🌱 Community remembers the life and legacy of Eleanor J. Farnham.
Turners Falls, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Turners Falls! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Community remembers the life and legacy of Eleanor J. Farnham.
Also on today's calendar: The Music of America & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Comes to the Shea Theater Nov. 7 and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 35 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 21.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 54 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Eleanor J. Farnham (recorder.com) — Local readers are informed of the passing of Eleanor J. Farnham, a longtime Greenfield resident remembered as a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be laid to rest privately in Hinsdale, with arrangements handled by McCarthy Funeral Homes of Greenfield and Turners Falls, and friends invited to honor her through memorial contributions to a charity of their choice. 
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★ Featured events ★
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The Music of America & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Comes to the Shea Theater Nov. 7 →
Shea Theater Arts Center, 71 Avenue A, Montague
8:00 pm
Saturday November 7
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Other local events
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LEGO at the Library →
Carnegie Library, 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls
10:00 am -
Graphic Novel Book Club: Bea Wolf →
Carnegie Library, 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls
5:00 pm -
Nice and Easy Walk →
Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
10:00 am -
Pokémon Club →
Carnegie Library, 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls
5:00 pm -
Kidleidoscope Story Hour - Bats →
Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
10:30 am -
Lofi Lab: Creative Hangout for Teens & Tweens →
Carnegie Library, 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls
4:00 pm -
The Remarkable Landscapes of the Montague Plains →
Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
5:00 pm -
Great Falls Farmers Market →
Great Falls Farmers Market, 200 Avenue A (Peskeomskut Park), Turners Falls
9:00 am -
Wildlife Costume and Bat Appreciation Day →
Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
10:30 am
Wednesday October 28
Thursday October 29
Friday October 30
Saturday October 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Greenfield Recycling Program Information Session
Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street, Greenfield
1:00 pm -
Knitting Club at Montague Center →
Montague Center Branch Library, 17 Center St, Montague
4:30 pm -
dance practice →
Montague MA
6:45 pm
Monday October 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Digital piano repair/help?
Looking for someone to replace the motherboard on a Yamaha piano with weighted keyboard, and also clean the inside. Will be grateful for suggestions… (Nextdoor L St)
- Collaborative for Educational Services posted a job opening for After School Activity Assistant in Turners Falls. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Pizza Hut Team Member in Turners Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Turners Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greenfield Town
- H.S. Roundup: Mahar football dispatches Martha's Vineyard (VIDEO) (recorder.com)
- Greenfield Community College lauded for clean energy workforce development (atholdailynews.com)
- Valley Bounty: Making people smile around food (gazettenet.com)
Montague
- Addressing mental health and loneliness through art: LaunchSpace's SocialRx program gets United Way funding support (recorder.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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