🌱 Patch AM: How Stow neighbors are finding free support for holiday grief

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In today's newsletter:

• How Stow neighbors are finding free support for holiday grief
• How you can honor Carlton Sears at Stow Presbyterian Church

Also on today's calendar: Music at Bath: Burning River Brass Christmas Concert and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, with a high of 52 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: Snow at times in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 22.
• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dealing with grief during the holiday (spectrumnews1.com) — In Stow, residents coping with the holidays after losing loved ones are finding free support through The GriefCare Place and local counselors. A widower shares how group meetings helped him move from overwhelming sorrow to helping others, while experts explain grief stages, common triggers, and practical self-care steps to get through Christmas and other special days.
   

• PLYMC honors legacy of former Director Sears (wfmj.com) — A longtime Youngstown library leader will be remembered at a public memorial service at Stow Presbyterian Church on January 17, 2026. Former Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County director Carlton A. Sears, who guided major growth from 1997 to 2012, died December 7 after more than 40 years in public libraries.
   

📸 Around Stow

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stow

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Music at Bath: Burning River Brass Christmas Concert
  The Bath Church, United Church of Christ, 3980 W Bath Rd, Akron
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Dave Banks Holiday Big Band Show
  BLU Jazz+, 47 E Market St, Akron
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Cleveland Community League
  Stow-Munroe Falls High School , 3227 Graham Rd , Stow
  4:00 pm
• Carter Dockerty - Sat. Show
  Funny Stop Comedy Club , 1757 State Rd , Cuyahoga Falls
  9:30 pm

Monday December 22

• All ABout Dance - Winter Gala (Snow Date)
  Stow-Munroe Falls High School , 3227 Graham Rd , Stow
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) - One-on-One Assistance
  Main Library - Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
  1:00 pm
• Commission on Inclusion Meeting
  3760 Darrow Rd , Stow
  10:15 pm

Monday December 29

• Direct to Film Demo
  Main Library - TechZone
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) - One-on-One Assistance
  Main Library - Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Job Readiness - Create a Resume Employers Will Notice
  Main Library - Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
  10:30 am
• OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) - One-on-One Assistance
  Main Library - Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
  12:30 pm
• Teen Magic: The Gathering
  Main Library - Teen Meeting Room
  3:30 pm
• Postcard from the Past
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  5:00 pm
• Riverfront Readers Book Club
  Cuyahoga Falls Library , 2015 3rd St , Cuyahoga Falls
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "Avoid the area" for commercial fire prompting road closure in Akron, Ohio. Fire under control.
  5:20PM on Dec 16: "Avoid the area" for fire in Akron, Ohio. 5:10PM on Dec 16: Multiple companies are responding to a commercial structure fire at… (Nextdoor )
• Hello Neighbors.
  If you see a post that says "Hi everyone, I'm Tanisha Taylor and I'd love recommendations for) then nothing after that It is a fishing Scam looking… (Nextdoor Beckley)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager - Up to $18.50 / hr to start in Stow. Apply here.
• SPIROL Shim Division posted a job opening for PRECISION SURFACE GRINDER - 2nd and 3rd SHIFTS in Stow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stow here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hudson

• Ohio Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Midday winning numbers for Dec. 15, 2025 (beaconjournal.com)
• Ohio Krampus Society giving back during holiday season (spectrumnews1.com)

Cuyahoga Falls

• Save a life today: American Red Cross hosting its largest yearly blood drive in Cuyahoga Falls today (news5cleveland.com)
• Best Stark County basketball, wrestling, winter sports photos of 2025-26 (the-review.com)
• Cuyahoga Falls Police Blotter: December 17, 2025 (fallsfreepress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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