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🌱 How could Rochester’s old Erie depot transform your neighborhood and downtown?

Rochester, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Rochester! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could Rochester’s old Erie depot transform your neighborhood and downtown?

Also on today's calendar: Fleatwood Mac.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
  • Monday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nonprofit Seeks To Revitalize Rochester Trail Depot (inkfreenews.com) — A new nonprofit, the Rochester & Erie Foundation, is raising over $30,000 for a planning study to turn Rochester’s long-vacant Erie depot at First and Pontiac into a community-focused space. Local leaders are exploring ideas like extending the Nickel Plate Trail, adding a city path and playground, and creating a small park that could boost nearby property values and downtown business traffic.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • One-Stop Shops are open to assist survivors.
    Representatives at these centers will provide in-person assistance, answer questions and help homeowners and renters apply for FEMA's Individual… (Nextdoor )
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Rochester. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Pizza Hut Cook in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rochester here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • New non-profit, Make Room, locks arms with nurses, other groups to fight hunger (newsnowwarsaw.com)
  • Warsaw Community Schools Kicks Off Pink Out 2026 At Dunkin' (timesuniononline.com)
  • End to End Planning Manager, Shoulders (jnj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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