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🌱 Patch AM: How a Walpole emergency vet helped save starving puggle Sprout
Coming up on the Walpole Patch calendar: Christmas Trees- Best Prices in Town

Greetings Walpole! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Walpole emergency vet helped save starving puggle Sprout
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Find out what's happening in Walpolefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Walpolefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 44, low: 26.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Saving Sprout: A community rallies to bring a malnourished puggle back from the brink (bostonglobe.com) — A severely malnourished puggle named Sprout was rushed to Tufts Veterinary Emergency Treatment & Specialties in Walpole, where emergency care helped save her life. Now recovering at the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts, she’s gaining weight, getting round-the-clock attention from manager Katie Anderson, and drawing strong community support and donations as she inches closer to being healthy enough for adoption.
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📸 Around Walpole
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walpole
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★ Featured events ★
- Christmas Trees- Best Prices in Town
150 Chapel St, Norwood
4:00 am - Jalapenos Mexican Grill – Walpole, MA
Jalapeno's Grill, 960 Main St, Walpole
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Tuesday December 30
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Other local events
- Silent Sky Rehearsal
Walpole Footlighters , 2 Scout Rd , East Walpole
7:00 pm - Fisher's Holiday Singalong (1st) 6:45 (2nd) 7:15 PM
Fisher School Auditorium
7:15 pm - Adult Trivia Night
Community Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
6:30 pm - Silent Sky Rehearsal
Walpole Footlighters , 2 Scout Rd , East Walpole
7:00 pm - WPL Evening Book Club
Pinnacle Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
7:00 pm - Visit with the GOFI dogs
Community Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
11:00 am - Early Release Holiday Movie
Community Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
2:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Drop-In Sensory Play
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
10:15 am - Watercolor Meet Up
Community Room Norfolk Public Library , 2 Liberty Lane , Norfolk
1:00 pm - Zoom with a Law Librarian
Morrill Memorial Library Virtual , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
1:00 pm - Word Games With Friends
Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
3:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Walpole. Apply here.
- Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1364399-1) in Walpole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Walpole here.
🗞 Nearby News
Norwood
- Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey breaks his silence on Karen Read case (nbcboston.com)
- Brian Walshe Guilty of First-Degree Murder (newser.com)
- Norfolk District Attorney: 34-year-old man with stab wounds charged in murder of 26-year-old woman (fallriverreporter.com)
Foxborough
- Patriot Place Hosts Menorah Lighting Celebration Tonight in Foxborough (fcatv.org)
Dedham
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