🌱 How Northfield’s college chapel became a key Jubilee pilgrimage stop

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• How Northfield’s college chapel became a key Jubilee pilgrimage stop

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy and very cold, with a high of 20 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 30, low: 12.
• Thursday: Cold with flurries, with a high of 23 and low of 5 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bishop Byrne celebrates closing Mass of Jubilee Year of Hope (iobserve.org) — Northfield’s Thomas Aquinas College chapel was one of several special pilgrimage sites where Catholics could receive a Jubilee Year indulgence, tying our town directly into this global observance. Bishop William Byrne’s closing Mass in Springfield wrapped up a year of local pilgrimages, conferences, and cultural liturgies, and diocesan leaders say they hope to keep that spiritual momentum going into 2026 and beyond.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Building Bridges Veterans Initiative – Lunch for Veterans (South Deerfield)
  Polish American Citizens Club Inc , 46 S Main St , South Deerfield
  12:00 pm
• Grief Support Group
  Athol Public Library , 568 Main St , Athol
  5:00 pm
• Millers Falls Movie Night
  Millers Falls Library , 23 Bridge St , Millers Falls
  5:00 pm
• Frontier Club
  Athol Public Library , 568 Main St , Athol
  5:00 pm
• Drop-In Knitting & Crochet
  Greenfield Public Library Makerspace
  5:30 pm
• PVRHS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Turners Falls
  Turners Falls High School , 222 Turnpike Rd , Montague
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Starry Starry Night New Year’s Eve Event
  Orange, MA Calendar Orange, MA 01364
  6:00 pm
• RoC and Grateful Dub NYE show
  Shea Theater Arts Center , 71 Avenue A , Turners Falls
  8:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Deerfield Municipal Offices are CLOSED in Observance of New Year's Day
  Deerfield, MA Calendar , South , Deerfield
• New Year's Day
  Deerfield, MA Calendar

Friday January 2

• Baby & Toddler Time
  Athol Public Library , 568 Main St , Athol
  11:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Turners Falls

• Montague Police Logs: Nov. 17 to Dec. 7, 2025 (recorder.com)

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