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FAIRMONT AREA Monday, Sept. 14 7 to 8:30 p.m. FFA Chapter Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15 6 to 9 p.m. Firearm Safety Training Thursday, Sept. 17 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CER Flag Football 6 to 9 p.m. Firearm Safety Training MARTIN COUNTY WEST Monday, Sept. 14 6 to 7 p.m. Flag Football Tuesday, Sept. 15 6 to 7 p.m. Flag Football GRANADA-HUNTLEY-EAST CHAIN Monday, Sept. 14 Homecoming Dress-Up Day — Dress to Unimpress 7 p.m. Homecoming Coronation Tuesday, Sept. 15 Homecoming Dress-Up Day — Wild West vs West Coast Wednesday, Sept. 16 Homecoming ...

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FAIRMONT JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH BREAKFAST: Monday — Sausage and cheese on a biscuit, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. Tuesday — Brekkie, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. Wednesday — Mini Trix French Toast, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. Thursday — Cinnamon roll, cheese stick, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. Friday — Bacon breakfast pizza, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. LUNCH: Monday — Philly Cheesesteak, ...

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High Friday — 84 Low Friday — 57 High Sept. 11, 2025 — 82 Low Sept. 11, 2025 — 51 Total moisture in September — 2.08 Moisture this year — 19.13 Saturday’s sunset — 7:33 p.m. Sunday’s sunrise — 6:55 a.m.

The Meta settlement shortcomings should be supplemented by legislation

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will change its platforms to better protect teenagers from addictive social media behavior, under a legal settlement the tech company reached with 47 states, including Massachusetts, as well as Washington, D.C., and several US territories on Aug. 26. But those positive steps shouldn’t stop Massachusetts’ Legislature from passing its own bill to protect young people from harmful social media features. Both the House and Senate have passed bills to regulate social media for minors, and a conference committee of lawmakers is ...

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High Thursday — 80 Low Thursday — 59 High Sept. 10, 2025 — 78 Low Sept. 10, 2025 — 54 Total moisture in September — 2.08 Moisture this year — 19.13 Friday’s sunset — 7:35 p.m. Saturday’s sunrise — 6:54 a.m.