🌱 STT Water Outage, Repairs Continue + All The Halloween Events

Good morning. It's almost the weekend. Unless you consider Friday part of the weekend, in which case, welcome to the weekend! Now let's dive into the news.

Today's weather: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 85 Low: 76.
Patch also has the full forecast for the weekend. Check it out.

Stories worth reading:

1. STT Water Outage Planned as Repairs on Subbase Water Main Continue. (St. John Source)
2. Port Authority invests in St. Croix marine infrastructure (Virgin Islands Daily News)
3. Upcoming Events Across The Territory (USVI Patch)
4. Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett announced a $2 million grant from FEMA to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health for Emergency Protective Measures for the (COVID-19) pandemic. (St. John Source)
5. Cannabis and tourism brings U.S. Virgin Islands Governor to Denver (FOX31 Denver)

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Today in US Virgin Islands:

• Friday Hobie Racing (4:30 p.m.)
• 2021 Bush Cook Chef Cook - Cooking Demo (5:00 p.m.)
• Opening Friday: Father and Daughter McKays’ Art Show at Cane Roots Gallery in Christiansted Friday.

As Seen On Social

• DOJ Employees Raise $350 for Ribbons for a Cure (Twitter)
• Here's how to safely recycle those carved pumpkins for wildlife. (USVI Patch)
• Friends of Virgin Islands National Park: "Listen to one of our online Ocean Week seminars that were recorded last week and learn more about our marine life and work being done to protect and conserve." (Facebook)
• Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands: "It's time to end corporal punishment Op-Ed on page 11 of today's VI Daily News by CFVI President Dee Baecher-Brown" (Facebook)

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That's all for today. Have a great Friday!

— Ashleigh Baldwin

About me: I'm the Patch Community News Editor for the U.S. Virgin Islands. I'm here to provide news you can use. Do you have a news tip, question or feedback? Please contact me at ashleigh.baldwin@patch.com.