🌱 What shrinking cable bills could mean for Cheshire’s community TV coverage

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In today's newsletter:

• What shrinking cable bills could mean for Cheshire's community TV coverage

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Saturday: Sunshine and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local Public-Access Stations Face Funding Challenges in Streaming Era (iberkshires.com) — Cheshire residents are served by Gateway Collaborative Media, one of several Berkshire public-access TV groups now squeezed as cable subscriptions decline and streaming grows. Local PEG stations, funded through cable fees, are rethinking how to sustain government coverage, community news, and local programming that fill the gap left by the region's lack of broadcast TV.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• 2026 Cereal Drive →
  Pittsfield Community Food Pantry, 110 South Street, Pittsfield
  9:00 am
• Meditation with JC Hotchkiss →
  David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
  1:00 pm
• Afterschool Snacks for Teens →
  David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
  2:30 pm
• Garden Readers Book Group →
  David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
  3:00 pm
• RPG Teen Club →
  Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield
  3:00 pm
• 12th Man Booster Hot dog Night Concession Stand →
  Wahconah Regional High School Dalton, MA 01226
  4:00 pm
• Berkshire LGBTQ+ Potluck →
  WANDER Berkshires, 34 Depot Street, Pittsfield
  5:30 pm
• North Adams, Dog Costume Parade →
  North Adams MA
  6:00 pm
• An Evening with David Sedaris →
  The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield
  7:30 pm
• David Sedaris →
  The Colonial Theatre: Berkshire Theatre Group, 111 South St, Pittsfield
  7:30 pm
• Jack Waldheim-Fall Music Series →
  Christiansen's Tavern, 37 Corey Rd, Hancock
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• First Friday Book Group →
  David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main St, Williamstown
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T2127) in Lanesborough. Apply here.
• Flynn Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cheshire here.

🗞 Nearby News

Adams

• What's next for Notre Dame Church in Adams? Here's what a Monday inspection found (berkshireeagle.com)
• BArT Charter Public School Named a School of Recognition by DESE (iberkshires.com)
• Hoosac Valley Golfers Edge Taconic (iberkshires.com)

Dalton

• Mount Greylock Unified Wins in OT at Wahconah (iberkshires.com)
• This Massachusetts State Park Near Dalton Puts an Unforgettable Waterfall a Short Walk From Your Car (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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