🌱 How 44 new veteran homes will transform Winchendon’s historic school buildings

Good morning to you Winchendon! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How 44 new veteran homes will transform Winchendon’s historic school buildings

Also on today's calendar: Girls Basketball: AKF @ Murdock (V Only) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 32 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 25, low: 11.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 29 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Winchendon Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Project for Veterans as Part of Statewide Homelessness Initiative (hoodline.com) — Winchendon is getting 44 new affordable homes for veterans as part of a major statewide push to end veteran homelessness, with construction centered at the former Streeter and Poland school buildings. Backed by $10.5 million in state funding, the project will offer on-site support like case management and mental health counseling, making the town a key player in Massachusetts’ effort to ensure no veteran is left without stable housing.
   

📸 Around Winchendon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winchendon

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Silver Strikers- Senior Bowling
  5 Summer Dr, Winchendon
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Girls Basketball: AKF @ Murdock (V Only)
  Murdock Middle High School , 3 Memorial Dr , Winchendon
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Brunch n’ Bowl at The Hub
  5 Summer Dr , Winchendon
  3:00 pm
• Christmas in Toy Town - Holiday Open House and Table Settings
  151 Front St , Winchendon
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Christmas in Toy Town - Holiday Open House and Table Settings
  151 Front St , Winchendon
  3:00 pm
• A Classic Christmas
  Winchendon Historical Society , 151 Front St , Winchendon
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Parks and Recreation Committee
  Winchendon Town Hall , 109 Front St , Winchendon
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• School Committee
  Winchendon Town Hall , 109 Front St , Winchendon
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Field Trip: Wreaths Across America
  Narragansett SD Baldwinville, MA 01436
• The Play That Goes Wrong : Drama Club Performance
  Narragansett SD Baldwinville, MA 01436
• NMS Wreaths Across America
  Narragansett SD Baldwinville, MA 01436
  8:00 am

Wednesday December 17

• The Bottom Dollars at Gardner Ale House
  Gardner Ale House , 74 Parker St , Gardner
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Day Time & Closing Crew Member with Competitive Wage! in Winchendon. Apply here.
• Sellia Corporation posted a job opening for Winchendon - Crew Person in Winchendon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winchendon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ashburnham

• A ‘huge goal and a big vision' (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Another shark washes up dead in the ‘Cape Cod fish trap' (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Gardner

• Gardner-area high school boys basketball to watch this winter (thegardnernews.com)
• School Committee 12-8-25 (gardnermagazine.com)
• Why the Wreaths Across America convoy visited Monty Tech (thegardnernews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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