🌱 Four Rivers graduate from Class of 2026 earns New Salem Town Scholarship

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• Four Rivers graduate from Class of 2026 earns New Salem Town Scholarship

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 50.
• Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Four Rivers Charter Public School graduates reflect on community and growth (recorder.com) — A Four Rivers Charter Public School senior, Anna Brown, was honored with the New Salem Town Scholarship during the school’s June 1 graduation ceremony in Greenfield. The intimate event celebrated 36 graduates with personal tributes from teachers and reflections on community, growth, and resilience after starting seventh grade on Zoom during the pandemic.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• 30 Minute Reiki Session →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  9:00 am
• Wednesday Market →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center > Large Activity Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  10:00 am
• Architecture, You, & Me →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center > Large Activity Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  11:30 am
• Drop-In Nursing Hours At The Public Health Department →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  1:00 pm
• Shakespeare →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center > Glass Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  1:30 pm
• Fit Forward →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center > Large Activity Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  2:00 pm
• Dance & Move →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Large Activity Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  3:15 pm
• Dance & Move To Old School, R&B, & World Music →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Large Activity Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  3:15 pm

Thursday June 4

• Chair Yoga With Lara →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  10:15 am
• Function Well →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center > South Meeting Room #101 - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  11:30 am
• Arthritis Exercise →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center > Glass Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  12:30 pm
• Healthy Bones & Balance →
  Town of Amherst Council on Aging Bangs Community Center > Large Activity Room - 70 Boltwood Walk Amherst MA 01002
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Amherst School District posted a job opening for Activity Leaders-Vela Scholars Summer Program in Amherst. Apply here.
• Gandara posted a job opening for Intake Coordinator | Los Campeones in Ware. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Salem here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Leverett

• Leverett, Mass. estate linked to Yankee Candle founder sells (wcvb.com)

Orange

• 'We've earned it': Mahar celebrates 87 Class of 2026 graduates (atholdailynews.com)
• Emergency landing made at Worthington airport after engine failure (wwlp.com)

Sunderland

• Northampton crossing guards, Sunderland school awarded by MassDOT for improving student safety (wwlp.com)
• Edward T. Mann Jr. (recorder.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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