🌱 Patch AM: Sunday Maki Madness and 11 more events

Greetings Needham! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 New England Stamp Expo (Friday and Saturday Jan 9-10) at The Verve Hotel Boston Natick, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
• Sunday Maki Madness
• Virtual Program: Artists Inspired by Maine at Needham Calendar

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the baby light bulb say to its mom? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 26 and low of 23 degrees.
• Tuesday: Not as cold with low clouds, temps: high: 35, low: 30.
• Wednesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Needham

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★ Featured events ★

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

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Other local events

Sunday January 4

• Sunday Maki Madness
  1019 Great Plain Ave , Needham
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Virtual Program: Artists Inspired by Maine
  Needham Calendar Needham, MA 02492
  6:30 pm

Monday January 12

• High Rock / Pollard School Advisory Meeting
  Pollard Middle School , 200 Harris Avenue , Needham
  3:10 pm
• Revised PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION - HYBRID
  Needham Calendar , HYBRID: Memorial Park Fieldhouse and Zoom 92 Rosemary St , Needham
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert
  Newton South High School , 140 Brandeis Rd , Newton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Preschool Palooza
  Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am
• Monday Morning Music
  Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
  10:30 am
• Storybook Bird Houses for Adults
  Community Room Dover Town Library , 56 Dedham St. , Dover
  11:00 am
• Teen Group Takeover with Tony! (for Middle School and High Schoolers)
  Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  2:45 pm
• Sprouts Storybook Theater
  Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
  3:00 pm
• Board of Fire Engineers
  Dover, MA Calendar
  4:30 pm
• Horsin' Around Improv
  Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
  4:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Police in Stoughton, Massachusetts, respond to an ongoing incident at 406 Technology Center Drive, which is later resolved safely.
  2:39PM on Jan 3: Stoughton, Massachusetts police are asking residents to avoid the area of 406 Technology Center Drive due to an ongoing incident… (Nextdoor )
• Digitizing Service: Videotapes, Slides & Photos to USB/DVD
  Photo Scanning & Custom Printing up to 13x19” Preserve Yesterday. Enjoy Today. Share Tomorrow Over 40 years experience & located in Needham, I work… (Nextdoor Mitchell School)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Needham. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse Senior Shift Supervisor in Dedham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Needham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wellesley

• More Wellesley luxury condos on the way: 592 Washington St. project planned (theswellesleyreport.com)
• Wellesley Toy Shop closes after 32 years in business (theswellesleyreport.com)
• Wellesley town government meetings for week of Jan. 5, 2026: School budget & Advisory deep dive; Board of Health budget & study results (theswellesleyreport.com)

Dedham

• Darenoncourt lawsuit and Stefon Diggs police report among top stories (enterprisenews.com)

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