🌱 How soaring diesel prices could change your fall at McCray’s Farm
South Hadley, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again South Hadley! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How soaring diesel prices could change your fall at McCray’s Farm
- When Rhiannon Giddens will perform at Mount Holyoke College
- See how South Hadley youth football fared against Frontier this week
Also on today's calendar: Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 47 degrees.
- Saturday: Clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 48.
- Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Local farms feel sting of soaring diesel prices ahead of fall season (westernmassnews.com) — McCray’s Farm in South Hadley is wrestling with record-high diesel prices that are driving up the cost of running tractors, daily hayrides, and its popular haunted hayrides. The owner says he’s feeling the squeeze but is trying to shield customers, so visitors may notice small operational changes as pumpkin and Halloween season ramps up. 
2. Rhiannon Giddens Extends Tour into 2027 │ Exclaim! (exclaim.ca) — Rhiannon Giddens is bringing her newly extended 2026–27 tour to South Hadley with a Mount Holyoke College performance listed for November 3, alongside several Amherst dates. Local fans can mark their calendars as tickets go on sale September 18, with the tour supporting her new album and including stops across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
3. Bulletin Board: Fly-fishing and outdoor festival coming to Franklin County Fairgrounds (recorder.com) — South Hadley youth football teams dropped both junior and pee-wee matchups to Frontier, with the Redhawks pulling away in the second half of each game. Local readers can also plan a weekend trip to the Northeast Fly Fishers & Outdoor Festival at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, featuring seminars, demonstrations, camping, and live music for outdoor enthusiasts.
4. Meet Classical IPR fellow Siggy Ehrlich (interlochenpublicradio.org) — A recent Mount Holyoke College graduate from South Hadley is stepping into a new role as the 2026–27 Classical IPR fellow, drawing on experience in campus ensembles and WMHC South Hadley radio. Their background in music, history, and arts internships will shape the classical programming and digital content they help create this year.
📸 Around South Hadley
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival →
Downtown Northampton, Main Street,
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
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Branded Country →
The Boathouse, 1 Alvord Street, South Hadley
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Source to Sea Clean Up →
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60's Groovy Gala at Berkshire Hills Music Academy →
Berkshire Hills Music Academy, 48 Woodbridge St, South Hadley
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60's Groovy Gala →
48 Woodbridge St, South Hadley
5:00 pm -
Kevin Bias (front patio) →
The Boathouse, 1 Alvord Street, South Hadley
7:00 pm -
Kevin Bias →
The Boathouse, 1 Alvord Street, South Hadley
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Livio Gravini →
The Boathouse, 1 Alvord Street, South Hadley
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Curbside Collection Route 4 →
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Curbside Collection Route 5 →
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Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation →
Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College St, South Hadley
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Celebration of Hope: Healing Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church →
123 William St, Springfield
9:00 am
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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