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🌱 Main Street redesign puts 33 Monson parking spaces at stake

Monson, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey there, Monson! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Main Street redesign puts 33 Monson parking spaces at stake
  • Monson's holiday toy drive starts Thursday on Main Street

Also on today's calendar: Qi Gong with Randy Emerson and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 56 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 48, low: 38.
  • Friday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 41 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Project could limit Main Street parking in Monson (westernmassnews.com) — A $17 million state plan to rebuild Monson's Main Street would remove 33 parking spaces, worrying business owners who depend on street parking for customers. The nearly mile-long Route 32 project would widen sidewalks, add crosswalks and a shared walking and biking path, and improve drainage. A construction timeline remains unclear.
   

• Monson Savings Bank Brings Communities Together for Annual Holiday Toy Drive (businesswest.com) — Monson residents can donate new, unwrapped toys at Monson Savings Bank's 146 Main St. branch from Nov. 12 through Dec. 13 during regular business hours. Donations there will support the Monson Community Cupboard's holiday toy program, part of a bankwide drive benefiting children in each participating branch's community.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Big Y posted a job opening for Assistant Night Crew Chief in East Longmeadow. Apply here.
  • CIRCOR International, Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Inspector - 2nd Shift in Warren. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hampden

  • New task force to find endangered children in Massachusetts (wwlp.com)
  • Mayflower Marathon Collection Drive Returns to Wilbraham (healthcarenews.com)
  • March for the Food Bank to fight food insecurity for 17th year (thereminder.com)

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Ok Monson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Monson

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Monson

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.