🌱 Topsfield community remembers library leader and pastor Robert Dvorak

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• Topsfield community remembers library leader and pastor Robert Dvorak

Also on today's calendar: BrassFed Nation Holiday Bash and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 37 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 56, low: 24.
• Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 36 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Robert Dvorak (covchurch.org) — Topsfield readers may remember retired pastor Robert Dvorak for his service on the Topsfield Town Library board and his wider work in New England’s religious and academic communities. The longtime Covenant minister, educator, and music lover died November 16 at age 86, leaving a legacy that stretches from Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Wenham to churches in Illinois and Florida. A remembrance service is planned for May 8, 2026, in Swanzey, New Hampshire.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Topsfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• BrassFed Nation Holiday Bash
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
  Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 188 Elliott St, Danvers
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas and Soltice Services at NSUU
  Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church, 323 Locust St, Danvers
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Winter Solstice Lantern Celebration
  Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary , 87 Perkins Row , Topsfield
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Winter Solstice Celebration
  Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary , 87 Perkins Row , Topsfield
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Fall Storytime
  Topsfield Town Library , 1 S Common St , Topsfield
  10:30 am

Tuesday December 23

• Library Open 10am-2pm today
  Library grounds Topsfield Town Library , 1 South Common St. , Topsfield

Wednesday December 31

• Safety 80s Music Dance Party New Year's Eve Extravaganza - Early Show & Late Show
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Mahjong Meet-Up
  Flint Public Library , 1 South Main Street , Middleton
  10:00 am
• Mornings at the Museum
  Wenham Museum , 132 Main St , Wenham
  10:00 am
• Creative Kids
  Flint Public Library , 1 S Main St , Middleton
  10:30 am
• Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
  Boxford, MA Calendar Boxford, MA 01921
  11:00 am
• Bilingual Play Group with CFCE of the Northshore for ages 0 - 6
  Peabody Institute Library of Danvers , 15 Sylvan Street , Danvers
  11:30 am
• PUBLIC HEARING- VIA ZOOM-DEPARTEMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES-BOSTON GAS D/B/A/NATIONAL GRID-POSTED: 11/17/2025 2:30 PM - MIDDLETON TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
  Middleton, MA Calendar
  2:00 pm
• Recreation Committee Meeting
  Danvers, MA Calendar , 25 Stone Street , Danvers
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Salem Fire Union Makes Donation After Student Merch Sales Drive (patch.com)

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• Citizenship Isn't Ancestry, It's Birth Or Naturalization (mountaintimes.info)

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