🌱 How Gill-Montague’s budget cuts are reshaping classrooms and student support

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In today's newsletter:

• How Gill-Montague's budget cuts are reshaping classrooms and student support

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

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 77 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) — Families in Gill should know the Gill-Montague Regional School District's restructuring for the FY27 budget has reshaped 17 positions, including a middle school health teacher layoff and multiple reassignments affecting special education, music, reading, and library support. The story also compares how neighboring Franklin County districts are coping with rising costs, showing where programs were cut, consolidated, or preserved and how those choices may affect class sizes and student services.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gill

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Tuesday October 13
• Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. →
  The Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A, Montague
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Turners Falls Fishway →
  Spillway Fishway Viewing Area
  9:00 am
• Nice and Easy Walk →
  Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
  10:00 am
• Drop In Tech Help - Study Room A, 2nd Floor
  Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street, Greenfield
  1:00 pm
• MassAbility Information Session
  Main Lobby
  2:00 pm
• SES Open House
  Shutesbury Elementary School Erving, MA 01344
  5:00 pm
• Sip, Savor, & Sketch →
  Community Room, 170 Main St, Greenfield
  5:00 pm
• NES Open House
  Pioneer Valley SD Northfield, MA 01360
  6:00 pm
• TRIVIA NIGHT with TALARICO TRIVIA →
  Incandescent Brewing, 203 South St, Bernardston
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Pinwheels for Peace - after Community Sing
  Swift River School Erving, MA 01344
  8:45 am
• Drop-in Playgroup
  Children's Activity Room
  9:30 am
• Art Reception
  Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UGI Utilities, Inc. posted a job opening for CDL Service Technician Home Daily in Orange. Apply here.
• Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services posted a job opening for Home Health Aide in Shelburne Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Turners Falls

• Turn Your Clutter Into Cash (franklincountynow.com)
• Betty Tegel: Montague has too many costs to shoulder as is (recorder.com)
• My Turn: GRRSD not a good fit for Warwick (recorder.com)

Bernardston

• Capitalizing on the 'magic pill for health': Bernardston Senior Center distributes 45 Fitbits to encourage activity (recorder.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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