🌱 Gill-Montague attendance improves, but too many students still miss school

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In today's newsletter:

• Gill-Montague attendance improves, but too many students still miss school

Also on today's calendar: Luke DeRoy and Dan Becker.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 56 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, temps: high: 46, low: 39.
• Friday: Colder with occasional rain, with a high of 39 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Most Franklin County school districts saw attendance gains in 2025-26 (recorder.com) — Gill-Montague students missed less school in 2025-26, with chronic absenteeism falling from 22.2% to 19.8%. District leaders say attendance remains a priority, especially for students with disabilities, nearly 30% of whom were chronically absent. Counselors are receiving training to help address attendance challenges.
   

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📸 Around Gill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gill

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• Luke DeRoy and Dan Becker →
  Two Ghosts Vinyl Cafe, 104 Avenue A, Montague
  6:00 pm

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📣 Gill Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Interval →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  9:00 am
• Chair Aerobics →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  10:00 am
• BINGO →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  11:30 am
• Franklin Community Co-op Board Meeting →
  Community Room, 170 Main St, Greenfield
  5:00 pm
• Beginners Crochet →
  Sweet Phoenix, 281 Main Street, Greenfield
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Picture Re-Takes →
  Greenfield MA
• Barre Fusion →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  9:00 am
• Pilates Flow →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  10:00 am
• Drop In Tech Help - Study Room A, 2nd Floor
  Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street, Greenfield
  1:00 pm
• Nice & Easy Walk →
  Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
  1:00 pm
• Minecraft Hangout →
  Carnegie Library, 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls
  5:00 pm
• Trace Your Branches Genealogy Workshop (1 of 3) →
  Housen Business Center, 2 Care Drive, Erving
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• One more….
  todays sunrise in Riverside just because it really is this gorgeous on the daily . (Nextdoor Riverside)

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Turners Falls. Apply here.
• Collaborative for Educational Services posted a job opening for After School Activity Assistant in Turners Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gill here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Turners Falls

• Turners Falls nonprofit hopes to raise $4,800 to fund turkey distribution featuring Patriots kicker (recorder.com)

Bernardston

• North County Notebook: Nov. 11, 2026 (recorder.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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