🌱 How Spencer voters saved firefighter jobs but rejected the school budget override
Spencer, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Spencer! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Spencer voters saved firefighter jobs but rejected the school budget override
Also on today's calendar: Food Truck Festival & Showdown at Spencer Fairgrounds and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A morning shower; breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Cool with times of rain, temps: high: 56, low: 47.
- Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Firefighter override passes, school budget question fails (spencerjournal.com) — Spencer voters approved a Proposition 2½ override to keep four full-time firefighters on staff, but rejected a separate override to boost the Spencer East Brookfield school operating budget. Tuesday’s election also filled key local seats, including two selectmen, a new town moderator, and several uncontested town and regional school committee positions, with results still unofficial pending certification. 
📸 Around Spencer
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Timberyard Brewing Company →
Timberyard Brewing Company, 555 East Main Street (Route, MA-9, East Brookfield
7:00 pm
Friday May 15
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Other local events
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Career Technical Initiative (CTI) Program
Richard Sugden Library 8 Pleasant St. , Spencer, MA 01562
6:00 pm -
DPHS Presents Crafting Through Stories for Kids and their Families
Richard Sugden Library Community Room
10:30 am -
Food Truck Festival & Showdown at Spencer Fairgrounds →
The Spencer Fair, 48 Smithville Rd, Spencer
11:00 am -
Hit the bus duo at Timberyard →
Timberyard Brewing Company, 555 East Main Street (Route, MA-9, East Brookfield
12:00 pm -
Darren Sechrist, live comedy at Rapscallion SPENCER →
Rapscallion Brewery & Taproom, 8 Meadow Rd, Spencer
7:30 pm
Thursday May 14
Saturday May 16
Sunday May 17
Friday May 29
📣 Spencer Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Leicester Middle School Council Meeting Agenda →
Leicester, MA Calendar Leicester, MA 01524
3:30 pm -
Auburn Varsity Softball @ Leicester →
Leicester High School, 964 Main St, Leicester
3:30 pm -
Doherty at South
South High Community School
4:00 pm -
Burncoat School Building Project Community Visioning Input Session
Heard Street 179 Burncoat St, Worcester, MA 01606, USA
6:00 pm -
ELPAC / CAFE-B Meeting
Heard Street 140 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604, USA
6:00 pm -
Kottonmouth Kings →
Palladium, 261 Main St, Worcester
6:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone recognize this cat?
She's very friendly. Her fur is pretty matted and she was hungry. Location is Franklin St in Spencer, just off of Rt 9 (Nextdoor Downtown Spencer)
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Auburn. Apply here.
- Tailored Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Auburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spencer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Leicester
- Local flavor driving Assumption softball into NCAA Tournament (telegram.com)
- 20 years later, the world deserves another Sid Meier's Railroads! (pcgamer.com)
Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury 8-Year-Old Raises Awareness About Wildlife, Climate Through National Contest (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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