🌱 How Berkley’s override defeat could reshape schools and town services
Berkley, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Berkley! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Berkley’s override defeat could reshape schools and town services
Also on today's calendar: Chair Stretching with Collin and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 61 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 62, low: 51.
- Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Berkley faces cuts as voters reject Proposition 2 1/2 override (turnto10.com) — Berkley voters have rejected a Proposition 2½ override, forcing the town to plan significant cuts to schools and other services. School leaders warn of larger class sizes and the loss of middle school honors courses, while town officials anticipate broader service reductions as they finalize the budget by June 1. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Restorative Yoga with Britany Freitas →
Marc of Healing, 541 Berkley St, Berkley
6:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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BCS Activities Committee
Berkley Public Schools BCS Cafeteria
6:30 pm -
Chair Stretching with Collin →
Marc of Healing, 541 Berkley St, Berkley
9:00 am -
BMS Chorus Concert
Berkley Public Schools Berkley, MA 02779
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Knot Just Knitting group
Berkley Public Library 2 North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
6:00 pm -
Soaring Spirits Intl. Regional Widows Social Meet Up →
Marc of Healing, 541 Berkley St, Berkley
5:30 pm -
Chair Stretching with Collin →
Marc of Healing, 541 Berkley St, Berkley
9:00 am -
Zine Drop in
Berkley Public Library, 2 North Main St., Berkley
3:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Guided Highlight Tour
Old Colony History Museum , 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA, 02780
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Board of Assessors →
Dighton, MA Calendar, 1111 Somerset Avenue, Dighton
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State Representative Lisa Field Office Hours →
Taunton, MA Calendar, Taunton City Hall, Silver City Conference Room, 2n 15 Summer Street, Taunton
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Triumph Inc. →
Taunton Public Library, 12 Pleasant St, Taunton
10:00 am
Wednesday May 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 7-alarm fire under control in North Attleborough, Massachusetts.
7:52PM on May 11: Fire is under control, per North Attleborough Fire Department. Authorities will maintain a presence at the scene to extinguish… (Nextdoor )
- Brown University Health posted a job opening for MH Activity Aide in Taunton. Apply here.
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Warehouse Material Handler - Zone - Evening Shift in Taunton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berkley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dighton
- Eastern Mass. girls' lacrosse: Players of the Week for May 4-10 (bostonglobe.com)
Taunton
- Man pleads guilty to stabbing at Taunton auto body shop. What happened (tauntongazette.com)
- Ex-employee who broke into Taunton home sentenced. Other 2 suspects? (tauntongazette.com)
- Raynham cop tops $300K. Top 10 highest paid town workers in 2025 (tauntongazette.com)
Attleboro
- RI Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Attleboro Stop & Shop (patch.com)
- Apartment Fire Displaces 60 To 80 North Attleboro Residents (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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