🌱 Who won seats on the Southern Berkshire school committee?
Monterey, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Monterey! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Who won seats on the Southern Berkshire school committee?
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Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 46, low: 35.
- Friday: Colder with rain, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sheffield elects Bainbridge-Jordan, Murtagh to School Committee (berkshireeagle.com subscription) — Amy Bainbridge-Jordan and Jessica Murtagh won Sheffield’s seats on the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee, which also serves Monterey. Residents across all five district towns could vote in the race, the committee’s only contested election. Monterey’s own representative was not on the ballot and has two years left in her term. 
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COA Monthly Movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles →
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Wednesday November 11
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Yoga with Ben Corbett →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
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Final Balance Class with Kathleen Kraft →
Monterey Library, 452 Main Rd, Monterey
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Tuesday Bridge →
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Thursday November 12
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Saturday November 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Celebrating Shirley Graham Du Bois →
DuBois Freedom Center, 9 Elm Ct., Great Barrington
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Hands in Outreach Quilt Exhibition
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Claire Teague Senior Center, 917 S Main St, Great Barrington
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TODDLER PLAY →
CHP Community Services Building, 442 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington
10:00 am
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bridgestone Americas posted a job opening for Automotive Lead Technician in Great Barrington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Great Barrington
- BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES: Berkshire Boulders brings indoor rock climbing to Great Barrington (theberkshireedge.com)
- Monument Mountain moves on as Berkshire teams battle in state tournament (berkshireeagle.com)
- Winners of Berkshire Theater Awards announced (theberkshireedge.com)
Lee
- Lee begins search for new fire chief (theberkshireedge.com)
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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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