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🌱 What will Hampden voters decide about school repairs and crypto kiosks?

Hampden, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • What will Hampden voters decide about school repairs and crypto kiosks?

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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 52.
  • Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 71 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilbraham Select Board reviews Town Meeting warrant articles (thereminder.com) — Hampden and Wilbraham residents will soon vote on school repairs and other key issues at Wilbraham’s Nov. 9 Special Town Meeting, including funding for Wilbraham Middle School that requires approval from both towns. Articles also cover traffic fixes, easements, and a proposed ban on cryptocurrency kiosks tied to scam concerns. The Select Board is still finalizing the warrant and article order.
   

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  • TJX posted a job opening for Processing Associate in East Longmeadow. Apply here.
  • Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse/Cooler Operator 2nd shift in Wilbraham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hampden here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Longmeadow

  • Oktoberfest to return to East Longmeadow for fifth year (thereminder.com)
  • Saving Lives or Restricting Rights? What a 'Yes' or 'No' Vote on Question 9 Means (westernmassnews.com)
  • Is fourth time a charm for Southie convention center expansion? (bostonglobe.com)

Wilbraham

  • Two arrested after shootout on Lyman Street in Springfield (wwlp.com)

Monson

  • Monson Savings Bank opens voting for 2027 community giving initiative (wwlp.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hampden

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