🌱 What a British rail deal means for Barre’s freight and jobs

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In today's newsletter:

• What a British rail deal means for Barre’s freight and jobs

Also on today's calendar: Strong Core with Rhonda Hamer and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• British private equity firm buys Central Mass. rail line, Barre logistics site (wbjournal.com) — A British-owned rail operator has bought the Massachusetts Central Railroad, which runs from Palmer to Barre and includes the Wildwood Reload logistics facility in town. The deal brings Barre’s freight site into a larger North American rail network, potentially affecting local industrial shipping, storage, and transloading services that rely on the line.
   

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📸 Around Barre

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barre

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Strong Core with Rhonda Hamer →
  Listening Wellness Center, 35 South St, Barre
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Medicare Supplement Plans or Medicare Advantage Plans? Which Coverage is Best for Me?
  Woods Memorial Library Allen Hall
  3:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• SNAP Pre-Screen Program
  Woods Memorial Library Carroll-Healy Room
  5:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Tiny Tots & Tales
  Woods Memorial Library Multipurpose Room
  10:30 am
• Wednesday Story and Craft
  Woods Memorial Library Multipurpose Room
  11:30 am
• Teen Hangout Night
  Woods Memorial Library Multipurpose Room
  6:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Blood Pressure/Glucose Clinic
  Woods Memorial Library Multipurpose Room
  10:00 am

Friday August 14

• Strong Core with Rhonda Hamer →
  Listening Wellness Center, 35 South St, Barre
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Anime 5E - Teen RPG
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  11:00 am
• Bridge Group
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  1:00 pm
• Life in the Spirit Bible Study →
  Heavens Harvest Farm, 965 Oakham Rd, New Braintree
  3:30 pm
• Beeswax wrap workshop
  Athol Public Library 568 Main St, Athol, MA, 01331, US
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We have a coy-wolf family living in the woods on our 20 acres of land near a river.
  Sometimes the whole pack comes out and sometimes just one and sometimes 4 puppies. They are shedding now so look a little ragged. We never feed… (Nextdoor Ashley W.)

• Six Flags New England posted a job opening for Fright Fest Scare Actor in NEW BRAINTREE. Apply here.
• Hannaford posted a job opening for PT Sanitation Maintenance in Athol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barre here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Athol

• District outreach efforts drive down chronic absenteeism in Athol-Royalston (atholdailynews.com)
• Narragansett Regional School District budget passes by 10-vote margin (atholdailynews.com)

Baldwinville

• Powerball numbers for Monday, Aug. 3, 2026: No jackpot winner (thegardnernews.com)
• These 9 Massachusetts Dark Sky Parks Are Made For Late Summer Stargazing (takingthekids.com)

Gardner

• Gardner July 2026 (gardnermagazine.com)
• Back-to-school countdown begins across Gardner-area districts (thegardnernews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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