🌱 Meet Montague’s own Revolutionary soldier and how his legacy lives on
Montague, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Montague! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet Montague’s own Revolutionary soldier and how his legacy lives on
Also on today's calendar: MELT at the MRC: Ghost Pipe & Lunarison and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 46 and low of 37 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with sunny intervals, temps: high: 60, low: 33.
- Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Revolutionary War began in April (communitynewspapergroup.com) — A Revolutionary War profile spotlights Moses F. Ballard, born and first enlisting while living at his father’s home in Montague, tying local roots to major early battles. The piece also invites interested women with Revolutionary ancestors to connect with the local Revolutionary Dames DAR chapter for help exploring their genealogy and potential membership. 
📸 Around Montague
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Upcoming Events in
Montague
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★ Featured events ★
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2026 Franklin County Intergenerational Film Festival
Greenfield Community College, 1 College Dr, Greenfield
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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MELT at the MRC: Ghost Pipe & Lunarison
Montague Retreat Center , 177 Ripley Rd , Montague
7:30 pm -
Turners Falls, Talk
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
2:00 pm -
Wahconah Regional JV Softball @ Turners Falls
Turners Falls High School , 222 Turnpike Rd , Montague
5:30 pm -
Join a profound Day of Remembrance at Turners Falls
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
12:30 pm -
Remembering and Reconnecting: 350 Years after the Great Falls Massacre
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
12:30 pm
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
Monday April 27
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Nice and Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
1:00 pm -
Turners Falls JV Softball @ Greenfield
Greenfield High School , 21 Barr Ave , Greenfield
5:00 pm -
Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Who Lives in a Tree?
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
10:30 am -
Nice Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
1:00 pm -
Hopkins Academy Varsity Softball @ Franklin County Tech
Franklin County Technical School , 82 Industrial Blvd , Turners Falls
4:00 pm -
Literacy Night
Leverett Elementary School Erving, MA 01344
5:30 pm
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Tuesday April 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Leverett. Apply here.
- Associated Home Care posted a job opening for Caregiver in Leverett. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montague here.
🗞 Nearby News
Turners Falls
- H.S. Roundup: Franklin Tech softball falls to Blackstone Valley Regional (recorder.com)
- Regional Notebook: April 22, 2026 (recorder.com)
- Epsilon Spires hosts Caroline Davis, Matan R... (commonsnews.org)
Deerfield
- Area farmers believe peach crops ‘dodged a bullet' in overnight frost (recorder.com)
- Bulletin Board: Berkshire Highlands Pentathlon crowns champions (recorder.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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