🌱 How New Marlborough teens are earning free college credits in high school

Good day New Marlborough! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How New Marlborough teens are earning free college credits in high school

Also on today's calendar: Crescendo's Second Holiday Production: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with a snow shower, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 31, low: 13.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 30 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Early college program strengthens as Mount Everett pursues UMass partnership (berkshireeagle.com) — Students from New Marlborough and four neighboring towns can now graduate from Mount Everett with significant free college credit, thanks to an expanding early college program. Despite Bard College at Simon’s Rock leaving Great Barrington, the partnership continues, and the district is pursuing a new, long-term early college designation with UMass Amherst to broaden options for these rural students.
   

📸 Around New Marlborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Marlborough

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Tasting at Railroad Street Collective | Truffles by Tarah
  25 Railroad St, Great Barrington
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Coed Varsity Swimming vs Taconic High School
  Monument Mt Regional High , Crissy Road , Great Barrington
  6:00 pm
• Indigo Comedy Night with Ariel Elias
  Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center , 14 Castle St , Great Barrington
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Holiday Shop, Sip and Stroll
  EILEEN FISHER , 316 Main St , Great Barrington
  3:00 pm
• Scott Damgaard
  Berkshire Mountain Distillers , 356 S Main St , Sheffield
  3:00 pm

Monday December 15

• BOYS-VAR BASKETBALL @ Hoosac Valley Middle/High School
  Monument Mt Regional High , 125 Savoy Rd , Cheshire
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• GIRLS-JV BASKETBALL
  Monument Mt Regional High , 600 Stockbridge Rd , Great Barrington
  5:30 pm
• GIRLS-DIVISION 4 BASKETBALL vs Pioneer Valley Christian Academy
  Monument Mt Regional High , 600 Stockbridge Rd , Great Barrington
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Crescendo's Second Holiday Production: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas
  Saint James Place , 352 Main St , Great Barrington
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Sheffield Gardeners: MaryEllen O'Brien
  Bushnell-Sage Library , 48 Main St , Sheffield
  4:00 pm
• GIRLS-JV BASKETBALL vs Springfield International Charter School
  Monument Mt Regional High , 600 Stockbridge Rd , Great Barrington
  5:30 pm
• Special Town Meeting
  Mt. Everett Regional Jr./Sr. High School , 491 Berkshire School Rd , Sheffield
  6:00 pm
• GIRLS-DIVISION 4 BASKETBALL vs Springfield International Charter School
  Monument Mt Regional High , 600 Stockbridge Rd , Great Barrington
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Sheffield

• Don't Miss Berkshire County's Holiday Parade of Lights (live959.com)
• First Light: The Science Fiction Art of Alex Storer (downthetubes.net)
• Cub Scouts hold flapjack feast with Santa in North Canaan (lakevillejournal.com)

Great Barrington

• Don't Miss Berkshire County's Holiday Parade of Lights (wsbs.com)
• Sure It's Freezing Out, But MA Residents Can Get In Trouble For Warming Up Their Vehicle Too Long (wsbs.com)

Ok New Marlborough! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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