🌱 How did Turners Falls open its basketball season so convincingly?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Turners Falls open its basketball season so convincingly?
• How looming MassHealth cuts could hit Turners Falls clinic patients

Also on today's calendar: PVRHS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Turners Falls.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 32 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 42, low: 23.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• H.S. Roundup: Greenfield hockey falls to East Longmeadow in home opener (recorder.com) — Turners Falls hoops fans have reason to cheer after the Thunder cruised past Mohawk, 67–37, behind a 16-point night from Jackson Cogswell and three more players in double figures. In other local action, Greenfield hockey rallied but fell 6–4 to East Longmeadow, while Pioneer, Franklin Tech, Mahar, and Frontier wrestlers also saw mixed results.
   

• Community Health Center CEO discusses ‘sea of changes' coming to health care (recorder.com) — Residents who use the Community Health Center’s Turners Falls site could soon face tougher MassHealth eligibility rules, more paperwork, and higher out-of-pocket costs. At a Whately talk, the CEO warned that a new state law may push thousands off coverage, increasing uninsured patients at clinics in Greenfield, Turners Falls, and Orange. She described staff efforts to help patients navigate confusing forms and fight insurance denials.
   

📸 Around Turners Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Turners Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Winter Solstice Walk
  Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 30

• PVRHS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Turners Falls
  Turners Falls High School , 222 Turnpike Rd , Montague
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• RoC and Grateful Dub NYE show
  Shea Theater Arts Center , 71 Avenue A , Turners Falls
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 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

Wednesday December 17

• Toddler Time Story Time
  Greenfield Public Library Children's Activity Room
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Knights of Columbus Council #133 Meeting
  Blessed Trinity Pastoral Center & Parish Offices , 14 Beacon St , Greenfield
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Greenfield Ukulele Players
  Greenfield Public Library Conference Room
  1:00 pm
• Swing Dance
  Montague Common Hall , 34 Main St , Montague
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• 6th Annual Winter Solstice Bonfire Collaboration and Maker’s Market — Montague Retreat Center
  Montague Retreat Center , 177 Ripley Rd , Montague
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Local handyman with great skills looking for work.
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• Walgreens posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Turners Falls. Apply here.
• Oklahoma Staffing posted a job opening for Evening Shift Haul Unit Operator in Turners Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Turners Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Franklin County's 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment prioritizes food security (recorder.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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