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🌱 What Springfield families need to know before schools reopen after cyberattack

Springfield, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Springfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Springfield families need to know before schools reopen after cyberattack
  • Where Springfield’s Ride to Remember will roll and who it honors
  • How a rare World Trade Center beam ended up in Springfield

Also on today's calendar: Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid; heavy morning rain, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Springfield schools prepare to reopen after nine-day cyberattack shutdown (westernmassnews.com) — Springfield Public Schools will reopen Monday after a nine-day cyberattack shutdown, with counselors on hand and teachers ready to work mostly without technology. City and federal investigators are probing the attack, Mayor Domenic Sarno vows not to pay ransom, and the district may reclaim Christmas vacation days to make up lost time.
   

2. Springfield's Ride to Remember will honor 9/11 victims (masslive.com) — Springfield’s annual Ride to Remember sets off Saturday morning from downtown, honoring 9/11 victims and local police officers killed in the line of duty. Hundreds of cyclists will follow a 75-mile loop through Western Massachusetts and Connecticut, passing Springfield and West Springfield memorials, raising money for charities like Christina’s House, and finishing with a celebration back in the city.
   

3. Spirit of Springfield speaks about process of bringing 9/11 Memorial to Springfield (westernmassnews.com) — Springfield’s 9/11 memorial at Riverfront Park, built around a World Trade Center steel beam, took nearly a decade of local effort and persistence to secure and install. Spirit of Springfield leaders and a local trucking company recount how they obtained and escorted the beam home, creating a lasting tribute along the Connecticut River.
   

4. Free Big E Express shuttle to run daily during the fair (wwlp.com) — If you’re heading from Springfield to The Big E, you can catch a free Big E Express shuttle from Union Station straight to Gate 1 throughout the 17-day fair. The PVTA-operated service runs daily with extended hours on weekends, helping reduce Memorial Avenue traffic and offering an easy option for residents who prefer not to drive or park near the fairgrounds.
   

5. MGM Springfield grants $20,000 to Food Bank of Western Mass (wwlp.com) — MGM Springfield has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, helping provide roughly 60,000 meals for families, including many in Springfield. As food insecurity rises in Hampden County, the casino says this gift is part of a larger $180,000 grant program supporting local organizations this year.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found this beautiful guy in our backyard this afternoon.
    Seemed like someone’s very loved pet, went into the cat carrier to be checked for a chip. Unfortunately the vet was unable to find a chip so he was… (Nextdoor Fernbank Rd/Parker St)
  • I found this kitten off page blvd.
    She has a flea collar on so I assume she belongs to someone. It’s after 11pm so there isn’t much I can do right now. If she’s here in the morning I… (Nextdoor East Springfield)
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Supervisor in Springfield. Apply here.
  • Dollar Express Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Store (PT) in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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