🌱 Patch AM: How will Winchester run while it waits for a new manager?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Winchester run while it waits for a new manager?

Also on today's calendar: International Folk Dancing for Beginners and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 37 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 45, low: 35.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Winchester Select Board votes to elevate MaryEllen Marshall as interim town manager (winchesternews.org) — Winchester’s Select Board has tapped longtime Town Clerk MaryEllen Marshall to serve as interim town manager, ensuring continuity after Stephen Delaney’s departure and before incoming manager Christopher Senior starts. Marshall will juggle both roles while overseeing budget planning, statutory deadlines, and other time-sensitive town business during this leadership transition.
   

📸 Around Winchester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winchester

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• International Folk Dancing for Beginners
  Unitarian Universalist Church, 239 Woburn St, Reading
  12:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt and Lucy Kaplansky
  7 Medford St, Arlington
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• PLAYSHOP FOR THE NEW YEAR: Creatively Visioning Into 2026 with Chandra Cantor & Robin Shaw
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  12:30 pm
• RESTORATIVE YOGA + MASSAGE with Chandra Cantor, Robin Shaw + Nelson Té
  The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
  3:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Massachusetts Boating Safety Certificate Course
  Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Rd, Lexington
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• Messy Mushy Preschool Art - Fridays
  Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
  12:00 pm
• Sip & Spin - Mocktail Edition!
  Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
  6:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• Haircuts For Men, Women and Children~OPEN Evenings, Saturday & Sunday
  9:00 am

Monday January 12

• Weekly Fitness Classes
  Jenks Center , 109 Skillings Rd , Winchester
  4:30 pm
• Finding Your Inner Goddess
  Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
  7:00 pm

Monday January 19

• No School, YES Art! (Ages 5-8)
  Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
  9:00 am
• No School, Yes ART! (Ages 5-8)
  Studio on the Common , 22 Church St , Winchester
  1:30 pm

Wednesday January 21

• New Series! MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION with Sunada Takagi - 8 Wednesdays
  The Arlington Center , 369 Massachusetts Ave , Arlington
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Year, New Instrument! —Stage Music Center Read on Patch
• Obituary- Frank A. Vaughan —Lauren Costello Read on Patch

• Massachusetts Staffing posted a job opening for Career Services Assistant Director in Woburn. Apply here.
• Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer Logistics Part Time in Melrose. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winchester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woburn

• Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending, citing ‘dangerous times' (pennlive.com)
• TriplePundit • Signs Point to a Bright Future for U.S. Green Steel in 2026 (triplepundit.com)
• MBTA Halts North Station Weekend Service for Signal System Upgrades (wror.com)

Lexington

• Lexington High School's Quad: A Space for Community (lexobserver.org)
• Real Estate Listings Week of January 9, 2026 (lexobserver.org)
• Police Blotter: Multiple break-ins while residents were on vacation (lexobserver.org)

Burlington

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-- The Patch AM Team

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