🌱 Patch AM: How a Norton-based Wheaton team beat 250 rivals worldwide

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Norton-based Wheaton team beat 250 rivals worldwide

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 40 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Turning cloudy and colder, temps: high: 25, low: 19.
• Saturday: Cold; morning snow, 1-2", with a high of 28 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Astoria Student Helps Wheaton College (qgazette.com) — A Wheaton College student at the Norton campus helped his team win first place in an international Fall 2025 Digital Marketing Competition, topping more than 250 teams worldwide. Their semester-long project for an allergen-free food company blended data, storytelling, and visual branding, giving students real-world experience pitching directly to the company’s founder and defending their ideas like professional marketers.
   

📸 Around Norton

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Mansfield Hornets vs Xaverian Brothers Hawks
  Arnold’s Gymnastics Academy , 249 Oakland St , Mansfield
  5:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Mansfield Hornets vs Fontbonne Ducks
  Mansfield High School , 250 East St , Mansfield
  1:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Art Lab (Grades K-8)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  5:00 pm
• 250th Celebration Committee
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 6 Park Row , Mansfield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Storytime for Little Ones (Ages 0-3)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am
• HYBRID: Spill the Tea Book Chat (18 +)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• LIBRARY CLOSING at 3:00pm today
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  3:00 pm
• 2025 New Year's Eve Comedy, featuring Amy Tee
  Mass Arts Center , 888 S Main St , Mansfield
  5:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Norton PatchAM possible:

• Dogtopia of North Attleboro — (475) 338-3501
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 7-Eleven, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Leader (Assistant Manager) in Norton. Apply here.
• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Attleboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mansfield

• Two Mansfield MA high school coaches earn top honors from MIAA (wickedlocal.com)
• Ravenwood unveils linerless six-pack format for Kissabel apples (packaging-gateway.com)

Attleboro

• Faith, light, and legacy: Christmas traditions shine across Massachusetts (wcvb.com)
• Hometown Hero: Kane Mankins, Bishop Feehan (wpri.com)

Taunton

Ok Norton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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