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🌱 How a $39M dredging project will reshape Fairport Harbor’s waterfront.
And on the Fairport Harbor Patch calendar - Free Community Trunk Or Treat

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In today's newsletter:
- How a $39M dredging project will reshape Fairport Harbor's waterfront.
Also on today's calendar: Free Community Trunk Or Treat and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Some sun, temps: high: 74, low: 67.
- Thursday: Windy; an afternoon shower, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• US Army Corps of Engineers awards $39m dredging works for Fairport Harbor, Ohio (dredgewire.com) — A $39.3 million federal contract will fund multi‑year maintenance dredging at Fairport Harbor, helping keep the local deep-draft commercial harbor open for large vessels and cargo traffic. Work led by the US Army Corps of Engineers' Buffalo District is expected to run through 2029, supporting limestone shipments and other commodities that move through Fairport Harbor and across the Great Lakes.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairport Harbor
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★ Featured events ★
- Free Community Trunk Or Treat →
Mentor High School, 6477 Center St, Mentor
1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library
Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, 6111 Middle Ridge Rd, Madison
5:00 pm - THINK Manufacturing Expo
Perry High School, 1 Success Blvd., Perry
7:00 am - Voice Your Views
Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, 6111 Middle Ridge Road, Madison
1:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Food as Medicine
Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, 6111 Middle Ridge Road, Madison
1:00 pm - CLE - Immigration Law Considerations for Criminal Defense Attorneys →
Probate Court Hearing Room, Painesville
12:00 pm - Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library
Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, 6111 Middle Ridge Rd, Madison
5:00 pm - THINK Manufacturing Expo
Perry High School, 1 Success Blvd., Perry
7:00 am - Fair Board Director Elections →
3:00 pm - Evergreen Cemetery Tour →
501 Main Street, Painesville - RTH LIVE! Band at Red Hawk →
Red Hawk, 7481 Auburn Rd, Painesville
8:00 pm - RTH LIVE! BAND @ REDHAWK →
Red Hawk, 7481 Auburn Rd, Painesville
8:00 pm - Trunk-or-Treat @ Painesville Church of Nazarene →
6123 Chestnut Street, Painesville
6:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
🗞 Nearby News
Painesville
- Ohio homeowner says bats pour from condo roofline after dark, above where children play (thecooldown.com)
Mentor
- News-Herald football Top of the Crop for Sept. 28 (news-herald.com)
- American Solar Energy Society tour returns to Northeast Ohio (news-herald.com)
- Clouds for some but we're kicking off the week VERY Seasonable (news5cleveland.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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