🌱 Frontier softball’s stellar season ends in a tough home playoff loss
South Deerfield, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings South Deerfield! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Frontier softball’s stellar season ends in a tough home playoff loss
- See which local seniors walked the Frontier stage this weekend
- Warren Haynes is opening his summer tour right here in town
Today's riddle: What did the snail say when he hopped on the tortoise's back for a ride? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. MIAA softball: Frontier Regional falls to West Bridgewater in Div. 5 Round of 16 (gazettenet.com) — Frontier Regional’s softball team saw its strong season end in South Deerfield on Wednesday, falling 6-4 to West Bridgewater in the Division 5 Round of 16 at Zabek Field. Despite losing a late lead, the Redhawks finished 20-3, captured the Franklin East title, and return nearly their entire roster next year, with only senior centerfielder Whitney Campbell graduating. 
2. Friendship guides Frontier's Class of 2026 into the future (recorder.com) — Frontier Regional School’s Class of 2026 graduated Friday night on the South Deerfield football field, celebrating a tight-knit class defined by friendship and community support. Local speakers highlighted resilience after the pandemic, while dozens of seniors from South Deerfield and neighboring towns were honored with academic, arts, and service awards that capped their high school careers.
3. Warren Haynes Shares Symphonic 'Shakedown Street,' Second Single from ‘Dreams & Songs' (relix.com) — Warren Haynes will kick off an extensive summer tour in South Deerfield on July 22 at Tree House Brewing Company’s Summer Stage, bringing his symphonic-leaning rock to a local outdoor venue. The show supports his upcoming orchestral live album “Dreams & Songs,” featuring grand arrangements of favorites like his new version of the Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Street.”
4. Yankee Candle founder's estate sold for $18M less than listed price (telegram.com) — A massive Leverett estate once owned by Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge II has sold for $4.55 million, far below its $23 million listing, but its roots trace back to South Deerfield, where he built Yankee Candle. The 60-acre Juggler Meadow property, packed with amenities from an indoor water park to a private spa, may be turned into a resort by its new owner.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Historic Deerfield, Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration →
Old Deerfield Village Historic District, 80 Old Main St, Deerfield
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Historic Trade Demonstration: Chairmaking with... →
Old Deerfield Village Historic District, 80 Old Main St, Deerfield
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The Flying Jackrabbits Fiddle Concert →
Tilton Library, 75 N Main St, South Deerfield
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Homeschool Lunch Bunch
Tilton Library , 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
12:00 pm
Saturday June 6
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