🌱 Baby & Toddler Playgroup and 11 more events

What's up Otis! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• A Baroque Portrait — Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre at Saint James Place

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Snow at times, 1-3", with a high of 34 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Decreasing clouds and windy, temps: high: 38, low: 22.
• Thursday: Some brightening, with a high of 37 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📸 Around Otis

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Otis

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• A Baroque Portrait — Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
  Saint James Place, 352 Main St, Great Barrington
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Baby & Toddler Playgroup
  Becket Athenaeum Inc , 3367 Main St , Becket
  10:00 am
• Slime Squad
  Stockbridge Library , 46 Main St. , Stockbridge
  3:45 pm
• GIRLS-JV BASKETBALL @ Mount Greylock Regional School
  Mount Greylock Regional , 1781 Cold Spring Road , Williamstown
  5:30 pm
• BOYS-DIVISION 4 BASKETBALL vs Lee Middle/High School
  Monument Mt Regional High , 600 Stockbridge Rd , Great Barrington
  7:00 pm
• GIRLS-VAR BASKETBALL @ Mount Greylock Regional School
  Mount Greylock Regional , 1781 Cold Spring Road , Williamstown
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Stockbridge Play with Cate
  Stockbridge Playground , 52 Main St , Stockbridge
  10:00 am
• Play With Clay at 10:30
  Stockbridge Library , 46 Main St. , Stockbridge
  10:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Huckleberry Trolley Line Huntington
  Stanton Hall , 26 Russell Rd , Huntington
  10:00 am
• Storytime with Stay & Play
  Becket Athenaeum Inc , 3367 Main St , Becket
  10:30 am
• Storytime with Stay & Play @BecketAthenaeum
  Becket Athenaeum Inc , 3367 Main St , Becket
  10:30 am
• Clara Constance Stickney
  Dewey Hall , 91 Main St , Sheffield
  6:30 pm

Monday December 29

• GIRLS-JV BASKETBALL @ Hoosac Valley Middle/High School
  Hoosac Valley High School , 125 Savoy Rd , Cheshire
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• - Use Holiday Lighting Safely -
  Throw away light strands with frayed or pinched wires. Turn off all your holiday lights before going to bed or leaving your home. (Nextdoor )
• The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Fire Danger for New London County, including the Town of Montville, for today, Monday, December 22, 2025, is MODERATE.
  Burn Permits are valid at this time. For further information on Burn Permits, for those within The Town of Montville, may be found at:… (Nextdoor )

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Lenox. Apply here.
• Canyon Ranch posted a job opening for Bell Services Dispatcher in Lenox. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Otis here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lee

• Lee Hits Holiday Break with Perfect Record (iberkshires.com)

Great Barrington

• Brien Center expands crisis beds in Pittsfield as South County location prepares for closure (berkshireeagle.com)
• CAPITAL IDEAS: Will the economy crack in 2026? Or will the AI boom save It? (theberkshireedge.com)
• Looking back on our top 10 most read stories of 2025 (berkshireeagle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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