🌱 Why Franklin Tech suddenly needs a fifth special education teacher
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Franklin Tech suddenly needs a fifth special education teacher
Also on today's calendar: Hopkins Academy Varsity Softball @ Franklin County Tech and 5 more events.
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- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 61, low: 47.
- Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 52 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Franklin Tech to hire fifth special education teacher amid IEP increase (atholdailynews.com) — Franklin County Technical School in Montague plans to hire a fifth special education teacher after a new admissions lottery brought a 32% jump in students with IEPs for 2026–27. School leaders say switching health insurance providers freed up $136,000 in the FY27 budget, allowing the hire while staying within the approved spending plan and preparing for continued growth in special education needs. 
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Franklin County Tech JV Baseball @ Turners Falls
Turners Falls High School, 222 Turnpike Rd, Montague
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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Hopkins Academy Varsity Softball @ Franklin County Tech
Franklin County Technical School , 82 Industrial Blvd , Turners Falls
4:00 pm -
KING KYOTE - Live At The Shea Theater - Turners Falls, MA
Shea Theater Arts Center , 71 Avenue A , Turners Falls
7:00 pm -
MSCA Varsity Baseball @ NMHHS
Northfield Mount Hermon , Bolger House , Gill
2:30 pm -
Art Naturally – Bird Zines *
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
10:30 am -
Adam Bauer & Onatah Love
Montague Retreat Center , 177 Ripley Rd , Montague
2:30 pm -
Adam Bauer with Onatah Love, at the Montague Retreat Center
Montague Retreat Center , 177 Ripley Rd , Montague
2:30 pm -
A French / Breton Jam Session
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
2:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
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Nice Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center , 2 Avenue A , Turners Falls
1:00 pm
Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Turners Falls
- Sunderland residents offer support to those affected by Sugarloaf Estates fire (recorder.com)
- Secretary of Education Stephen Zrike Visits Western Mass. on 413 Day (businesswest.com)
- H.S. Roundup: Carter Miller leads Frontier baseball to victory over Greenfield (recorder.com)
Deerfield
- Quick response prevents structure damage in Greenfield, Deerfield brush fires (recorder.com)
- Historical Society of Greenfield play readings examine everyday people during American Revolution (recorder.com)
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