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🌱 Patch AM: How a Wheaton College player’s sister became a rising national recruit
Make time for Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton on the Norton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Wheaton College player’s sister became a rising national recruit
Also on today's calendar: Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Nortonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Nortonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 21 degrees.
- Saturday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 39, low: 27.
- Sunday: Colder with snow, 1-3", with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Former Middletown basketball star MacCalla thriving at Virginia prep school (midhudsonnews.com) — Norton readers may be interested to know that former Middletown standout Sydney MacCalla is now playing college basketball at Wheaton College right here in Norton, while her sister Ashley is emerging as a top Division I recruit at a Virginia prep school. The story follows Ashley’s move from Middletown High School to St. James Performance Academy, her growing list of scholarship offers, and how both sisters are advancing their basketball careers. 
📸 Around Norton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norton
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★ Featured events ★
- Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton
Covenant Congregational Church, 204 Center St, Easton
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Sci-Fi Book Club: The Mercy of Gods
Norton Public Library , 68 E Main St , Norton
10:00 am - Christmas Caroling
Trinitarian Congregational Church , 2 Pine St , Norton
3:00 pm - Timmy Brown
Deep Pond Farm and Stables , 123 Dolan Cir , East Taunton
6:00 pm - Pancake Breakfast
Trinitarian Congregational Church , 2 Pine St , Norton
8:00 am - Homemade Pancake Breakfast
Trinitarian Congregational Church , 2 Pine St , Norton
8:00 am - Pancake Breakfast
Trinitarian Congregational Church , 2 Pine St , Norton
8:00 am - Community Dinner
Trinitarian Congregational Church , 2 Pine St , Norton
5:00 am - Food Drive for the Interfaith Council Dinner
Trinitarian Congregational Church , 2 Pine St , Norton
8:00 am
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Tuesday December 16
📣 Norton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bouncing Babies with Ms. Emmy (Ages 0-18 Months)
Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
10:15 am - Preschool Play and Learn with Ms. Emmy (Ages 3-5)
Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
11:15 am - MHS - Little Shop of Horrors Winter Musical
Mansfield Public Schools , 250 East St , Mansfield
7:00 pm - (Classroom, 7yd) Firearms Training School
Mansfield Fish & Game , 510 East St , Mansfield
8:00 am
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Norton PatchAM possible:
- Dogtopia of North Attleboro — (475) 338-3501
Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Taunton Fire Department extinguished a car fire at an auto repair shop and car dealership on Wednesday afternoon.
5:22PM on Dec 10: Firefighters battle fire at an auto repair shop and car dealership in Taunton. (Nextdoor )
- Tailored Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Mansfield. Apply here.
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0490 in Attleboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mansfield
- Mansfield's Xfinity Center undergoing biggest renovation in its nearly 40-year history (boston.com)
- Mass Arts Center holiday comedy brings community cheer through Dec. 21 (enterprisenews.com)
Attleboro
- Massachusetts approves social consumption of marijuana in public spaces (turnto10.com)
- Attleboro mayor urges patience on cybersecurity incident as experts comb through evidence (turnto10.com)
- Berks plant closure to result in 58 job losses (readingeagle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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