🌱 How will Deerfield Elementary staffing cuts affect your child’s school year?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Deerfield Elementary staffing cuts affect your child's school year?
• Which Deerfield neighbors were just honored as local superheroes?

Also on today's calendar: Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. and 6 more events.

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 74 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 79, low: 50.
• Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'It's not sustainable': A look at school staffing after FY27 budget cuts (recorder.com) — Deerfield families face a leaner year at Deerfield Elementary School, which has lost a sixth grade teacher, special education teacher, reading interventionist, and part-time PE teacher due to FY27 budget cuts. Across Franklin County, more than 40 school positions have disappeared as rising costs outpace revenues, forcing districts to combine classes, reduce hours, and juggle roles to preserve core programs.
   

• Addressing a 'recognition shortage': Third annual breakfast celebrates local heroes (recorder.com) — Franklin County's annual Super Chamber Breakfast honored several everyday "superheroes," including South Deerfield business owner Paul Wanczyk and beloved Deerfield Elementary crossing guard Carlos Rivadeneira. Local leaders praised their quiet, consistent efforts—like supporting schoolchildren, helping neighbors, and backing community drives—as nominations opened for next year's awards, giving Deerfield residents a chance to recognize more unsung neighbors.
   

📸 Around Deerfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Deerfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Lego Club →
  Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Playdough Playtime →
  Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield
  10:30 am
Monday October 5
• Homeschool Lunch Bunch →
  Tilton Library, 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield
  12:00 pm
• Deerfield Board of Assessors Meeting →
  Deerfield, MA Calendar, 8 Conway StSo, Deerfield
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• District Election - Franklin County Tech School Vote →
  Deerfield, MA Calendar, 8 Conway StSo, Deerfield
  12:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Tilton Library Trustees Meeting →
  Deerfield, MA Calendar, 75 North Main StreetSo, Deerfield
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• DEDIC Regular Meeting →
  Deerfield, MA Calendar, 8 Conway StSo, Deerfield
  8:45 am
Tuesday October 13
• Open Space Committee Meeting →
  Deerfield, MA Calendar, 8 Conway StSo, Deerfield
  5:00 pm
• Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. →
  The Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A, Montague
  6:30 pm

📣 Deerfield Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3
• Tree House October in the Field →
  Tree House Deerfield, 1 Community Place, South Deerfield
• Present Power →
  289 Amherst Rd, Sunderland
  10:45 am
• Drop-In Fall Craft: Create a Woolly Bear Caterpillar
  Sunderland Public Library - Children's Programs, 20 School Street, Sunderland
  1:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Parent Cafe: Facilitated Parent to Parent Group
  Sunderland Public Library - Children's Programs, 20 School Street, Sunderland
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Custodian-**SIGN-ON BONUS** The success in Deerfield. Apply here.
• Covestro AG posted a job opening for Utility Operator Trainee (Assistant Production Operator) in South Deerfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deerfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Deerfield

• H.S. girls volleyball: Frontier hosts fundraiser for Iain Spearance (recorder.com)

Sunderland

• Local Farmer Awards funders visit western Mass. farms to see impact of grants (wwlp.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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