🌱 Meet the new veterans advocate now serving Athol from Town Hall

Greetings Athol! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the new veterans advocate now serving Athol from Town Hall
• How Athol’s Bears finished their Division 5 baseball tournament run

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 48.
• Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 86 and low of 50 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Lisa O'Sullivan joins the Northeast Quabbin District Veterans' Service Office (atholdailynews.com) — Athol’s new veterans agent, Lisa O’Sullivan, is now based at Athol Town Hall and already assisting about 50 local veterans from Athol and surrounding towns. A National Guard veteran herself, she’s focused on connecting especially Vietnam-era and financially struggling veterans with benefits, food support, and VA resources, and hopes more Athol veterans will drop by, even just to introduce themselves.
   

• MIAA Roundup: Pioneer baseball advances to Div. 5 Round of 16 with win over Palmer (atholdailynews.com) — Athol High’s baseball Bears saw their Division 5 state tournament run end with a 20–2 loss to Drury, despite hits from Ethan Heuer and Enyert Arias Cepeda. The roundup also tracks other Franklin County teams’ baseball, softball, and tennis postseason progress, giving Athol fans a look at how neighboring schools are faring.
   

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📸 Around Athol

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Athol

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Tuesday June 2

• North Quabbin Tree Climbers Genealogy Group
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 3

• Banking with ASB
  Athol-Royalston Athol, MA 01331
  8:45 am
• Logger BMP Workshop
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  1:00 pm
• Tween & Teen: Dungeons and Dragons Club
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  3:30 pm
• ACES PTO Meeting
  Athol-Royalston Athol, MA 01331
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• AHS Class Day
  Athol-Royalston Athol, MA 01331
  9:00 am
• Bridge Group
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  1:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Baby & Toddler Time
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 2

• Silly Goose Story Time
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  10:30 am
• North Quabbin Tree Climbers Genealogy Group
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 3

• Banking with ASB
  Athol-Royalston Athol, MA 01331
  8:45 am
• Logger BMP Workshop
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  1:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Excel Facility Services Group posted a job opening for Janitor in Athol. Apply here.
• NR Consulting LLC posted a job opening for Archive clerk in Baldwinville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Athol here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Orange

• Mary C. Greco (atholdailynews.com)

Winchendon

• Pet of the Week: Princess needs a kingdom to rule (lowellsun.com)

Gardner

• 149 West St Apt 2, Gardner, MA 01440 (realtor.com)
• Vote for The Gardner News Athlete of the Week for MIAA playoffs May 25-30 (thegardnernews.com)
• Yoga in the Park returns to Gardner with expanded team (thegardnernews.com)

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Ok Athol! 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: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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