🌱 How are western Mass nursing homes, including West Springfield, tracking COVID now?
West Springfield Town, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day West Springfield Town! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How are western Mass nursing homes, including West Springfield, tracking COVID now?
- Which Central Mass swimmers and divers earned all-star recognition this year?
Also on today's calendar: Barnes Aerospace Career Fair and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Hot, temps: high: 93, low: 59.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• COVID-19 Cases at Long-Term Care Facilities in western Massachusetts (wwlp.com) — Residents should know that the state’s latest long-term care COVID-19 report includes Bear Mountain at West Springfield among many western Massachusetts facilities being tracked for cases and deaths. The weekly data, compiled from nursing homes and rest homes, is self-reported, regularly cleaned for accuracy, and reflects both staff and resident testing, with more detailed statewide numbers available on Mass.gov. 
• Meet the 2026 T&G Hometeam girls' swimming & diving all-star team (telegram.com) — Local swim and dive fans may be interested that a West Springfield athlete, Emma Casey, is mentioned among top Central Massachusetts competitors in the T&G Hometeam girls’ swimming and diving all-star selections. The piece mainly celebrates standout swimmers and divers from schools across the region, detailing their state, sectional, and league performances and future plans in and out of the pool.
📸 Around West Springfield Town
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Upcoming Events in
West Springfield Town
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License Committee Meeting Notice →
City of Chicopee Chicopee City Hall Auditorium - 274 Front St. Chicopee MA 01013
6:00 pm -
5th grade celebration
Litwin Chicopee, MA 01020
9:00 am -
Knot Just Knitters
Brightwood Branch Library 359 Plainfield St., Springfield, MA, 01107, US
3:00 pm -
Brightwood Summer Reading Kick-Off Party
Brightwood Branch Library 359 Plainfield St., Springfield, MA, 01107, US
1:00 pm -
Juneteenth (Schools and Offices Closed)
Chicopee SD Chicopee, MA 01020 -
Barnes Aerospace Career Fair →
Barnes Aerospace Component Repair and Overhaul (CRO) Services Facility, 7 Connecticut S Dr, East Granby
10:00 am
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Curbside Collection Route 3 →
South Hadley, MA Calendar South Hadley, MA 01075
7:00 am -
Lawrence Present: Spirit Week
Holyoke Public Schools Holyoke, MA 01040
8:00 am -
Big E's Shopping Trips →
Easthampton, MA Calendar, 19 Union St, Easthampton
8:30 am -
BHS ~ Coffee w/the Principal, Cafeteria
Williams Middle Longmeadow, MA 01106
8:45 am -
Litwin School Field Day
Litwin Chicopee, MA 01020
9:00 am -
P-51 Rides - Westfield MA →
Atlantic Aviation BAF, 110 Airport Rd, Westfield
10:00 am
Friday June 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate at Walmart in Chicopee, Massachusetts in Chicopee. Apply here.
- Salema Management posted a job opening for Sanitation Associate in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Springfield Town here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chicopee
- Singing Bridge Residences Tops Off in Chicopee's River Mills District (high-profile.com)
- Taco 'Bout a deal-50% off at Frontera Grill! (audacy.com)
- AAA warns of late-night driving dangers in Massachusetts (wwlp.com)
Westfield
- Strawberry season underway in western Massachusetts (wwlp.com)
Ok West Springfield Town! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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