🌱 Annual Family Holiday Pops and 11 more events

Good morning to you Wales! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Annual Family Holiday Pops at Mechanics Hall

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 39 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; morning rain, cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 24.
• Saturday: Windy and much colder, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wales

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Sunday December 21

• Annual Family Holiday Pops
  Mechanics Hall , 321 Main St , Worcester
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Teen Book Squad Launch Party
  Teen Area Monson Free Library , 2 High St , Monson
  3:00 pm
• CMS Holiday Fun at 5
  Publick House Historic Inn , 277 Main St , Sturbridge
  5:00 pm
• Come Sketch With Me!
  General Library Monson Free Library , 2 High St , Monson
  5:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals
  Monson, MA Calendar , Town Hall -Select Board Meeting Room 110 Main St. , Monson
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Toddler Time
  DeSantis Community Room Monson Free Library , 2 High St , Monson
  10:30 am
• OSV Christmas by Candlelight
  Old Sturbridge Village , 1 Rd , Sturbridge
  2:00 pm
• Winter Wonderland Bash
  Palmer Public Library , 1455 N Main St , Palmer
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Stories & Crafts
  DeSantis Community Room Monson Free Library , 2 High St , Monson
  10:30 am

Sunday December 21

• SPLATTER PAINTING!
  Brush It Off Art & Pottery Studio , 559 Main St Suite 103-104 , Fiskdale
  11:00 am
• December 21 '25 Rare Beer Cans & Breweriana
  Morean Auctions , 21 Sturbridge Rd , Brimfield
  12:00 pm
• Christmas by Candlelight
  Old Sturbridge Village , 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd , Sturbridge
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All clear following hoax call to school in Westfield, Massachusetts.
  9:49AM on Dec 16: A Westfield school was placed on shelter-in-place due to a swatting call. (Nextdoor )

• Viant Medical posted a job opening for CNC Machinist 1st shift in Brimfield. Apply here.
• Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. posted a job opening for Filler/Operator 1st Shift in Wilbraham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wales here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hampden

• Mass Audubon secures over 400 acres of protected land in western Mass. this fall (wwlp.com)

Wilbraham

• Springfield DNA drive aims to solve 1990 Blunt Park murder (wwlp.com)
• HWEA demonstrates for contract resolution (thereminder.com)
• Governor Healey mum on knowledge of fired aide's 2001 incident (wwlp.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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