Good morning North Amherst! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
The Translated Book Club: We Computers at Town of Amherst Calendar
Board of Assessors at Town of Amherst Calendar
The Biggest Tiny Art Show in North Amherst at Town of Amherst Calendar
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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🗞 Nearby News
Amherst
U.S. Representative Jim McGovern to Deliver 5th Annual Ellsberg Lecture at UMass Amherst on October 27th (amherstindy.org)
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Announces 2026 A+ Awards Recipients (amherstindy.org)
UMass Amherst Leads $13.1M Research Effort to Treat Breast Cancer with Bacteria (umass.edu)
Hadley
Op-Ed: Our Climbing Team's Funding: What's the real story? (dailycampus.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!