🌱 Patch AM: North Reading’s Zack Morse shocks crowd with last-second championship pin

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• North Reading’s Zack Morse shocks crowd with last-second championship pin

Also on today's calendar: Beverly/Melrose vs. North Reading Hornets and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 44 and low of 21 degrees.
• Monday: Sunny, temps: high: 34, low: 26.
• Tuesday: Periods of snow, 1-3", with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Eastern Mass. wrestling: Athletes of the Week for Dec. 11-18 (bostonglobe.com) — North Reading wrestling fans will be glad to know senior Zack Morse, competing for the Lynnfield/North Reading co-op team, pulled off a dramatic last-second pin to win the 215-pound title at the Anthony Lisitano Memorial Tournament. The roundup also highlights standout performances from wrestlers across Eastern Massachusetts tournaments last week.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Reading

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Malden Catholic vs. North Reading Hornets
  North Reading High School, 189 Park St, North Reading
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Pre-K Story Time
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Mah Jongg
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  10:00 am

Monday December 29

• Beverly/Melrose vs. North Reading Hornets
  North Reading High School , 189 Park St , North Reading
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• All Ages Take & Make Kit: Button Snowman
  Take and Make Kits Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
• Retirement Board
  Reading, MA Calendar Reading, MA 01867
  9:30 am
• Intermediate Flow Yoga
  Flint Public Library , 1 South Main Street , Middleton
  11:00 am
• Town of Reading - Walk-in Blood Pressure Screening
  Reading Public Library , 64 Middlesex Ave , Reading
  2:30 pm
• Melrose vs Wilmington
  Wilmington High School , 159 Church St , Wilmington
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Film: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (PG-13)
  Roosevelt Room Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Advanced Tai Chi
  Flint Public Library , 1 South Main Street , Middleton
  10:30 am
• Library closes at 1:00
  Cullen Room Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Classic Movies, Yo-yos, and More Ways to Have Family Fun on the North Shore Over December Break (nshoremag.com)

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