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🌱 Patch AM: How a shipping container will soon feed Watertown students and neighbors
Be sure to catch Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session on the Watertown Patch calendar

Hey there, Watertown! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a shipping container will soon feed Watertown students and neighbors
Also on today's calendar: Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 30 degrees.
- Monday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 48, low: 25.
- Tuesday: Breezy and much colder, with a high of 27 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Watertown Public Schools Awarded State Grant to Support Farm-to-School Program (watertownmanews.com) — Watertown Public Schools just secured more than $80,000 in state funding to grow its farm-to-school program and fully launch the new Freight Farm at Watertown High School. The grant will support a high-tech farming course, a dedicated farm manager, and expanded garden coordination, while boosting fresh produce for school cafeterias and donations to the Watertown Community Fridge at the public library.
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📸 Around Watertown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown
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★ Featured events ★
- Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
Virtual,
7:00 pm
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Amanda's & Jean's Mixed Beginner Class
Watertown Free Public Library Raya Stern Trustees Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
9:00 am - Slow Flow Yoga
Watertown Free Public Library Watertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
9:15 am - Toddler Time
Watertown Free Public Library Children's Program Room , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
10:00 am - Escape from the Rogue Planet
Watertown Free Public Library Watertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
12:00 pm - LEGO Mindstorms
Watertown Free Public Library Hatch Makerspace 20 Summer St, Watertown, MA, 02472
5:00 pm - Movie Night Monday
Watertown Free Public Library Watertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
6:30 pm - Doris & Sharon's Beginner 1 and Beginner 2 & 3 English classes
Watertown Free Public Library Watertown Savings Bank Room (1st floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
9:00 am - Toddler Time
Watertown Free Public Library Children's Program Room , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
10:00 am - Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt and Lucy Kaplansky
7 Medford St , Arlington
7:30 pm
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Saturday January 10
📣 Watertown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Vacation Week Palooza: Sleeping Beauty by Tanglewood Marionettes — Puppet Showplace Theater
Puppet Showplace Theater , 32 Station St , Brookline
10:30 am - Hoelly Jolly Drag Brunch
A.T. O'Keeffe's , 911 Boylston St , Boston
12:00 pm - Hello Gorgeous: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand Starring Diane Lynn
The Plaza Theatres at Boston Center for the Arts , 539 Tremont St , Boston
2:00 pm - Maddi Ryan at SoWa Winter Festival
SoWa Winter Festival , 550 Harrison Ave , Boston
4:00 pm
Sunday December 28
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- Flourishing Intimacy — (508) 449-0634
private coaching & group events for couples - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - Dependable Cleaners — (617) 471-1900
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found a cute little lady walking by herself on Fawcett Ave, Cambridge, in front of SS office.
(Fresh Pond) Luckily, I had a “groomers leash” in the car and she came to me. If anyone is missing their sweet girl, she is now with Cambridge… (Nextdoor Pleasant St) - Hi next door neighbors,
We are still taking on new clientele for the 25/26 Snow Plow season. We have the trucks, manpower, and equipment to get any task done. Residential… (Nextdoor Watertown)
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Watertown. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watertown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cambridge
- 8 restaurants that are exactly what you need this winter (theweek.com)
- Logan Airport hit with hundreds of delays after snow blankets Massachusetts (cbsnews.com)
- 9 Boston Restaurants That Are Certified Hidden Gems (chowhound.com)
Newton
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-- The Patch AM Team
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