🌱 Why this free Dr. Seuss garden belongs on your Springfield day-trip list
Springfield, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Springfield! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why this free Dr. Seuss garden belongs on your Springfield day-trip list
- How a Springfield fifth grader helped save 12 neighbors from fire
- Why a local artist wants your help for a flaming giant gnome
Also on today's calendar: Join us at The Best Places to Work Celebration! Tickets are on sale now. and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 53. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 92 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• This Free Massachusetts Sculpture Garden Is A Delight For Anyone Who Grew Up Reading Dr. Seuss (takingthekids.com) — Springfield’s free Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden at the Springfield Museums offers locals and visitors an easy, no-ticket-needed outing packed with larger-than-life storybook characters. Open daily with extended summer hours, it celebrates Dr. Seuss’s Springfield roots through more than thirty bronze sculptures, shaded paths, and family-friendly spaces that invite you to linger, take photos, and rediscover childhood favorites. 
• Springfield honors fifth grader for heroism in fire emergency (wwlp.com) — A Springfield fifth grader from Gerena Community School is being honored after his quick 911 call and door-to-door warnings helped 12 residents escape a Longview Street house fire without injuries. City leaders and the Springfield Fire Department are formally recognizing his bravery, while investigators say the blaze started from carelessly discarded smoking materials.
• Local artist asks for help with 30-foot tall fire-breathing gnome sculpture (westernmassnews.com) — From Springfield, a Hampshire County artist is rallying local support to build a 30-foot-tall, fire-breathing wooden gnome for this year’s Burning Man festival. Ezra Livingston, a UMass Amherst grad, has partial grant funding but still needs wood, materials, and skilled helpers from around western Massachusetts. He hopes the whimsical sculpture will spark more creativity and celebration of life.
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Upcoming Events in
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Books & Brew at Nathan Bill's
Liberty Branch 110 Island Pond Road, Springfield, MA, 01118, US
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Library Commission Meeting
Liberty Branch 220 State St., Springfield, MA, 01103, US
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Adult Board Game Night
East Forest Park Branch 136 Surrey Rd., Springfield, MA, 01118, US
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Family Movie Night
Liberty Branch 136 Surrey Rd., Springfield, MA, 01118, US
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Center for New Americans
Liberty Branch 220 State St., Springfield, MA, 01103, US
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Maker Time!
East Forest Park Branch 136 Surrey Rd., Springfield, MA, 01118, US
10:00 am -
Play-Doh Creations
East Forest Park Branch 136 Surrey Rd., Springfield, MA, 01118, US
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Circle Time Fun
Liberty Branch 1187 Parker St., Springfield, MA, 01129, US
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Join us at The Best Places to Work Celebration! Tickets are on sale now. →
At The Westin Copley Place from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
5:30 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
Thursday June 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Chicopee Electric Light Presentation
Litwin Chicopee, MA 01020
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Grade 5 Step-up day - Birchland Park →
East Longmeadow, MA Calendar East Longmeadow, MA 01028
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Field Trip Apple Place - Grade 4 →
East Longmeadow, MA Calendar East Longmeadow, MA 01028
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Wednesday Night Fun Run →
ONE WAY BREWING, 807 Maple Rd, Longmeadow
3:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Fifteen years ago today, tornadoes ripped through the Springfield and surrounding areas causing the total damage of at least $200 million.
The tornado resulted in 4 fatalities and approximately 200 injuries My neighborhood was hit and many houses were damaged. The house next door was… (Nextdoor 16 Acres) - Neighbors so we are thinking of starting a food truck or small Diner .
The economy is just so shaky right now so we are looking at our options. We used to cook inside of a convenience store in East Forest Park ( Dorset… (Nextdoor Avalon)
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Springfield. Apply here.
- American International College posted a job opening for Dean of Health Sciences in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Longmeadow
- Marlborough boys' volleyball heading to quarterfinals behind solid showing from Nick Andrade (22 kills) (bostonglobe.com)
Chicopee
- Natalya Siniscalchi - Counselor in Chicopee, MA (healthgrades.com)
- Chicopee considering hotline to report used syringes (masslive.com)
- Eighteen firefighters graduate from Massachusetts training program (wwlp.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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