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🌱 Why Norwell girls’ hoops just missed the Globe’s Top 20 list
Also check out The Sound of Music (Norwell) on the Norwell Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Why Norwell girls’ hoops just missed the Globe’s Top 20 list
Also on today's calendar: The Sound of Music and 5 more events.
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- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.
- Friday: Very windy; rain, temps: high: 57, low: 28.
- Saturday: Windy and colder, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: No. 1 ramping up for first tip (bostonglobe.com) — Norwell girls’ basketball is on the Globe’s “next 10” watch list just outside the Top 20 statewide rankings, signaling the team is on the radar among Massachusetts programs. The poll highlights Medfield at No. 1 and shows how early-season results are already shuffling contenders across the region.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwell
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★ Featured events ★
- The Sound of Music (Norwell)
The Company Theatre, 30 Accord Park Dr, Norwell
7:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- The Sound of Music
The Company Theatre , 30 Accord Park Dr , Norwell
7:30 pm - Cookie Scavenger Hunt
Norwell Public Library , 64 South Street , Norwell - Decorate Your Own Wrapping Paper
Norwell Public Library , 64 South Street , Norwell
10:00 am - FREE EVENT - Fridays at the Norwell Public Library!
Norwell Public Library , 64 South St , Norwell
10:30 am - Mindful Yoga for Everyone
Norwell Public Library , 64 South Street , Norwell
3:00 pm - Read to Skipper
Norwell Public Library , 64 South Street , Norwell
4:00 pm - Middleborough vs Norwell
Norwell High School , 18 South St , Norwell
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Hanover Veterans Services – Veterans Coffee Hour (Hanover)
Hanover Council on Aging , 665 Center St , Hanover
9:00 am - Free Feeding Support Group
Children's Program Room Ventress Memorial Library , 15 Library Plaza , Marshfield
10:30 am - Teen Miniatures Club
Adelaide Phillips Conference Room Ventress Memorial Library , 15 Library Plaza , Marshfield
5:00 pm - Precision pistol — Old Colony Sportsmen's Association
Old Colony Sportsmen’s Association , 159 Forest St , Pembroke
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Hanover
- Boston Investor Acquires Plymouth's Hanover at the Pinehills, Rebrands as Berkshire (bostonrealestatetimes.com)
- South Shore teen's holiday spirit lights up nursing home residents (wickedlocal.com)
- High school roundup/scores: Lynnfield nets 81 points, runs past Triton (bostonherald.com)
Scituate
- Whitman-Hanson High girls opens season with decisive win over Scituate (enterprisenews.com)
Boston
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