🌱 Patch AM: Why did Winchester’s town manager search suddenly fall apart?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why did Winchester’s town manager search suddenly fall apart?

Also on today's calendar: Furniture Clearance Event and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 59 and low of 28 degrees.
• Saturday: Colder, temps: high: 40, low: 31.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Winchester town manager search collapses as 2 finalists withdraw, board weighs reset (winchesternews.org) — Winchester’s search for a new permanent town manager has hit a major snag, with two of three finalists suddenly withdrawing and the Select Board now debating whether to restart the process. As interim manager Stephen Delaney prepares to leave and multimillion‑dollar deficits and capital needs loom, board members are weighing whether to move forward with the lone remaining finalist, Christopher Senior, or go back to square one.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winchester

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Furniture Clearance Event
  6 Wayside Rd, Burlington
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• 5 Keys to Buying a Home
  Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Yarnies @ The Jenks
  Jenks Center , 109 Skillings Rd , Winchester
  10:00 am
• Art with Fuse Beads
  Winchester Public Library Storytime Room , 80 Washington St, Winchester, MA, 01890
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 21

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

Monday December 22

• Family Storytime
  Winchester Public Library , 80 Washington St , Winchester
  10:30 am
• Select Board Meeting 6PM
  Winchester, MA Calendar , 71 Mt. Vernon Street, 2nd Floor , Winchester
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Craftyspace
  Winchester Public Library Storytime Room , 80 Washington St, Winchester, MA, 01890
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Legopalooza!
  Winchester Public Library , 80 Washington St , Winchester
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Woburn Business Networking Event
  TradeCenter 128 , 300 Tradecenter Dr , Woburn
  9:00 am
• Freestyle
  Stoneham, MA Calendar Stoneham, MA 02180
  9:00 am
• Drop-In Craft
  Watertown Free Public Library , 123 Main St , Watertown
  10:00 am
• Little Language Learners (12 months and up)
  Melrose Public Library , 69 W. Emerson Street , Melrose
  10:00 am
• Caregiver Chat
  Teen Zone Stoneham Library , 431 Main Street , Stoneham
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Production Manager 2 in Winchester. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Woburn

• Camber Development, Wheelock Street Capital Lease Woburn Industrial Property to VEIR for Manufacturing Expansion (bostonrealestatetimes.com)
• Lowell man now facing first-degree murder charge in August hit-and-run (lowellsun.com)
• ICE agents are staking out local courthouses. As they've roamed the halls, Mass. court arrests tripled (nhpr.org)

Lexington

• Still looking for stocking stuffers?Something for the seventh night of Hanukkah? Here's where to find the best small local gifts. (lexobserver.org)

Melrose

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-- The Patch AM Team

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