🌱 Pioneer Valley Regional leads county in school attendance

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In today's newsletter:

• Pioneer Valley Regional leads county in school attendance

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 55 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, temps: high: 46, low: 37.
• Friday: Colder with occasional rain, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Most Franklin County school districts saw attendance gains in 2025-26 (recorder.com) — Pioneer Valley Regional led Franklin County in school attendance in 2025-26, with students present 95.1% of the time. Superintendent Patricia Kinsella credited early intervention and a positive school culture, including extracurricular activities, while identifying chronic absenteeism as unfinished work: 11.8% of students were chronically absent, a slight improvement over the previous year.
   

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📸 Around Northfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northfield

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Saturday November 14

• PVRS Fall Production of Romeo & Juliet
  Pioneer Valley SD Northfield, MA 01360
  6:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Wednesday Afternoon Reading Group
  Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield
  3:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Library Closes for Town Meeting at 5:30
  Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Interval →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  9:00 am
• Chair Aerobics →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  10:00 am
• BINGO →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  11:30 am

Thursday November 12

• Barre Fusion →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  9:00 am
• Pilates Flow →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  10:00 am
• Trace Your Branches Genealogy Workshop (1 of 3) →
  Housen Business Center, 2 Care Drive, Erving
  5:30 pm

Friday November 13

• Quilting and Open Sew →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  8:30 am

Sunday November 15

• Craft Day with the Friends →
  Makerspace, 2 Care Drive, Erving
  1:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Good for U →
  The Great Room, 1 Care Drive, Erving
  9:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Turners Falls

• North County Notebook: Nov. 11, 2026 (recorder.com)

Greenfield Town

• Turners Falls nonprofit hopes to raise $4,800 to fund turkey distribution featuring Patriots kicker (recorder.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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