🌱 How safe is your Stow Christmas tree from a fast-moving fire?

Morning Stow! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How safe is your Stow Christmas tree from a fast-moving fire?

Also on today's calendar: Chanukah Story Hour & Interactive Fun and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 34 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, temps: high: 31, low: 19.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 35 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State Fire Marshal Reminds Residents of Christmas Tree Fire Hazards (mass.gov) — Stow residents are being urged by State Fire Marshal Jon Davine to keep Christmas trees fresh, well-watered, and away from heat sources to prevent dangerous holiday fires. The advisory, issued from Stow, walks you through choosing a safe tree, placing it correctly at home, checking your lights, and using candles carefully so celebrations don’t turn into emergencies.
   

📸 Around Stow

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stow

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Chanukah Story Hour & Interactive Fun
  Chabad Center of Sudbury, 100 Horse Pond Rd, Sudbury
  4:30 pm
• Paul Rodriguez every Thursday at Franco's in Sudbury
  Franco's Trattoria, 365 Boston Post Rd, Sudbury
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Ebenezer Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
  Groton Dunstable Performing Arts Center, 344 Main St, Groton
  10:00 am
• Holiday Handbells Candlelight Concert
  Memorial Congregational Church, 26 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• The Nutcracker
  Littleton High School, 56 King St, Littleton
  9:00 am
• TRIMMING THE TAVERN "Here's to the Red, White and Blue!"
  Golden Ball Tavern Museum, 662 Boston Post Rd, Weston
  10:00 am
• Stow Holiday Art Fair December 13th, 14th
  Pompositticut Community Center, Town of Stow, 509 Great Rd, Stow, MA, 01775,
  10:00 am
• 16th Annual Sudbury Art Association Holiday Market
  29 Hudson Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
• Celebree School of Sudbury - Free Grand Opening Event
  631 Boston Post Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Gospel Brunch featuring Gordon Michaels & Company!
  Sanctuary, 82 Main St, Maynard
  10:30 am
• Sleeping Beauty Performed by the Tanglewood Marionettes
  Curtis Middle School Auditorium, 22 Pratts Mill Road, Sudbury MA,
  3:00 pm
• Chanukah Kickoff Celebration & Show
  Chabad Center of Sudbury, 100 Horse Pond Rd, Sudbury
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Sudbury Town Center Chanukah Celebration
  Sudbury Town Hall, 322 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• To Be Here as We Are with First Parish of Sudbury
  First Parish of Sudbury , 327 Concord Rd , Sudbury
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Candlelighting Service at First Parish of Sudbury
  First Parish of Sudbury , 327 Concord Rd , Sudbury
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cognita Schools posted a job opening for Upper Grades Dean (Grades 10-12) in Stow. Apply here.
• Roche Bros posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Acton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stow here.

🗞 Nearby News

Acton

• For Acton MA couple, homemade bread business is baked for success (wickedlocal.com)
• Albertine Veenstra (thebradentontimes.com)

Sudbury

• The magical little Massachusetts store that saved a classic candy bar from extinction (masslive.com)
• Sudbury MA physician takes third in L. Ron Hubbard writing contest (wickedlocal.com)
• Experts sound alarm as studies find 'deadliest animal on the planet' may be on the rise: 'We [are] just getting eaten alive out there' (thecooldown.com)

Framingham

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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