🌱 Patch AM: How a Walpole sprinter kicked off UMass Lowell’s 2026 season

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Walpole sprinter kicked off UMass Lowell’s 2026 season

Also on today's calendar: Teen/Tween Pop Up Art Bubble Tea Patch and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle this morning, with a high of 44 and low of 24 degrees.
• Monday: Sunshine, breezy and colder, temps: high: 38, low: 27.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 46 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• River Hawks Open 2026 at Dartmouth for the Ivy League/America East Challenge (goriverhawks.com) — A UMass Lowell sprinter from Walpole, sophomore Meredith Feener, notched personal-best times in both the 60m and 200m at the Ivy League vs. America East Challenge at Dartmouth. The meet marked the River Hawks’ first competition of 2026 and featured several strong performances as the team tunes up for bigger meets later this season.
   

📸 Around Walpole

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walpole

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 12

• Walpole Winter Glow: Spa, Sweets & Sparkles!
  Posh Beauty Studios- Spray Tan- Lashes- Brows- Walpole, 969 Main St STE B1, Walpole
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• Visit with the GOFI dogs
  Community Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• Adult Craft Night
  Community Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Teen/Tween Pop Up Art Bubble Tea Patch
  143 School St , Walpole
  4:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Teen/Tween One Up Games
  Community Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
  1:00 pm
• Walpole Public Library - Gamer's Arcade with VR — One Up Games - On The Go
  Walpole Public Library , 143 School St , Walpole
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Jalapenos Mexican Grill – Walpole, MA
  Jalapeno's Grill , 960 Main St , Walpole
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Drop-In Weekend Fun
  Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
  1:00 pm
• Dartmouth Boys Varsity Basketball @ Sharon
  Sharon High School , 181 Pond St , Sharon
  3:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Down Syndrome/Autism Spectrum Difference Parent & Caregiver Connection Group
  Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
  10:15 am
• Great Courses History & Discussion Hour
  Medfield Public Library , 468 Main St , Medfield
  10:30 am
• Strollers & Stories (Ages 0-2)
  New Sharon Public Library , 1 School Street , Sharon
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Braintree, MA firefighters respond to a first alarm on Ivory Street with smoke showing from a building, and a trash fire at the transfer station is brought under control.
  3:05PM on Jan 9: Braintree, MA Fire Department reports smoke showing from a building on Ivory Street. (Nextdoor )

• U-Haul International, Inc. posted a job opening for Materials Handler (Forklift Experience) in Walpole. Apply here.
• Big Y posted a job opening for Produce/Floral Clerk in Walpole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Walpole here.

🗞 Nearby News

Medfield

• King Philip pulls of dramatic victory to stay undefeated (bostonherald.com)
• I Never Knew A Few Good Men Was (Loosely) Based On A True Story, And It's Even Wilder (cinemablend.com)

Norwood

• Home prices in South Shore counties headed in opposite directions (patriotledger.com)
• Curling interest in Connecticut is spiking ahead of Winter Olympics (fox61.com)
• Massachusetts Senate Advances Plan to Cut Residents Driving Miles to Meet Climate Targets – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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