🌱 How will Gill-Montague’s staffing cuts change Montague students’ school experience?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Gill-Montague's staffing cuts change Montague students' school experience?

Also on today's calendar: Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. and 2 more events.

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 73 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 64 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'It's not sustainable': A look at school staffing after FY27 budget cuts (recorder.com) — Staffing changes in the Gill-Montague Regional School District are reshaping services for Montague students, with 17 positions eliminated, adjusted or reassigned as part of a major restructuring. The plan affects special education, music, reading and library support, health education and more, as leaders try to follow a state-recommended support model amid tight budgets across Franklin County schools.
   

📸 Around Montague

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montague

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• A Night of Spirits & Ghosts w/ Soul Sisters Montague Elks Turners Falls, MA →
  1 Elks Ave, Montague

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Other local events

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
Friday October 16
• West Springfield High School Volleyball at Turners Falls →
  Montague MA
  6:15 pm
• West Springfield at Turners Falls →
  Montague MA
  6:15 pm
Friday October 23
• Reaching Higher Realms: Mediumship Workshop & Spirit Demo →
  First Congregational Church of Montague, 4 North Street, Montague

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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
• SES Open House
  Shutesbury Elementary School Erving, MA 01344
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Pinwheels for Peace - after Community Sing
  Swift River School Erving, MA 01344
  8:45 am
• Kidleidoscope Story Hour - Fox →
  Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
  10:30 am
• First Friday: Immigrant Institutions Tour →
  Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Caterpillar Lab: A Live Insect Drop-in Exhibit →
  Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
  11:30 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.
• Amherst College posted a job opening for Pub Staff/Bartender-4 in Amherst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montague here.

🗞 Nearby News

Turners Falls

• Betty Tegel: Montague has too many costs to shoulder as is (recorder.com)
• My Turn: GRRSD not a good fit for Warwick (recorder.com)
• Western Mass. senators join Oliveira-led fight against Trump plan to cut 1,400 Head Start standards (gazettenet.com)

Deerfield

• Andover School Ranked Best Private High School In MA (patch.com)
• H.S. girls volleyball: Frontier hosts fundraiser for Iain Spearance (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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