FLORIDA â Florida volunteer firefighters thought they were coming into the station for a typical meeting.
Instead, on Tuesday, they found themselves faced with piles of spaghetti and meatballs â a thank-you gift from a grateful town.
Residents and local businesses pitched in to serve the firefighters dinner, including whoopie pies from Wigwam Western Summit and spaghetti from the Capitol Restaurant in North Adams, according to Deirdre Forde, who organized the evening.
Forde first posted her idea on Facebook, then quickly took her activities behind the scenes to keep the dinner secret from almost the entire department.
Heidi Dugal, principal at Abbott Memorial School, helped pull together the dinner and got students involved, creating a book of notes for firefighters and âsurvival bagsâ with assorted candy.
Massachusetts school closings, delays and remote learning days for Friday, April 16
Updated 8:55 PM;
The following schools have announced closings, delays or remote learning days for Friday, April 16, 2021.
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Berlin-Boylston Regional School District Closed Friday
Emma L. Miller Memorial School Closed Friday
Gabriel Abbott Memorial School Closed Friday
Leominster Public Schools Remote learning day Mohawk Trail Regional School District Closed Friday Pathfinder Regional High School Remote learning day
School closings and delays for Wednesday, Jan. 27
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
The following schools have announced closures, delays or remote learning days for Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.
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Auburn Public Schools - Remote learning day Wednesday
Chicopee Public Schools - Remote learning day Wednesday
Emma L. Miller Memorial School - Closed Wednesday
Four Rivers Charter School - Remote learning day Wednesday
Frontier Regional Schools - Remote learning day Wednesday
Child Care of the Berkshires Delayed 2 Hrs, Buses Late
Emma L. Miller Memorial School Closed, Remote Learning Day
Gabriel Abbott Memorial School Closed
Hancock Regional SD Delayed 2 Hrs
Hillcrest Academy Delayed 2 Hrs
Lenox Public Schools Closed
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