🌱 Patch AM: Why a Patriots star’s tree choice matters for a Westwood farm

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Patriots star’s tree choice matters for a Westwood farm

Also on today's calendar: Winter Family Fun Day and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy and very cold, with a high of 26 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, temps: high: 32, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 28 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drake Maye supports The Bean Farm (hometownweekly.net) — A beloved Westwood tradition got a high-profile boost when Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and his wife chose their Christmas tree at Bean Family Farm on Clapboardtree Street, now in a land-dispute over needed expansion. The visit highlights both Maye’s embrace of his new hometown and the farm’s struggle to stay financially viable on its current 10-acre property.
   

📸 Around Westwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westwood

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Wednesday December 31

• Town Hall Noon Closure
  Town Hall Norwood, MA 02062

Thursday January 1

• Town Hall Closure
  Town Hall Norwood, MA 02062

Monday January 5

• Planning Board Meeting
  Norwood Senior Center , 275 Prospect Street , Norwood
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Winter Family Fun Day
  80 Carby Street
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Budding Bookworms
  Children's Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am
• Super Awesome Fun Time
  Community Room Dover Town Library , 56 Dedham St. , Dover
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 31

• COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSING at 3:00PM
  Dover, MA Calendar , 4 Springdale Avenue , Dover
• First Night | Needham Concert Society
  Needham Calendar , 800 Highland Avenue , Needham
  7:00 pm
• NYE Comedy Night - Late Show
  Dedham Community Theatre , 580 High St , Dedham
  9:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED | New Year's Day
  Dover, MA Calendar , 4 Springdale Avenue , Dover

Friday January 2

• First Fridays: Imagination Station
  Dover, MA Calendar , 4 Springdale Avenue Room 217 , Dover
  9:00 am

Saturday January 3

• Colors Storytime with Celebree
  Children's Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Staples, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Dedham. Apply here.
• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Dedham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dedham

• Holy Disruption: Churches Turn Christmas Into a Call for Justice (outfrontmagazine.com)
• On your radar: Chance of snow in Massachusetts for New Year's Eve, Day (boston25news.com)
• The 20 most affordable cities in Massachusetts to buy a house (boston25news.com)

Norwood

• A New Year: What Norwood Homeowners Can Expect in 2026 (norwoodtownnews.com)
• December Calendar (norwoodtownnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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