🌱 Patch AM: Could that “arrest warrant” text on your phone be a scam?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could that “arrest warrant” text on your phone be a scam?

Also on today's calendar: New Years Eve Celebration American Relic Band / St. Anthony Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.
• Monday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 47, low: 24.
• Tuesday: Breezy and much colder, with a high of 26 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Middlesex Sheriff's Office Issues Scam Warning Involving Fake Judicial Documents (wilmingtonapple.com) — Residents in Woburn are being warned about scammers posing as law enforcement and sending fake arrest warrants that demand thousands of dollars via cash kiosks or digital currency. The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office stresses that courts never use “preemptive bail” or accept digital currency, and urges anyone contacted by such callers to report it and, if MSO is mentioned, call their investigators directly.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woburn

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Monday December 29

• Little Movers with Early Intervention
  Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
  10:00 am
• Adult Coloring
  Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
  10:00 am
• Teen Silent Book Club
  Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
  3:30 pm
• T's Taekwondo for Kids
  Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
  3:30 pm
• Roblox for Tweens: Ember Games
  Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
  6:30 pm
• Cookin' the Books
  Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Years Eve Celebration American Relic Band / St. Anthony Club
  1020R Main St , Woburn
  7:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Preschool Skating Winter-camp 2026
  55 Locust St , Woburn
  9:30 am
• Learn about the Save the Wyman Castle Committee's Vision
  Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St , Woburn
  6:30 pm

Friday January 9

• International Folk Dancing for Beginners
  Unitarian Universalist Church , 239 Woburn St , Reading
  12:30 pm
• Edgeworks Ice Skating Lessons
  Obrien Ice Rink
  5:00 pm
• Edgeworks Iceskating Lessons
  O'Brien Rink , 55 Locust St , Woburn
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Town Fair Tire posted a job opening for Driver - Store / Wholesale in Woburn. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Winchester senior captain Eddie Donlon reaches milestone for career wins in Lowell wrestling tournament (winchesternews.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team

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