🌱 How Quabbin’s budget cuts will impact Oakham students this fall
Oakham, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readCoffee in hand, Oakham? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Quabbin’s budget cuts will impact Oakham students this fall
Also on today's calendar: THE LONG RUN: Songs of the Eagles.
Today's riddle: When is a car not a car? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Not as warm, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
- Monday: A shower and t-storm; cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Quabbin Regional School District to cut over 20 positions (telegram.com) — Oakham families in the Quabbin Regional School District will see over 20 staff positions cut and some programs reduced next year as the district closes a budget gap. To fit within town budget limits, leaders trimmed a proposed $43.8 million level-services plan down to $42.3 million, affecting physical education, substitute coverage, and Innovation Pathways vocational classes across member towns. 
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Listening Wellness Center, 35 South St, Barre
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Are You Smarter Than a Librarian Quiz
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Community Gaming Coalition (All Ages)
Richard Sugden Library , 8 Pleasant St, Spencer, MA 01562, USA
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Escape Room--sessions run one hour (10:30-4:30)
Richard Sugden Library , 8 Pleasant St, Spencer, MA 01562, USA
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The Green Sisters →
Town of West Brookfield, 2 E Main St, West Brookfield
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Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival Spoon Carving
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Hardwick Winery, 3305 Greenwich Rd, Hardwick
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July Book Club- The Correspondent →
Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St, Gardner
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More Watercolor with Debbie
Richard Sugden Library 8 Pleasant St. , Spencer, MA 01562
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Hardwick Winery — Fox and the Dragon →
Hardwick Winery, 3305 Greenwich Rd, Hardwick
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July Stained Glass Workshop at Rapscallion →
Rapscallion Brewery & Taproom, 8 Meadow Rd, Spencer
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Devereux posted a job opening for Long Term Substitute Teacher in Rutland. Apply here.
- Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for (Overnight) Night Crew Clerk in Spencer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakham here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: When it is turning into a driveway! (Thank you Dana J. for sending it in!)
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