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🌱 How a former Belchertown school chef is shaping meals statewide
You won't want to miss Fiber Arts with the Woolies on the Belchertown Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How a former Belchertown school chef is shaping meals statewide
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- Tuesday: Not as cold, with a high of 28 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 38, low: 25.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Project Bread welcomes Barrett Grazioso as Chef Educator (massnonprofit.org) — Belchertown residents may recognize Chef Barrett Grazioso, who recently led the town’s K–12 meal program and is now stepping into a statewide Chef Educator role with Project Bread. Her work connecting Belchertown schools to free summer meals helped shape this new position, where she’ll support districts across Massachusetts in improving school food, education, and sustainable practices, while families can still access help through Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline. 
📸 Around Belchertown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belchertown
★ Featured events ★
- Fiber Arts with the Woolies
Clapp Memorial Library, 19 S Main St, Belchertown
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Belchertown Council on Aging Silver Sisterhood
Belchertown, MA Calendar , Belchertown Senior Center 60 State Street , Belchertown
10:00 am - Clapp Writing Group
Clapp Memorial Library , 19 South Main Street , Belchertown
6:00 pm - Preschool Storytime (3-5 year olds) Winter 2025
Clapp Memorial Library , 19 South Main Street , Belchertown
9:30 am - Belchertown Council on Aging Zendoodle
Belchertown, MA Calendar , Belchertown Senior Center 60 State Street , Belchertown
10:00 am - Belchertown Council on Aging Women's Singing Group
Belchertown, MA Calendar , Belchertown Senior Center 60 State Street , Belchertown
1:00 pm - VFW Corn Hole
Belchertown, MA Calendar , Belchertown VFW 41 Pelham Rd , Belchertown
6:30 pm - Senior Center Gnome for the Holidays
Belchertown, MA Calendar , Belchertown Senior Center 60 State Street , Belchertown
10:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Jones Library, Inc. Buildings and Facilities Committee
Town of Amherst Calendar Amherst, MA 01002
9:00 am - SHINE Counseling
Town of Amherst Council on Aging , 70 Boltwood Walk , Amherst
9:00 am - Chief of Police Office Hours @ Loomis Village
South Hadley, MA Calendar South Hadley, MA 01075
9:30 am - Fall Book Buddy Story Time
Imagination Station Palmer Public Library , 1455 North Main St. , Palmer
10:30 am
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- looking for places to play pickleball that have open play and are novice friendly and/ or a group that plays regularly and looking for a player.
Preferably not too far from Belchertown. Thank you (Nextdoor Dwight Station)
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Baker/Finisher in Belchertown. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Belchertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belchertown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Amherst
- Amherst Week Ahead 12.15.25 (theamherstcurrent.org)
- Amherst astronomers to explain winter solstice science at campus Sunwheel (masslive.com)
- Local road crews learn new techniques before winter storms hit (boston25news.com)
South Hadley
- South Hadley starts public vetting of Mosier school options (gazettenet.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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