š± How Ashfieldās Elmerās Community Center became a national keynote example
Ashfield, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Ashfield! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. āļø
In today's newsletter:
- How Ashfieldās Elmerās Community Center became a national keynote example
Also on today's calendar: Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? š¤ (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 37 degrees.
- Sunday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
- Monday: Breezy with a shower, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Radically Rural 2026 Summit to Bring Hundreds to Keene (mykeenenow.com) ā Organizers from Ashfieldās Elmerās Community Center will headline the opening keynote at next weekās Radically Rural Summit in Keene, sharing how theyāve worked to shape their townās future. The three-day event, running October 6ā8, will draw hundreds of visitors and spotlight small-town solutions in areas like local media, entrepreneurship, arts, and education. 
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ā Featured events ā
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Ashfield Farmersā Market ā
Ashfield Farmers Market, Main St, Ashfield
9:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
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Energy Committee meeting ā
Ashfield, MA Calendar, Ashfield Town Hall 412 Main Street, Ashfield
2:00 pm -
Finance Committee ā
Ashfield, MA Calendar Ashfield, MA 01330
6:30 pm -
Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans Services District Advisory Board ā
Ashfield, MA Calendar
5:00 pm -
MTRSD Nilman Scholarship Committee ā
Ashfield, MA Calendar, Mohawl Trail Regional School Superintendant's Conference Room, Ashfield
6:00 pm -
Ashfield Fall Festival ā
412 Main St, Ashfield
10:00 am -
Lui Collins at Ashfield Fall Festival ā
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1:00 pm -
Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. ā
The Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A, Montague
6:30 pm -
LEC - MTRS Mohawk Trail Regional School ā
Ashfield, MA Calendar
3:45 pm -
Sewer Commission ā
Ashfield, MA Calendar, Ashfield WWTP 705 Conway Rd, Ashfield
9:00 am -
Monthly Plant Walks & Garden Tours ā
Sweet Birch Herbals, 686 Creamery Rd, Ashfield
4:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
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š Events Nearby
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Shelburne Falls Oktoberfest
Buckland-Shelburne Regional Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
10:00 am -
Oktoberfest @ Buckland Shelburne Elementary School ā
75 Mechanic St, Shelburne Falls
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Williamsburg. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Northampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashfield here.
š Nearby News
Conway
- Conway Festival of the Hills returns with new kids' skillet toss (recorder.com)
Shelburne Falls
- Oktoberfest in Shelburne Falls to raise money for sixth grade field trip (recorder.com)
- Greenfield Cooperative Bank Launches Household Essentials Drive for Veterans (businesswest.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" ā A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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