🌱 How the Seawall Road closure could affect your October driving plans

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In today's newsletter:

• How the Seawall Road closure could affect your October driving plans

Also on today's calendar: The Annex at Side Street Cafe and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MaineDOT to temporarily close Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor (foxbangor.com) — Drivers in Southwest Harbor should prepare for Seawall Road (Route 102A) to close for up to 28 days starting October 5 while MaineDOT strengthens the shoreline section against future storms. The work includes new gabion baskets, a reinforced culvert with eel passage, and a signed detour, with completion expected by October 30.
   

📸 Around Southwest Harbor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southwest Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Natalie Merchant →
  1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St, Bar Harbor
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Southwest Harbor Artisan Fair →
  Southwest Harbor ME
Monday October 5
• Ian Stuart LIVE at Next Level Sports! →
  Next Level Sports Lounge, 386 Main Street, Southwest Harbor
Friday October 16
• Ian Stuart LIVE at Next Level Sports! →
  Next Level Sports Lounge, 386 Main Street, Southwest Harbor
  8:00 pm
Friday October 23
• The Annex at Side Street Cafe →
  The Annex - by Side Street Cafe, 51 Rodick St, Bar Harbor
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Beaded Creations: Inspired by Wampum →
  Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
  11:00 am
• Free Guided Tours →
  Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
  1:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Discipleship Conference →
  1184 Maine 102, Bar Harbor
• Maine Medicine Educational Summit, MMA's 173rd Annual Session →
  Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina, 55 West St, Bar Harbor
Saturday October 3
• Maine Society of Anesthesiologists Business Meeting →
  Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Conference Center, 119 Eden St, Bar Harbor
  2:00 pm
• Autumn Escape: Maine Yoga & Hiking Retreat →
  Bar Harbor, Bar Harbor
  4:00 pm
• International Folk Dance →
  MDI YWCA, 36 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Hinckley Company posted a job opening for Marine Mechanic in Southwest Harbor. Apply here.
• Bartlett Tree Experts posted a job opening for Arborist Crew Leader in Mount Desert. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southwest Harbor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bar Harbor

• From shorts to sweaters: Bar Harbor shifts gears for fall tourism (wabi.tv)
• Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital receives grant to support earn to learn program (foxbangor.com)
• Couple Sued by Lobster Co-op Over Fraud Scheme Sells Marina to Pay Off Penalty (barharborstory.com)

Blue Hill

• Blue Hill Mountain Trail System closed October 2 (penobscotbaypress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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