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🌱 Why Hinsdale may walk away from Dalton’s emergency dispatch center

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Good morning Dalton! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Hinsdale may walk away from Dalton's emergency dispatch center

Also on today's calendar: Mary Verdi presents The Angels Calling Tour and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
  • Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hinsdale Considers Switching Dispatch Centers Amid Response Time Concerns (iberkshires.com) — Dalton's police and dispatch operations are at the center of Hinsdale's concerns over slow emergency response times, prompting Hinsdale to consider leaving Dalton's Communication Center for the regional Berkshire dispatch. Dalton officials say they've suspended routine mutual aid over safety and trust issues but remain willing to respond to serious incidents and to adjust protocols if Hinsdale clarifies its priorities.
   

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    Tuesday August 25
  • Staff Opening Day
    Hoosac Valley Regional School District Cheshire, MA 01225
    8:00 am
  • When Trees Testify: Reclaiming Americaâs Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery (Virtual)
    Lenox Library Virtual Program, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
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    Lenox Library Virtual Program, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
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  • Adult Craft Night: Paper Flowers
    Lenox Library Welles Gallery, 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
    5:30 pm

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  • Craneville Place Skilled Nursing Home & Rehabilitation posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Dalton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lanesborough

  • Police: Lanesborough man fires shots in residential area (wnyt.com)

Pittsfield

  • Pittsfield to Host Hiring Event for the Department of Public Services and Utilities (iberkshires.com)
  • Pittsfield Cultural Council Seeks Applications for FY2027 Grants (iberkshires.com)
  • Overall Pittsfield school enrollment is down. But the numbers tell a more complicated story (berkshireeagle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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