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In today's newsletter:

• Which Westford Academy standouts made The Sun’s 2025 soccer All-Star list?
• How Westford students helped fill a truck with holiday toys

Also on today's calendar: Time for Three in Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and very cold, with a high of 25 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 31, low: 23.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 44 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Sun's 2025 boys soccer All-Star team (lowellsun.com) — Westford Academy boys soccer players earned spots on The Sun’s 2025 All-Star lists, with several seniors recognized among top talent from Greater Lowell and Central Mass. The extensive roundup highlights standout seasons, league titles, and postseason runs for players from neighboring schools, showcasing the strong regional soccer scene Westford competes in.
   

• Another year, another truckload of toys donated for Arciero's Sun Santa, Toys for Tots event (lowellsun.com) — Westford residents and the Westford Academy basketball team joined Littleton’s annual Sun Santa and Toys for Tots drive, helping fill a moving truck with toys for families in need. The long-running event, led by Rep. Jim Arciero and Littleton Police Chief Matthew Pinard, supports holiday meals and gifts for struggling families across Greater Lowell through The Sun Santa Fund.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westford

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 4

• Time for Three in Concert
  Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Rd, Groton
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Outdoor Live Nativity at United Methodist Church of Westford
  10 Church St , Westford
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Mother Goose, 65 Main, 3rd Floor
  Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center , 65 Main Street , Westford
  10:30 am
• Abbot Elementary School Advisory Council
  Westford, MA Calendar , 25 Depot Street , Westford
  3:15 pm
• 1st Grade Book Club, 515 Groton Rd
  Temporary Location , 515 Groton Rd. , Westford
  4:00 pm
• Supportive Parent Solutions
  Westford, MA Calendar , 65 Main Street 3rd Floor , Westford
  6:30 pm
• Clean Energy and Sustainability Committee
  Westford, MA Calendar
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Board of Assessors
  Town Hall - Conf B , 55 Main Street , Westford
  9:00 am
• Meditation. Wednesday - Westford, MA
  Cameron Senior Center , 20 Pleasant St , Westford
  11:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Winter Farm Nights
  Good Pickin' Farm , 5 Gould Rd , Westford
  3:00 pm
• "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Family Jazz Concert (2 Shows)
  Parish Center For the Arts , 10 Lincoln St , Westford
  4:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Low Lily Winter Solstice Celebration
  Parish Center For the Arts , 10 Lincoln St , Westford
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

• Heroes and Helpers Go Holiday Shopping with Lowell Youth (insidelowell.com)
• Sunday's local roundup: UMass Lowell women's basketball wins OT thriller (lowellsun.com)
• ‘Such a horrible scene': Child struck by vehicle in Lowell's Acre neighborhood (lowellsun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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