🌱 How a $100,000 grant will reshape early literacy from Longmeadow
Longmeadow, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readHey hey Longmeadow! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $100,000 grant will reshape early literacy from Longmeadow
- Which Longmeadow players clinched the girls tennis state tournament upset?
Also on today's calendar: East Longmeadow Farmers Market and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot, with a high of 92 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bay Path University Receives $100,000 Grant to Advance Early Literacy (businesswest.com) — Bay Path University in Longmeadow has secured a $100,000 grant to launch a one-year pilot that trains Springfield Public Schools teachers and paraprofessionals in evidence-based early literacy instruction. The Bay Path Encircled Literacy Initiative will roll out next academic year, aiming to unify classroom practices, boost educator skills, and improve reading outcomes for young students in underserved communities, with potential to expand to more districts. 
• Girls Tennis State Tournament Roundup: Lenox remains unbeaten, Longmeadow advances (masslive.com) — Longmeadow High’s girls tennis team has advanced in the Division II state tournament after edging Newburyport 3–2, powered by wins from Bailey Downes, Aaliyah Mohani, and the Berezovkaya Magee–Anaya Mohani doubles duo. The Lancers now await a quarterfinal matchup against the winner of Duxbury versus Marblehead.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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New England Militia in the Early Republic →
Richard Salter Storrs Library, 693 Longmeadow St, Longmeadow
6:30 pm
Wednesday June 3
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Other local events
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Spring Concert @ Glenbrook
Wolf Swamp Road Longmeadow, MA 01106
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Public Shade Tree Hearing →
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Storrs Library Visit
Wolf Swamp Road Library
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East Longmeadow Farmers Market →
The Depot at Graham Central Station, 64 Maple St, East Longmeadow
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Homebuying 101 →
Garden Plaza Shopping Center, East Longmeadow
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BHS ~ Field Day Rain Date, Russell Field
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CTR 4th Grade Play (Evening)
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Chicopee Electric Light Presentation
Litwin Chicopee, MA 01020
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Grade 5 Step-up day - Birchland Park →
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Knot Just Knitters
Liberty Branch US
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Field Trip Apple Place - Grade 4 →
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Wednesday June 3
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- Kelly Services posted a job opening for Production Associate - 1st & 2nd Shift (Temp) in East Longmeadow. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
East Longmeadow
- Marlborough boys' volleyball heading to quarterfinals behind solid showing from Nick Andrade (22 kills) (bostonglobe.com)
Springfield
- IRONMAN kicks off this weekend in downtown Springfield with nearly 1,700 participants (wwlp.com)
- Sponsored Content: Spring & Summer Fun at MGM Springfield and Mass Mutual Center – 'Right up the Road' (wtnh.com)
- Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Springfield, MA at Symphony Hall Boston (Feb 21, 2027) (broadwayworld.com)
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