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🌱 Patch AM: How Stoughton toddlers are already giving back to their community
Also, don't miss Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton on the Stoughton Patch calendar

Hello Stoughton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Stoughton toddlers are already giving back to their community
- How did Stoughton/Brockton lose a four-goal lead so fast?
Also on today's calendar: Handel's Messiah Sing in Easton and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Stoughtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Stoughton? Post it to Stoughton photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Stoughtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Breezy with some sun, with a high of 45 and low of 24 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 47, low: 39.
- Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 58 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘Happy that I help': Local pre-school students participate in a philanthropy curriculum, and love it (boston25news.com) — Young children at The Learning Experience in Stoughton are learning philanthropy early, creating thank-you cards for local police and firefighters, running canned food drives, and even fundraising for Make-A-Wish. Staff say the curriculum focuses on kindness, gratitude, and community service, with monthly projects that get toddlers and their families actively involved in helping others.
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• High school roundup/scores: Sarah Michel notches triple-double for Blue Hills (bostonherald.com) — Stoughton/Brockton’s boys hockey co-op is highlighted in a wild comeback win for Foxboro, which erased a four-goal deficit in the final minutes to prevail 9–6 despite a hat trick from Jake McSweeney. The roundup also lists scores from other high school basketball, hockey, gymnastics, swimming, and track meets across the region.
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📸 Around Stoughton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoughton
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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
- SHS National Business Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Stoughton High School , 232 Pearl St , Stoughton
6:00 pm - Planning Board Agenda (PDF)
Stoughton, MA Calendar , 10 Pearl Street , 3rd Floor , Stoughton
6:30 pm - wootrocks.com J&G Hillside Grill
J&G Hillside Grill , 1137 Park St , Stoughton
8:00 pm - Franklin Sports to Host Annual Holiday Warehouse Sale
17 Campanelli Pkwy , Stoughton
9:00 am - Westgate Mall Partners with the African American Association of Brockton for Third Annual Holiday To
Westgate Mall , 200 Westgate Dr , Brockton
10:00 am - Westgate Mall Hosts Holiday Pop-Up Market with the African American Association of Brockton
Westgate Mall , 200 Westgate Dr , Brockton
10:00 am - That Holiday Feeling with Back to the Eighties
Starline Room Dinner Theater , 49 Monk St , Stoughton
6:30 pm - Westgate Mall Hosts Holiday Pop-Up Market with the African American Association of Brockton
Westgate Mall , 200 Westgate Dr , Brockton
11:00 am - Westgate Mall Partners with the African American Association of Brockton for Third Annual Holiday To
Westgate Mall , 200 Westgate Dr , Brockton
11:00 am - Coloring (PDF)
Stoughton, MA Calendar Stoughton, MA 02072
10:00 am - That Holiday Feeling with Back to the Eighties
Starline Room Dinner Theater , 49 Monk St , Stoughton
6:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Social Security Announces Cost of Living Increase for 2026 —Delia De Mello Read on Patch
- FOUND!!
She found her way home!! Hi! I'm posting because my parents lost their dog earlier today around 2:30 PM. We're hoping to see if anyone may have seen… (Nextdoor Dawe SW Precinct 1)
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Brockton. Apply here.
- Home Market Foods posted a job opening for Production Planning Manager in Norwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stoughton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Canton
- Bottoms Up: The Jalisco Reviver (wror.com)
Randolph
- Police searching for armed suspect after woman seriously injured in Canton shooting (wcvb.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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