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🌱 Patch AM: Which Waltham skier just secured a spot on Team USA?

And check out It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening on the Waltham Patch calendar

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Hi Waltham! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Waltham skier just secured a spot on Team USA?

Also on today's calendar: It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening and 13 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Raine N.!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 44.
  • Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026-27 Stifel US Cross Country Ski Team announced (parkrecord.com) — Waltham native Julia Kern has been named to the B Team of the 2026‑27 Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, keeping a local athlete on the international stage. The newly announced 21‑member roster follows the program's record‑setting Olympic season and lays out an ambitious World Cup and championship schedule that will carry Kern and her teammates through winter 2026‑27.
   

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    Rummaging through old photo files I found this engaging image of a black hawk perched on the windowsill of my Emerson College office staring me in… (Nextdoor Bishops Forest)
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  • Wayland Student Honored After Extinguishing Fire In High School Classroom (patch.com)

Ok Waltham! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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