🌱 Patch AM: Bridgewater and Weymouth communities remember Earl O. Bickford’s long, full life

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• Bridgewater and Weymouth communities remember Earl O. Bickford’s long, full life

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy and windy, temps: high: 49, low: 21.
• Monday: Sunny, windy and colder, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Obituary: Earl O. Bickford (centralmaine.com) — An 84-year-old Bridgewater resident has died at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, with calling hours and a funeral service set for Monday, December 22, in Middleborough. Family, friends, and former colleagues from his long General Electric career are invited to pay their respects and share memories of his faith, love of sports, and devotion to family.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Select Futures Soccer
  South Shore Sports Center , 55 Recreation Park Dr , Hingham
  9:00 am
• Friends Bookstore OPEN
  Thomas Crane Library Bookstore Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 02169
  9:30 am
• GAR Hall Open to the Public
  Hingham, MA Calendar , 358 Main Street , Hingham
  10:00 am
• Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Extravaganza - Ages 4 months to 3 years
  Thomas Crane Library Community Meeting Room Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 02169
  10:00 am
• Stand Out at Hingham Harbor (3A)
  Bathing Beach , 95 Otis St , Hingham
  10:30 am
• Sensory Play (ages 5 and under)
  Whiton Room , 66 Leavitt Street , Hingham
  10:30 am
• Cantonese Storytime for Ages 0-5 @ North Quincy
  North Quincy Library , 381 Hancock Street , Quincy
  11:00 am
• Live Music: Nico Rivers
  Break Rock Brewing , On Boardwalk , 534 Victory Rd , Quincy
  3:00 pm
• Christmas with Elvis !
  Cubist Circle , 625 Washington St , Weymouth
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Sam Luke Chase
  Alma Nove , 22 Shipyard Dr , Hingham
  1:00 pm
• Alex Cohen Acoustic: The Sports Emporium
  The Sports Emporium , 230 Bridge St , Weymouth
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Weymouth. Apply here.
• Ulta Beauty, Inc. posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor in Braintree. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Weymouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Braintree

• MA Condo Prices Identical To 2024. What About In Braintree? (patch.com)
• Boston Man Faces Up to 20 Years After Guilty Plea in Gang Drug Case (townhall.com)

Quincy

• Daniel R. Vecchione, 75 (thequincysun.com)
• Shipyard Unionism: A Novel of Triumphs and Defeats – a Review of Goliath at Sunset by Jonathan Bandow (portside.org)
• The Rise and Fall of Boston's Little Syria (wgbh.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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