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🌱 Patch AM: Can Westwood’s swimmers repeat last year’s home-pool upset?

Also, don't miss 17th Annual Festival of Trees on the Westwood Patch calendar

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  • Can Westwood’s swimmers repeat last year’s home-pool upset?

Also on today's calendar: 17th Annual Festival of Trees and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Saturday: Much colder, temps: high: 38, low: 32.
  • Sunday: Rather cloudy and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Raiders win first swim meet (hometownweekly.net) — Dover-Sherborn’s swim teams just opened their season with wins over Medfield and now head to Westwood High School for their second meet on the road. The Raiders will face Westwood tomorrow at 4 p.m., renewing a matchup where Westwood’s girls fell but the boys prevailed last year. Additional January dates with Dedham, Holliston, and Ashland are also on the schedule.
   

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    Saturday December 20
  • 17th Annual Festival of Trees
    Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
    10:00 am

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