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• How a Weymouth student just matched with Harvard through QuestBridge

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold with sunshine, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 45, low: 24.
• Thursday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 46 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harvard Admits First Students Through QuestBridge Program (thecrimson.com) — A Weymouth, Mass., student, Manton Du, has been admitted to Harvard through the QuestBridge National College Match, which connects high-achieving, low-income students with top colleges. His story is part of Harvard’s first-ever QuestBridge cohort, expanding opportunities and financial support for students like him across the country.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Weymouth

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Wednesday December 17

• Pingree Snowball Games
  Lawrence W Pingree Elementary School , 1250 Commercial St , Weymouth
• WCFCE Storytime/Playgroup
  Children's Program Room Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  9:30 am
• WCFCE Holiday Story Time
  Children's Program Room Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Story Time at Fogg Library
  Fogg Library , 1 Columbian Street , South Weymouth
  1:30 pm
• Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas : Readings by Mr. Donnie Norton
  Multipurpose Room 138 Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  3:45 pm
• Tweens:𦴠The Bone Zone
  Children's Program Room Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  4:00 pm
• Tweens Write! Ages 8-12 : Creative Writing Club
  Children's Program Room Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  4:15 pm
• Tree Craft & Cookies
  Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Retirement Board
  Hingham, MA Calendar , 210 Central St , Hingham
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime for Ages 2-3 @ Adams Shore
  Thomas Crane Library AS Meeting Room Adams Shore Library, 519 Sea Street, Quincy, MA, 02169
  10:00 am
• Mother Goose on the Loose for Ages 12-23 months REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  Thomas Crane Library Community Meeting Room Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 02169
  10:00 am
• Move & Groove Storytime (ages 4 and under)
  Whiton Room , 66 Leavitt Street , Hingham
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Eagle Outfitters posted a job opening for AE - Stock Associate - Early Morning (Off-Hours) in Braintree. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Braintree. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Weymouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Braintree

• New Braintree boys hoop coach \nthe 'perfect guy' for job, says legend (patriotledger.com)
• MBTA's The RIDE van lands on side after crash in Braintree (wcvb.com)
• Last-minute gift shopping? Here's what time MA malls close on Christmas Eve (wickedlocal.com)

Quincy

• Another top Quincy official arrested. What we know (patriotledger.com)
• Eugene Sadick (washingtonjewishweek.com)

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