🌱 How a single third-quarter run decided Chicopee Comp’s defensive slugfest
Chicopee, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Chicopee! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a single third-quarter run decided Chicopee Comp’s defensive slugfest
- Which Chicopee Mexican restaurant made this Western Mass best-of list?
- How investigators used a discarded drink straw to crack 14 robberies
Also on today's calendar: Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Heavy morning rain, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 45.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jostyn Reyes Cruz scores lone touchdown, leads Holyoke past Chicopee (masslive.com) — Holyoke edged Chicopee Comp 6–0 at Szot Park in Chicopee, with junior Jostyn Reyes Cruz breaking a scoreless tie on a 34‑yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. Playing home games off campus due to track work, the Colts leaned on their crowd and defense but couldn’t solve Holyoke’s relentless pass rush and late fourth‑down stand. 
• We Put Together A List Of 11 Of Western Massachusetts' Best Mexican Restaurants (takingthekids.com) — One of the featured Mexican spots in this Western Massachusetts roundup is Frontera Grill on Memorial Drive in Chicopee, a locally owned restaurant known for hefty chimichangas, sizzling fajitas, and classic enchiladas. The guide also highlights several other standout Mexican eateries across the region, giving Chicopee residents plenty of ideas for road‑trip dining close to home and farther afield.
• Off the Road: Route 91 Bandit, Who Hit 4 CUs Among 14 Robberies, is Sentenced (thecudaily.com) — A man formerly from Chicopee has been sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison for a string of 14 bank and credit union robberies along the I‑91 corridor. Investigators tied him to the crimes using DNA from money wrappers and a discarded drink straw, and he must also pay more than $80,000 in restitution.
📸 Around Chicopee
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★ Featured events ★
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HCS Head Start Playgroup →
The Hub at Market Square, Chicopee
10:00 am
Monday September 14
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Other local events
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DSP Recognition Week: Flag Raising at Chicopee City Hall →
Chicopee City Hall, 274 Front St, Chicopee
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Ordinance Committee Meeting Notice →
274 Front St., Chicopee
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Board of Registrars of Voters Meeting Notice →
Chicopee, MA Calendar, 274 Front Street, Chicopee
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Pregnant/Postpartum Family Workshop →
The Hub at Market Square, Chicopee
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Office of Community Development Meeting Notice →
449 Front Street, Chicopee
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City Council Meeting Notice →
Chicopee, MA Calendar, 274 Front St., Chicopee
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Chicopee Municipal Light Board Meeting Notice →
Chicopee, MA Calendar, 725 Front Street, Chicopee
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Center Fresh Farmers Market →
The Hub at Market Square, Chicopee
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Chicopee Chamber Co-working Days →
The Hub at Market Square, Chicopee
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Building Official Certification Test Preparation Course →
The Hub at Market Square, Chicopee
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Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival →
Downtown Northampton, Main Street
10:00 am
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello my fellow gardener.
Does any one want hibiscus seeds. I have a whole bunch. Pm me if u want some. (Nextdoor Grattan/Montgomery/Dale)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Chicopee. Apply here.
- Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Chicopee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chicopee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Holyoke
- Who Was Belle Skinner? (blogspot.com)
- Holyoke banned new data centers. But it likes the eco-conscious one it already has (wbur.org)
- Springfield to honor lives lost on the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks (westernmassnews.com)
Springfield
- Ride to Remember in Springfield honors 9/11 victims, fallen heroes (wwlp.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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