🌱 Patch AM: How did a North Andover native describe Derrick White’s monster night?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did a North Andover native describe Derrick White’s monster night?

Also on today's calendar: January Joy Squad - Free Friday Night Workshops Starting Jan 2nd and 8 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy with snow flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, temps: high: 24, low: 15.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 28 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Celtics top Jazz behind Derrick White's 27 points (985thesportshub.com) — A North Andover native, Matt Dolloff, is behind this recap of Derrick White’s huge 27-point, seven-block performance that powered the Celtics past the Utah Jazz, 129-119. He breaks down White’s dominant fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown’s double-double, and what’s next as Boston heads into its New Year’s Day matchup with Sacramento.
   

📸 Around North Andover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Andover

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 2

• January Joy Squad - Free Friday Night Workshops Starting Jan 2nd
  Slow River Studio, 17 Main St, Topsfield
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 2

• Make a Marble Maze
  Community Meeting Room Stevens Memorial Library , 345 Main St , North Andover
  11:00 am

Saturday January 3

• Saturday Morning Book Discussion: Wuthering Heights
  Community Meeting Room Stevens Memorial Library , 345 Main St , North Andover
  10:30 am
• Moody Monster Storytime
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  11:00 am

Sunday January 4

• Family Movie: Smurfs (2025)
  Community Meeting Room Stevens Memorial Library , 345 Main St , North Andover
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Whisk Takers
  North Andover Youth Services Department , 33 Johnson St , North Andover
  3:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• DnD Dynasty
  North Andover Youth Services Department , 33 Johnson St , North Andover
  3:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Moody Monster Storytime
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  11:00 am
• Warhammer Drop-in
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  12:00 pm
• Whiskey Treaty Roadshow st Crossroads Music Series
  190 Academy Rd , North Andover
  8:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Read to Finley
  The Purple Couch Bookshop , 350 Winthrop Ave , North Andover
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Friday, January 2, 2026 – Offices will be closed
  Lawrence, MA Calendar Lawrence, MA 01840
  8:00 am
• English Conversation Group
  Garden Room Nevins Library , 305 Broadway , Methuen
  10:00 am
• Rockabye Beats
  Memorial Hall Library -
  10:30 am
• Kid's Movie
  Activity Room Memorial Hall Library -
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Need a garage door spring replaced, one side has snapped.
  In North Andover. Anyone can quote? I can send a picture. (Nextdoor Hillside Rd)

• Ethos Veterinary Health, LLC posted a job opening for Asst. Customer Service Supervisor, Veterinary Medicine in Lawrence. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Middleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Andover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Boxford

• Insider Selling: Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) CEO Sells $657,970.40 in Stock (insidertrades.com)
• Girls' basketball notebook: A post presence. A leader. A'laya Colbert has found a home at North Quincy (bostonglobe.com)
• Nine restaurants in eastern Mass. that shut down during December (wickedlocal.com)

Andover

• Methuen man charged with murdering Lawrence teacher (boston.com)
• Local Roundup: Libby leads Haverhill girls hoop past Everett (cnhi.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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