🌱 Will Mill River get more pickleball courts before winter hits?

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• Will Mill River get more pickleball courts before winter hits?

Also on today's calendar: Dr. Steve Taubman's Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
• Thursday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amherst Recreation Commission: Town should renew efforts for pickleball complex (gazettenet.com) — Plans for more pickleball courts in North Amherst are back in play, as Amherst Recreation Commission members urge the town to revive a dedicated pickleball complex and consider restriping another Mill River tennis court. Officials are weighing Community Preservation Act funding, possible use of the closed Wildwood School gym, and alternative sites after earlier proposals at Groff Park and Kiwanis Field stalled over cost and neighborhood concerns.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Amherst

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Dr. Steve Taubman's Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment →
  Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley St, Northampton
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• The Biggest Tiny Art Show in North Amherst →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 91 Cowls Road, Amherst
  10:00 am
• Budget Coordinating Group →
  Town of Amherst Calendar
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Open-Play Pickleball at Mill River →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 95 Montague Rd, Amherst
  8:00 am
• The Biggest Tiny Art Show in North Amherst →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 91 Cowls Road, Amherst
  10:00 am
• "At the Wedding" Presented by Valley Players →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 35 Triangle Street, Amherst
  6:30 pm
• Sandlot Dodgeball →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 70 S East St, Amherst
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Veterans Breakfast for All →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst
  8:00 am
• The Biggest Tiny Art Show in North Amherst →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 91 Cowls Road, Amherst
  10:00 am
• Tai Chi →
  Town of Amherst Calendar, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst
  2:00 pm
• Fall Public Safety Festival →
  Town of Amherst Calendar
  4:00 pm
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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brinker International posted a job opening for Food Runner - Hadley Chili's in Hadley. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager full time in Hadley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Amherst here.

🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• Amherst Awarded Nearly $300K Grant for Improving Infrastructure Within the Fort River Watershed (amherstindy.org)
• UMASS Amherst Earns 2026 Mass Save Impact Award (amherstindy.org)
• An Amherst business is bringing crème brûlée to The Big E (masslive.com)

Hadley

• Hadley to hold National Drug Take-Back day next month (wwlp.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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