either a full renovation or a brand-new building. With overcrowding after Johnson Elementary’s closure and aging infrastructure, officials say upgrades and possible preschool expansion are critical to meeting the town’s current and future educational needs.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Natick

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Sunday January 4

• Natick Morse Institute Library Hosts Gateway Camera Club Exhibit
  Morse Institute Library , 14 E Central St , Natick
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• All Together: Preschool Storytime
  Bacon Free Library , 58 Eliot Street , Natick
  10:00 am
• Council on Aging Board Executive Subcommittee Meeting
  Natick, MA Calendar Natick, MA 01760
  12:00 pm
• Trails and Forest Stewardship Committee
  Natick, MA Calendar Natick, MA 01760
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• All Together: Preschool Storytime
  Bacon Free Library , 58 Eliot Street , Natick
  10:00 am
• Brown School Council 1-6-26 In Person and Virtual
  Natick, MA Calendar , BROWN SCHOOL 1 JEAN BURKE DRIVE , Natick
  6:00 pm
• Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Meeting
  Natick, MA Calendar
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Lapsit Storytime
  Bacon Free Library , 58 Eliot Street , Natick
  10:00 am
• VIRTUAL: Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage
  Natick, MA Calendar
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• 2026 New England Stamp Expo (Friday and Saturday Jan 9-10)
  The Verve Hotel Boston Natick, Tapestry Collection by Hilton , 1360 Worcester St , Natick
  9:00 am

Monday January 12

• The Third Act Collaborative
  Natick Community-Senior Center , 117 E Central St , Natick
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Home Safety Workshop
  Natick Community-Senior Center , 117 E Central St , Natick
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy New Year —Algot Runeman Read on Patch

• This is Rosie, I adopted her 2 years ago.
  She spent her first year of life in a shelter in Mississippi. She was flown up here to Boston where we adopted her . She is the happiest dog now and… (Nextdoor Southwest Natick)

• CSC Generation, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Chef Instructor, Savory (Sur La Table) in Natick. Apply here.
• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 552 in Natick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Natick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Framingham

• Multifamily home fire in Framingham MA displaces several residents (metrowestdailynews.com)
• When are MA grocery stores open on New Year's Eve 2025, New Year's Day 2026? (metrowestdailynews.com)
• MA nursing vacancies have declined. Why some say more work is needed (metrowestdailynews.com)

Ashland

• High school sports top eight performances from Monday's action (metrowestdailynews.com)

Newton

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