🌱 East Longmeadow mom creates a salon around children’s comfort
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers East Longmeadow! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- East Longmeadow mom creates a salon around children’s comfort
- East Longmeadow's holiday toy drive starts Thursday
- Casino grants helped buy East Longmeadow's license plate readers
Also on today's calendar: Computer Basics 6-class series and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Sunny spells, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 51, low: 40.
- Friday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 42 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Mermaids, rainbows and safari adventures await at new children's salon in Holyoke (masslive.com) — East Longmeadow resident Nachaly Torres is opening a Holyoke children’s salon with special seating, toys and extra time for children who need help feeling comfortable. Drawing on family experience with special needs, she designed ChiquiLook Salon & Spa around young clients. Its grand opening is Friday, with appointments beginning Nov. 17. 
2. Monson Savings Bank Brings Communities Together for Annual Holiday Toy Drive (businesswest.com) — East Longmeadow residents can donate new, unwrapped toys at Monson Savings Bank's 61 North Main St. branch from Nov. 12 through Dec. 13. Donations collected there will support the East Longmeadow Police Association's holiday toy program, part of a regional drive connecting gifts with children in each participating community.
3. Mass. gave towns money to cope with casinos. Some spent it on Flock cameras (wbur.org) — East Longmeadow is among nine Massachusetts communities that used casino mitigation grants to buy automated license plate readers, a WBUR review found. Nearly $500,000 went toward the technology over three fiscal years, raising questions about privacy and public oversight. Police describe the cameras as valuable investigative tools, while critics question their widespread use.
4. Local leaders demand representation on Springfield Water and Sewer Commission (westernmassnews.com) — East Longmeadow helps pay for a regional water and sewer system but has no voice on its governing board. Local leaders are urging lawmakers to expand the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission's board from three members to seven, giving surrounding communities representation in decisions about rates, infrastructure and long-term planning.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Equine Affaire →
Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Ave, West Springfield
9:00 am
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Farmyard Friends
Community Room East Longmeadow Public Library, 60 Center Square, East Longmeadow
10:00 am -
Library on the Go- Pleasant View Senior Center
Pleasant View Senior Center (COA), 328 North Main Street, East Lon
10:30 am -
Roots Magic 11
Computer Lab Chicopee Main Library, 449 Front Street, Chicopee
2:00 pm -
Commission for people with Disabilities Meeting →
East Longmeadow, MA Calendar, Council on Aging / Media Room 328 North Main St, East Longmeadow
2:30 pm -
After school chorus →
East Longmeadow, MA Calendar East Longmeadow, MA 01028
2:30 pm -
Teen Activities Group: Fall Crafternoon
Community Room East Longmeadow Public Library, 60 Center Square, East Longmeadow
2:30 pm -
Girls On The Run →
East Longmeadow, MA Calendar, 77 Hampden Road, East Longmeadow
2:40 pm -
Crafternoon
Bazan Community Room Chicopee Main Library, 449 Front Street, Ch
3:00 pm -
Genealogy Open Lab
Computer Lab Chicopee Main Library, 449 Front Street, Chicopee
6:00 pm -
The Original (OG) Book Group
Conference Room Chicopee Main Library, 449 Front Street, Chicope
6:30 pm -
Computer Basics 6-class series →
East Longmeadow Public Library, 60 Center Square, Suite 2, East Longmeadow
11:00 am
Thursday November 12
Monday November 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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What area high school did you attend and what year did you graduate? I’ll start. High School of Commerce - 1973 (Nextdoor Southwest East Longmeadow)
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Springfield. Apply here.
- pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in SPRINGFIELD MA S14404 in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Longmeadow here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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