🌱 Fall Open House and 11 more events

Coffee in hand, Barre? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Patriots Standing Up for Democracy
• Helping Hands Technology Program at the Senior Center at Barre Senior Center
• VIRTUAL: 50 Job Seekers Networking Group - Using AI (Optimize Your Job Search Tools) at Woods Memorial Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 49.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 64 and low of 37 degrees.

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📸 Around Barre

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barre

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4

• Patriots Standing Up for Democracy →
  Barre Town Common, MA-122, Barre
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6

• Helping Hands Technology Program at the Senior Center
  Barre Senior Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre
  12:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• VIRTUAL: 50 Job Seekers Networking Group - Using AI (Optimize Your Job Search Tools)
  Woods Memorial Library, 19 Pleasant Street, Barre
  10:30 am

Thursday October 8

• Shaely O'Dou at Cafe on the Common →
  Cafe on the Common, 2 Common St, Barre
  6:00 pm
• Shaely hosts Thursday Night Open Mic at Cafe on the Common →
  Cafe on the Common, 2 Common St, Barre
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Stone Cow Harvest Fest →
  Stone Cow Brewery, 500 West Street, Barre
• Barre Farmers Market →
  Barre MA
  9:00 am

Tuesday October 13

• Library Closed
  Woods Memorial Library, 19 Pleasant Street, Barre

Saturday November 14

• Fall Open House →
  Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Cornhole Tournament →
  216 Wachusett Street, Rutland
  2:30 pm
• Dan O Music Bingo at The Brew Barn →
  Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave., Phillipston
  6:00 pm

Monday October 5

• CTMS Boys Soccer at Dudley MS
  Dudley MS
  4:45 pm
• Select Board Meeting →
  48 Gardner Rd, Main Conference Room, Hubbardston
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health posted a job opening for Direct Support Professional - On Campus Programs in Rutland. Apply here.
• Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Recovery Support Navigator in Gardner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barre here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Athol

• WMass Girls Soccer Roundup: Olivia Gagne leads Southwick to win (masslive.com)
• Nancy J. Anderson (atholdailynews.com)
• Prop 1 isn't about women's health care (bonnercountydailybee.com)

Gardner

• Gardner veterans court offers treatment and support instead of jail (thegardnernews.com)
• Council President Update 9-26 (gardnermagazine.com)
• Finance 9-29-26 (gardnermagazine.com)

Worcester

• Worcester Shootings, Robberies Decline Through August 2026 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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