🌱 How Monterey plans to use its new $250,000 unpaved roads grant
Monterey, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Monterey! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Monterey plans to use its new $250,000 unpaved roads grant
Also on today's calendar: Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend at Ethan Allen August 8 & 9 ONLY! and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
- Saturday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Berkshire Communities Awarded Unpaved Roads Program Grants (iberkshires.com) — Monterey is set to receive a $250,000 state grant to improve its unpaved local roads, part of a new Massachusetts program targeting dirt and gravel routes. The funding aims to boost safety, drainage, and emergency access, with neighboring Berkshire towns like Sandisfield, Becket, and Stockbridge also receiving awards. 
📸 Around Monterey
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Upcoming Events in
Monterey
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★ Featured events ★
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Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend at Ethan Allen August 8 & 9 ONLY! →
Ethan Allen, 135 Albany Turnpike, Canton
11:00 am
Sunday August 9
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Other local events
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The Berkshire Hills Are Alive with Music
Bidwell House Museum MA
4:00 pm -
Friday Bridge →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
1:00 pm -
The Unknown Heroes of Bunker Hill
Bidwell House Museum 449 Main Rd, 449 Main Road, Monterey, MA, 01245, United States
1:00 pm -
History Talks at Bidwell Museum →
Bidwell House Museum, 100 Art School Rd, Monterey
1:00 pm -
Tai Chi with David Crowe →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
10:00 am -
Understanding Bird Behavior →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
11:30 am
Saturday August 8
Friday August 14
Saturday August 15
Wednesday August 19
Sunday August 23
📣 Monterey Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Yoga with Rima Sala →
Becket Arts Center, 7 Brooker Hill Rd, Becket
9:30 am -
German Conversation Group
Bushnell-Sage Library Community Room , 48 Main Street, Sheffield\
11:00 am -
TLI Talks and Walks →
Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
1:00 pm -
West Stockbridge Farmers Market →
Foundry Green, Harris St, West Stockbridge
3:00 pm -
Digital Training 1:1 Session with Jessi
Bushnell-Sage Library Library , 48 Main Street, Sheffield, MA
3:00 pm -
Arts & Crafts for Children
Lee Library Association 100 Main Street, Lee, MA 01238
3:30 pm
Thursday August 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Petco Health and Wellness posted a job opening for Groomer in Great Barrington. Apply here.
- Marriott International posted a job opening for Loss Prevention Officer in Becket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monterey here.
🗞 Nearby News
Great Barrington
- Great Barrington's Pixie Boulangerie closes after nearly five years in business (berkshireeagle.com)
- Real Housewives of Memoirs (tasteofreality.com)
- These 9 Massachusetts Dark Sky Parks Are Made For Late Summer Stargazing (takingthekids.com)
Lee
- Lee's new Ninja circuit is set to fly, but a few volunteers are needed first to get the project off the ground (theberkshireedge.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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