🌱 Patch AM: How Woburn girls’ hoops broke into the Globe’s Top 10

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In today's newsletter:

• How Woburn girls’ hoops broke into the Globe’s Top 10

Also on today's calendar: Massachusetts Boating Safety Certificate Course and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 36 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 45, low: 27.
• Friday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 46 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: Unbeaten Natick continues its rise (bostonglobe.com) — Woburn High’s girls’ basketball team has climbed into the Boston Globe’s Top 10, now ranked 10th in the state with a strong 6-0 record. The poll highlights how unbeaten Natick leads the pack, while several other Eastern Massachusetts programs are also surging early in the season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woburn

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★ Featured events ★

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

Wednesday January 7

• Preschool Skating Winter-camp 2026
  55 Locust St , Woburn
  9:30 am
• RPG DnD: Terra Noctis
  Woburn Public Library Maker Space In Person at , 45 Pleasant St., Woburn, MA, 01801
  6:00 pm
• Learn about the Save the Wyman Castle Committee's Vision
  Woburn Public Library , 45 Pleasant St , Woburn
  6:30 pm
• Scottish Country Dancing
  Woburn Public Library Program Room In Person at , 45 Pleasant St., Woburn, MA, 01801
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Adult Coloring
  Woburn Public Library Maker Space In Person at , 45 Pleasant St., Woburn, MA, 01801
  10:00 am

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

Friday January 16

• ALL THAT GLITTERS debut @ Route 1 Grill House - Saugus 8 pm
  Route 1 Grill House , 817 Broadway , Saugus
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Kanto Card Show
  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Andover , 123 Old River Rd , Andover
  9:00 am

Monday January 19

• MLK Celebration
  St. John's Baptist Church , 38 Everett St , Woburn
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A working fire was reported at 490 William Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts, with additional engines from Wakefield and Winchester responding.
  7:02PM on Jan 5: Working fire reported at 490 Williams St, Stoneham, MA. (Nextdoor )

• Lowe's posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in Woburn. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Winchester

• What do you know about Winchester's school councils? (winchesternews.org)
• Tom Hopcroft brings systems mindset, coalition-building pitch to state Senate race (winchesternews.org)
• Aitken, Gooden earn conference awards; two on Honor Roll (skidmoreathletics.com)

Stoneham

• Vote for the Daily News girls Athlete of the Week for Dec. 29 to Jan. 4 (metrowestdailynews.com)
• Waltham's traffic accidents in 2025 (walthamtimes.org)

Medford

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-- The Patch AM Team

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