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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Northampton athletes powered big wins on the court and field?
  • What financial pressures mean for Northampton's freestanding birth center

Also on today's calendar: Kane Hodder Live "Friday the 13th Part VII" Screening and Q&A. and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
  • Saturday: Sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• H.S. Roundup: Smith Voc girls volleyball returns to win column, thumps Science & Tech, 3-0 (gazettenet.com) — Smith Vocational's girls volleyball team bounced back in Northampton with a dominant 3-0 home win over Sci-Tech, led by seniors Irelyn Marcoux and Leah Franklin. Northampton High girls soccer also edged South Hadley 1-0 behind Lilah Sage's goal and a shutout from keeper Anna Oravec, while several other area teams posted strong results in golf, soccer, and field hockey.
   

• Birth center expects first delivery after 'leadership transition' (wwlp.com) — Massachusetts' maternal health landscape now includes the CHA Birth Center reopening in Cambridge, but its first deliveries were delayed by leadership turnover, highlighting how fragile such services can be. For Northampton residents, the story underscores that Seven Sisters Midwifery and Community Birth Center remains the state's other freestanding facility and is under financial strain due to lower reimbursement rates than hospitals, prompting legislative efforts to stabilize funding.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found this lost cat at the corner of Holyoke and Williams.
    Very hefty and friendly, clearly a very confused indoor cat. (Nextdoor Ward 3)
  • Coming to Northampton!
    No Cover & Seats are Limited! Boston Guitar Legend Chris Stovall Brown! Only at Blackbird October 12th (Nextdoor Ward 3)
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🗞 Nearby News

Easthampton Town

  • Easthampton School Committee, City Council seek monthly finance reports as auditing backlog lingers (gazettenet.com)
  • Easthampton receives $4.9 million MassWorks grant (thereminder.com)
  • Ferry Street shut down in Easthampton after sinkhole reveals water pipe failure (gazettenet.com)

Hadley

  • H.S. Roundup: Amherst girls volleyball overpowers Frontier for sixth straight win (gazettenet.com)
  • Rowdy weekend keeps Amherst police busy (gazettenet.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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