🌱 Patch AM: How Watertown’s food drive turned donations into $43,000 of pantry support

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In today's newsletter:

• How Watertown’s food drive turned donations into $43,000 of pantry support

Also on today's calendar: Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouding up; very cold, with a high of 25 and low of 21 degrees.
• Saturday: Snow early in the morning, temps: high: 24, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watertown Community Foundation Distributes $43,000 in Donations to Food Pantries (watertownmanews.com) — Watertown’s Community Food Drive has already generated $43,000 for local food pantries and is still collecting donations across the city through December 30–31, 2025. Residents can drop off nonperishable items at city locations or donate online to support the Watertown Food Pantry, Watertown Catholic Collaborative Food Pantry, and other local food assistance efforts helping more than 1,600 SNAP-reliant families.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 8

• Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
  Virtual,
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Michael's Beginner English Class
  Watertown Free Public Library Raya Stern Trustees Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
  9:30 am
• showing of the movie Age of Disclosure promoted by the all-volunteer political nonprofit, Citizens f
  Watertown Free Public Library Lucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
  2:00 pm
• Tantra Date Night For Couples
  Watertown Center For Healing Arts , 22 Mt Auburn St , Watertown
  4:00 pm

Monday December 29

• 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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Sensory Storytime
  Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am
• Let's Talk Drop-In for All English Levels
  Watertown Free Public Library Lucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor) , 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, 02472
  10:00 am
• Baby Storytime
  Lecture Hall Waltham Public Library , 735 Main Street , Waltham
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime at Central
  Somerville Public Library , 79 Highland Ave , Somerville
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• The Healing Power of Song (belmontvoice.org)
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• Lexington native, UK graduate won a 1976 Nobel Prize in chemistry (kentucky.com)
• City council wants quicker access to body cam footage (cambridgeday.com)
• The Story Behind Longfellow's 'Christmas Bells': How Heartbreak Created a Holiday Classic (clarksvilleonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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