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Coming up on the Woburn Patch calendar: Come play bingo!
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In today's newsletter:
- How often did Woburn’s state rep actually miss Beacon Hill votes?
- Can Woburn’s wrestlers climb the leaderboard on Day 2?
Also on today's calendar: Come play bingo! and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Woburnfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Woburnfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; much colder, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, temps: high: 45, low: 21.
- Monday: Colder with sunshine, with a high of 32 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Beacon Hill Roll Call: Dec. 8 to Dec. 12, 2025 (recorder.com) — State Rep. Richard Haggerty of Woburn missed 19 House roll call votes this year, citing family commitments but saying he supported each bill in statements to the clerk. A new Beacon Hill Roll Call report details attendance records for all representatives and highlights several bills advancing, from removing Social Security numbers from death certificates to improving MBTA parking payments and school diabetes information. 
• Day 1 of the Bossi wrestling tournament: 1.5 points separate Shawsheen and Central Catholic (bostonglobe.com) — Woburn’s girls’ wrestling team is firmly in the mix at the Bossi Tournament, tied with Lowell at 29.5 points and keeping two wrestlers alive in the winners’ bracket. The co-ed and girls’ fields remain tightly packed, with Shawsheen and Central Catholic leading overall and several local standouts chasing individual titles heading into today’s semifinals and finals.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woburn
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Other local events
- Come play bingo!
4 Federal St Woburn MA 01801
12:30 pm - All Ages Take & Make Kit: Button Snowman
Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard - Adult Coloring
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
10:00 am - Baby Rave: Holiday Party!
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
10:00 am - Cozy Creations: Knitting & Crochet
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
10:30 am - Family STEM
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
3:30 pm - Doki Doki Manga Club - A Manga Book Club for Teens
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
4:30 pm - Artist Reception: Frank DiMauro
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
6:00 pm - Beginning English Language Class
Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St. , Woburn
9:30 am - Furniture Clearance Event
6 Wayside Rd , Burlington
10:00 am
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yarnies @ The Jenks
Jenks Center , 109 Skillings Rd , Winchester
10:00 am - Family Story Time
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library , 111 High St , Medford
10:00 am - Saturday Story Time
Beebe Library , 345 Main Street , Wakefield
10:00 am - The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Burlington Public Library , 22 Sears St , Burlington
10:15 am
Saturday December 20
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🗞 Nearby News
Winchester
- A confident Winchester High girls basketball team takes two of three to begin new season (winchesternews.org)
- Sophie Culver, MD, joins Winchester Hospital as chief medical officer (winchesternews.org)
- Senior pitches reset-weary Winchester residents, board on fiscal crisis, open process (winchesternews.org)
Stoneham
- Contracts are up for about 1,200 Lexington educators. They all want higher pay in next deal. (lexobserver.org)
Arlington
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