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🌱 Patch AM: How much support is Norton’s Cupboard of Kindness getting this year?
Also check out Storytime & Craft on the Norton Patch calendar

Hey there, Norton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How much support is Norton’s Cupboard of Kindness getting this year?
Today's riddle: What did the baby light bulb say to its mom? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Nortonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 28 and low of 24 degrees.
- Tuesday: Cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 39, low: 32.
- Wednesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bluestone Charitable Foundation supports local food pantries (enterprisenews.com) — Norton residents should know that Cupboard of Kindness in town is among 14 Southeastern Massachusetts food pantries sharing more than $61,000 from the Bluestone Charitable Foundation. Bluestone Bank, which has a Norton branch, says the grants aim to ease rising food insecurity and living costs through the 2025 holiday season and beyond.
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Find out what's happening in Nortonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Around Norton
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Storytime & Craft
Children's Room , 198 South St , Plainville
10:00 am - Dighton Public Library: Tot Time
Dighton, MA Calendar , Dighton Public Library 207 Main Street , Dighton
10:30 am - Strollers & Stories (Ages 0-2)
New Sharon Public Library , 1 School Street , Sharon
10:30 am - Taxation Aid Committee
Plainville, MA Calendar Plainville, MA 02762
4:30 pm - Graphic Novel Book Club
Auditorium Taunton Public Library , 12 Pleasant St. , Taunton
6:00 pm - Conservation Commission Meeting
Taunton, MA Calendar , 15 Summer Street 2nd Floor , Taunton
6:00 pm - 2026 Inaugural Ceremony
Taunton, MA Calendar , 2 Hamilton Street , Taunton
6:00 pm - 250th Anniversary Regular Meeting
Dighton, MA Calendar , 979 Somerset Ave Lower Level , Dighton
7:00 pm - City Council Committees Meeting
Taunton, MA Calendar , 2 Hamilton Street , Taunton
7:00 pm - Seekonk School Committee - Budget Subcommittee Regular Session
Seekonk, MA Calendar
7:30 pm - SELECT BOARD
ANDREW GALA MTG ROOM, TOWN HALL , 40 SOUTH ST. , FOXBOROUGH
10:00 am - Northern Bristol County Public Health Alliance Public Meeting
North Attleborough, MA Calendar , 43 South Washington St Lower Level , North Attleborough
10:00 am
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- MTM, Inc. posted a job opening for Manager, Transportation in Norton. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Norton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mansfield
- Both FHS girls & boys (video) basketball teams top Taunton on Friday (franklinmatters.org)
Attleboro
- Single Occupant Extricated After Overturned Vehicle on I-95 in Attleboro (thelegaladvocate.com)
- NAHS to retire Mike Babul's No. 43 jersey (northstarreporter.com)
- Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages (marketbeat.com)
Taunton
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-- The Patch AM Team
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