🌱 How a Whitinsville Christian matchup shaped Hopedale’s rising basketball star

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Whitinsville Christian matchup shaped Hopedale’s rising basketball star

Also on today's calendar: Annual Family Holiday Pops and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 44 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 58, low: 25.
• Saturday: Colder, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basketball Game Preview: Hopedale Blue Raiders vs. Blackstone Valley RVT Beavers (maxpreps.com) — Whitinsville readers may recognize Whitinsville Christian on the stat line of Hopedale standout JJ Douglas, whose 15-point game against the local school highlights his scoring history. Hopedale enters Wednesday’s matchup at Blackstone Valley RVT riding a dominant season-opening win and a three-game streak over the Beavers, while Blackstone Valley RVT counters with its own blowout victory and key scorers to watch.
   

📸 Around Whitinsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whitinsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Annual Family Holiday Pops
  Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Self-Service Gift Wrap Station
  Community Connection Corner Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville
• Plot Twists Writer's Group
  Tween & Teen Room Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville
  3:00 pm
• WCHS Girls JV Basketball @ Douglas
  Douglas High School , 33 Davis St , Douglas
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Self-Service Gift Wrap Station
  Community Connection Corner Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville

Monday December 22

• Library Littles
  Tween & Teen Room Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville
  10:30 am

Tuesday December 23

• Self-Service Gift Wrap Station
  Community Connection Corner Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville

Friday December 26

• Winter Craft
  Tween & Teen Room Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville
  2:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Get help with Jenna Gouin
  Historical Room Whitinsville Social Library , 17 Church St , Whitinsville
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Preschool Storytime
  Whitinsville Social Library Tween & Teen Room , 17 Church St, Whitinsville, MA, 01588
  10:30 am
• Music & Movement
  Library Auditorium Uxbridge Free Public Library , 15 N Main St , Uxbridge
  11:00 am
• Winter Craft
  Whitinsville Social Library Tween & Teen Room , 17 Church St, Whitinsville, MA, 01588
  4:00 pm
• Evening Book Group
  Sutton Free Public Library , 4 Uxbridge Road , Sutton
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Whitinsville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Northbridge

• Girls' hockey notebook: With the support of teammates, Natick goalie Sophia Luoni takes the ice to honor her late father (bostonglobe.com)
• Pedestrian killed in Northbridge ID'd as former star athlete at Uxbridge High (telegram.com)

Uxbridge

• Gov. Healey invests $50M to pave 217 miles of local roads in 34 Mass. communities (boston25news.com)
• Police Log for Week of 12/10 - 12/16, 2017 (hollistonreporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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