🌱 How will the new Senior Center budget change what your town pays?
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In today's newsletter:
- How will the new Senior Center budget change what your town pays?
- Which Shelburne Falls neighbor just completed intensive technical training?
Also on today's calendar: Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans Services – Office Hours (Shelburne Falls).
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Not as cold, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Breezy with sunny intervals, temps: high: 41, low: 22.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Board of Managers approves nearly $393K FY27 budget for Senior Center in Shelburne Falls (recorder.com) — A new $392,955 budget for the Senior Center in Shelburne Falls will raise overall town assessments by 3.92% for fiscal 2027, using a new five-year usage formula that heavily reflects Shelburne residents’ participation. Ashfield, Buckland, and Shelburne will now pay based on how often their seniors use the center, while grants and donations cover the rest, including staff raises and higher operating costs. 
• Franklin County Career & Technical Institute celebrates 37 adult grads (recorder.com) — A Shelburne Falls resident, Koby McKemey, is among 37 adults who just graduated from the Franklin County Career & Technical Institute’s intensive 12‑week trades programs. Graduates from across the region completed evening courses in building maintenance, electrical, automotive technology, and welding, with several honored for exceptional perseverance and craftsmanship as they move into new careers.
📸 Around Shelburne Falls
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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STEM in Motion: Candlepin Bowling as Hands-On Learning
Shelburne Falls Bowling Alley, 43 Bridge St, Shelburne Falls
3:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
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Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans Services – Office Hours (Shelburne Falls)
Senior Center , Shelburne Falls , Shelburne Falls
9:00 am
Wednesday December 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Book Babies
Greenfield Public Library Children's Activity Room
10:00 am -
Drop In Mending Clinic
Greenfield Public Library Makerspace
2:00 pm -
Drop-in Scrabble at GPL
Greenfield Public Library 2nd Floor Games Corner
4:30 pm -
Drop-In Knitting & Crochet
Greenfield Public Library Makerspace
5:30 pm -
SCEMS Board of Oversight
Deerfield, MA Calendar , 8 Conway StSo , Deerfield
6:00 pm -
Deerfield Board of Assessors Meeting
Deerfield, MA Calendar , 8 Conway StSo , Deerfield
7:00 pm -
Toddler Time Story Time
Greenfield Public Library Children's Activity Room
10:00 am -
Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee Meeting
Deerfield, MA Calendar
5:00 pm -
Selectboard/Board of Health/Sewer Commissioners Meeting
Deerfield, MA Calendar , 8 Conway StSo , Deerfield
6:00 pm -
Hilltown Pantry Food Distribution
40 Main St , Goshen
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Reliance posted a job opening for Plant Operations Coordinator in Heath. Apply here.
- USA Jobs posted a job opening for Grubhub Driver - Boston (Metrowest), MA - Fast Cash, Flexible Work! in Heath. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shelburne Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Shelburne
- Recital Chorus hosting 30th annual Holiday Concert in Shelburne Falls (recorder.com)
Greenfield Town
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-- The Patch AM Team
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