🌱 Why Russell’s colossal donuts are worth the back-roads detour.

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• Why Russell's colossal donuts are worth the back-roads detour.

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• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 80, low: 51.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Small-Town Bakeries In Western Massachusetts Worth Taking The Back Roads For (takingthekids.com) — Russell's own Breadbasket Bakery and Cafe gets a tasty spotlight here, praised for its colossal donuts, hearty grinders, and from-scratch breakfasts along Blandford Road. The roundup highlights ten small-town bakeries across Western Massachusetts, but makes clear that Russell's Hilltown Mennonite stop is a must-visit back-roads destination for fresh bread, sweets, and local jams close to home.
   

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Saturday October 17
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  Nobleview Outdoor Center, 635 South Quarter Road, Russell
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Thursday October 1
• CFCE Playgroup
  Activity Room
  10:00 am
• Varsity Soccer B vs Smith Academy
  Westfield Technical Academy, 33 Smith Ave, Westfield
  4:00 pm
• SEPAC - Programs and Continuum of Services
  Westwood Bld, Elm Street, Westfield
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Varsity Soccer G vs Putnam Voc/Tech High School
  Westfield Technical Academy, 33 Smith Ave, Westfield
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Grass Roots Group
  Committee Room
  11:00 am
Monday October 5
• Varsity Boys Soccer @ Mahar Regional School
  Westfield Technical Academy, 507 South Main St., Orange
  4:00 pm
• Knitting Group
  Committee Classroom
  5:45 pm
Tuesday October 6
• CFCE Baby and Me
  Activity Room
  10:00 am
• ESOL: Advanced
  Committee Room
  2:00 pm
• Varsity Soccer G vs Lee Middle/High School
  Westfield Technical Academy, 33 Smith Ave, Westfield
  4:00 pm
• SRS Open House
  Franklin Ave, 330 Southampton Rd, Westfield
  5:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Westfield. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Westfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Russell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westfield

• Dewey House open house offers glimpse of 1700s life in Westfield (masslive.com)
• Family pleads for help finding missing Westfield man (wwlp.com)
• Inside Ballwin, IL's Real Estate Boom: Why 63011 Is Among America's Hottest Markets (newsbreak.com)

Southwick

• Southwick Public Library launches home delivery service (wwlp.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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