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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Route 140 crash is prompting a fresh safety review
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Route 140 crash is prompting a fresh safety review
Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Service and 7 more events.
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- Wednesday: An afternoon shower; breezy, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.
- Thursday: Increasing amounts of sun, temps: high: 39, low: 11. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and quite cold, with a high of 23 and low of 18 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'My biggest supporter:' Daughter remembers Lakeville man killed in Route 140 crash (turnto10.com) — A story datelined from Northborough shares how family and friends are mourning Justin Graham, a 50-year-old Lakeville father killed in a single-car crash on Route 140 in Freetown. His daughter remembers him as her biggest supporter, especially of her creative pursuits, while state officials review the crash-prone stretch of Route 140 for possible safety improvements.
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- Northborough Library Ongoing Weekly Story Times
Northborough Free Library, 34 Main St, Northborough
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Saturday December 27
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Other local events
- Christmas Eve Service
Trinity Church of Northborough , 23 Main St , Northborough
6:00 pm - Christmas Eve Service
Trinity Church of Northborough , 23 Main St , Northborough
6:00 pm - Chasing Light: The Intersections of Nature and Time
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough - Toddler Time
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:00 am - Toddler Play Zone
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:30 am - Flicknic: Smurfs
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
12:00 pm - Chasing Light: The Intersections of Nature and Time
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough - Saturday Storytime
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:00 am - Chasing Light: The Intersections of Nature and Time
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
Wednesday December 24
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Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Babies Books and Bubbles
Meeting Room A Shrewsbury Public Library , 609 Main Street , Shrewsbury
9:30 am - Berlin OT Jam
19 Carter , St , Berlin
11:00 am - Vacation Crafternoon
Children's Program Room Shrewsbury Public Library , 609 Main Street , Shrewsbury
2:30 pm - Boroughs Family Branch YMCA – Warrior Wellness Adaptive Fitness Class for Veterans (Westborough)
Boroughs Family Branch YMCA , 4 Valente Dr , Westborough
9:00 am
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
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