🌱 Why Rowe residents are balking at a shared school campus study

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• Why Rowe residents are balking at a shared school campus study

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, temps: high: 53, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Breezy and much colder, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Straw poll indicates Rowe not in favor of joining school sustainability study with Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont (recorder.com) — Rowe residents signaled in a straw poll that they don’t want to spend more money joining Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont’s next school sustainability study toward a single shared campus. After a detailed analysis showed Rowe Elementary is in strong financial and physical shape but has low enrollment, townspeople discussed alternatives, including new regional partnerships, while emphasizing the value of their small, high-performing local school.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• CCS Children's Shopping Room
  Colrain Central Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
  3:30 pm
• CCS PTO Cookie Walk
  Colrain Central Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
  3:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Green Mtn. Stitcher's study group
  North Adams Public Library , 74 Church Street , North Adams
• Ashfield Winter Farmers’ Market
  Ashfield Farmers Market , Main St , Ashfield
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime @ MASS MoCA
  MASS MoCA , 1040 Mass MoCA Way , North Adams
  10:30 am
• What to Wear
  MASS MoCA , 1040 Mass MoCA Way , North Adams
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• West African & Caribbean Drum and Song Classes
  Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center , 1515 Savoy Hollow Rd , Windsor
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Library closes at 12 pm
  North Adams Public Library , 74 Church Street , North Adams

Thursday December 25

• Library Closed for Christmas
  North Adams Public Library , 74 Church Street , North Adams

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🗞 Nearby News

North Adams

• Brown Street Bridge reopens after two-year closure in North Adams (berkshireeagle.com)
• The Breeders, Gang of Four Lead Wilco's Solid Sound Festival Lineup (rollingstone.com)
• New BRTA Administrator Keen on Getting People Where They Need to Go (iberkshires.com)

Shelburne Falls

• The Small Massachusetts Hill Town That Feels Like A Step Back In Time (takingthekids.com)

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