🌱 What’s changing at 330 Cole Ave. after health inspectors’ findings?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's changing at 330 Cole Ave. after health inspectors' findings?
• Can Mount Greylock girls soccer turn back-to-back titles into a three-peat?

Also on today's calendar: Mary Verdi presents The Angels Calling Tour .

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Janet B.!

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Williamstown Board of Health Gets Update on 330 Cole Ave. (iberkshires.com) — Williamstown's Board of Health is pressing the owner of 330 Cole Ave. to replace filthy bathroom vent filters before declaring a tenant's unit compliant with the state sanitary code. Members also weighed new state rules on kratom, discussed a possible "nicotine-free generation" tobacco policy, and considered pursuing Williamstown's enrollment in the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project, which would require a future town meeting vote.
   

• Mount Greylock girls soccer opens training camp with championship hopes (berkshireeagle.com) — Mount Greylock's girls soccer team in Williamstown has opened training camp aiming for a third straight Western Mass Class C title and a deeper state-tournament run. With four experienced captains, strong returning talent, and key rivalries against Wahconah and Monument ahead, coaches and players say they're embracing the target on their backs rather than fearing it.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Williamstown

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Saturday September 12
• Mary Verdi presents The Angels Calling Tour →
  Saint James Place, 352 Main St, Great Barrington
  6:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Staff Opening Day
  Hoosac Valley Regional School District Cheshire, MA 01225
  8:00 am
• School Committee Meeting
  North Adams SD Brayton Elementary School Library and remote via Zoom
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• All staff attend District Convocation (afternoon PD)
  North Adams SD North Adams, MA 01247
• Staff Inservice
  Hoosac Valley Regional School District Cheshire, MA 01225
  8:00 am
• Northern Berkshire Educational Sustainability Study
  North Adams SD Mount Greylock Regional School, 1781 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstow
  5:00 pm
• Brayton Open House
  North Adams SD Brayton Elementary School, 20 Brayton Hill Terrace, North Adams\
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Full Day PD
  North Adams SD North Adams, MA 01247
• Colegrove Open House for Grade 3
  North Adams SD Colegrove Park Elementary School, 24 Church St, North Adams, MA
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Flatbed Jazz Band music/dance →
  Williamstown Historical Museum, 32 New Ashford Rd, Williamstown
  6:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Schools Open for Grades K-12, Early Release (afternoon PD)
  North Adams SD North Adams, MA 01247
Tuesday September 1
• Early release, all schools (afternoon PD)
  North Adams SD North Adams, MA 01247

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Williams College posted a job opening for Utility Worker - 302681 in Williamstown. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in North Adams. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Williamstown here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Adams

• Five Arrested For Guns And Drugs At Mohawk Forest In North Adams (live959.com)
• Summer Wrapping Up for Pittsfield, Berkshire Students (iberkshires.com)
• Salinas garners All-NECBL honors (wataugademocrat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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