🌱 Springfield-born educator’s winding path from travel agent to Hinsdale leader

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In today's newsletter:

• Springfield-born educator’s winding path from travel agent to Hinsdale leader

Also on today's calendar: Sunday Bingo Fundraiser and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 63, low: 47.
• Sunday: Cooler with rain at times, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'Dear to my heart': Jessica Green was drawn to Hinsdale — and education (reformer.com) — A woman born in Springfield in 1973 has built a life that now centers on teaching special education and civic service in nearby Hinsdale, N.H. Her story traces a path from Springfield roots and Vermont schooling to a travel career, then a late-in-life shift into education, where she now supports local students and serves on the Hinsdale Select Board.
   

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📸 Around Springfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Make a Turkish Map Fold Book with Deborah Stuart
  Gallery At the Vault, 68 Main St, Springfield
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• release module 1
  The Art Monastery Project , 2315 Connecticut River Rd , Springfield

Sunday April 19

• Sunday Bingo Fundraiser
  SAPCC Workforce Development and Training Center , 51 Jack and Jill Ln , North Springfield
  1:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• release module 2
  The Art Monastery Project , 2315 Connecticut River Rd , Springfield

Monday April 27

• Springfield Cinema
  Springfield Cinemas 3 , 26 Main St , Springfield
  12:00 pm
• Pub Trivia Night
  Vermont Beer Makers , 100 River St , Springfield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Crafts & Painting
  Springfield Art Gym , 335 River St Suite 2 , Springfield
  9:00 am

Monday May 11

• Pub Trivia Night
  Vermont Beer Makers , 100 River St , Springfield
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Bellows Falls Community Meal
  Bellows Falls Area Senior Center , 18 Tuttle St , Bellows Falls
  11:30 am
• Level Up Your Games: Games Group for School Aged Kids
  Whiting Library , 117 Main St , Chester
  3:00 pm
• Mosaic Friday Micromosaic Jewelry
  Endless Creations , 23 Maple St , Chester
  6:00 pm
• Garrison Keillor
  Bellows Falls Opera House , 7 Village Square , Bellows Falls
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Okemo Mountain Resort posted a job opening for Camp Counselor in Ludlow. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockingham

• Board games at Rockingham Public Library (reformer.com)
• Exploring LGBTQ+ representation from TV's past with Bellows Falls Pride (vermontjournal.com)

Bellows Falls

• Hartford and White River Valley triumph at track meet (vnews.com)
• Dworkin and Eldridge to perform latest work at Stage 33 Live (reformer.com)

Ludlow

• 'Born Equal' community book discussion (vermontjournal.com)
• How homebuyers are lowering their payments (vermontjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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