🌱 Discover the tragic 1812 story behind Monterey’s Lake Buel name
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:
- Discover the tragic 1812 story behind Monterey’s Lake Buel name
Also on today's calendar: Yoga with Ben Corbett and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 52.
- Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Eagle Archives, June 23, 1954: A Berkshire ballad of horrendous tragedy is preserved by 97-year-old Clayton singer (berkshireeagle.com) — A 1954 feature revisits the ballad of Sam Buel, the hero whose actions during an 1812 boating tragedy gave Lake Buel in Monterey its name. The article shares the full lyrics, traces the real people involved, and explains how this song preserves a vivid piece of Berkshire County history. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Tai Chi with David Crowe →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
10:00 am
Wednesday June 24
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Other local events
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Yoga with Ben Corbett →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
9:00 am -
The Bidwell Artisan Fair →
Bidwell House Museum, 100 Art School Rd, Monterey
11:00 am -
Tai Chi with David Crowe →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
10:00 am -
Tuesday Bridge →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
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Tai Chi with David Crowe →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
10:00 am
Thursday June 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Movie Night for Adults — Becket Athenaeum: Becket... →
Becket Athenaeum Inc, 3367 Main St, Becket
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Movie Night for Adults — Becket Athenaeum: Becket & Washington Community Library →
Becket Athenaeum Inc, 3367 Main St, Becket
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PK & K Screening
Southern Berkshire UME
8:00 am -
Somatic Breathwork for Resilience →
Sheffield Yoga Studio, at 1224, Sheffield
6:00 pm -
Yoga With Rima Sala — Becket Arts Center →
Becket Arts Center, 7 Brooker Hill Rd, Becket
9:30 am -
Learn to Fish with Mass. Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife
Lee Library Association 100 Main Street, Lee, MA 01238
11:00 am
Tuesday June 23
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Big Y posted a job opening for (Overnight) Night Crew Clerk in Great Barrington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Great Barrington
- A community conversation about aging and cannabis (theberkshireedge.com)
- Disconnect between housing crisis and practical solutions (theberkshireedge.com)
- 2 Berkshire County Ice Cream Spots Make Mass. ‘Best Of' List (wsbs.com)
Lee
- Pilgrim Inn owners hope to replace it with four-story Marriott hotel (berkshireeagle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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