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🌱 How WGDR’s big move will change Barre’s downtown soundscape
You won't want to miss What Charity and Sylvia Wore on the Barre Patch calendar
Cheers Barre! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How WGDR's big move will change Barre's downtown soundscape
- What could a new school merger mean for Barre students and taxes?
- Need to claim a Vermont Lottery win in Barre? Here's how.
Also on today's calendar: Call to Artists: SPA's Holiday Member Show and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, showers around, temps: high: 69, low: 43.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 61 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. WGDR plans move to Barre (hardwickgazette.org) — WGDR community radio is relocating from Plainfield to a new studio in Barre's historic Blanchard Block at 14 North Main Street, right by the Barre Opera House and City Hall. The nonprofit says the restored downtown space, leased from Granite City Developers, will become a more visible, community-centered home for its first-floor station and future programming. 
2. School merger study ready to launch in central Vermont (timesargus.com) — Barre families face big questions as a state-mandated study kicks off next week on possibly merging central Vermont school districts, including Barre Unified. The review will look at everything from closing high schools and tuitioning students elsewhere to a major bond for a new Central Vermont Career Center satellite, while Barre's own district prepares a fourth budget vote after three rejections.
3. VT Lottery Powerball, Gimme 5 results for Sept. 28, 2026 (burlingtonfreepress.com) — If you play the Vermont Lottery in Barre, here are the winning numbers from the Sept. 28 drawings and exactly how and where to claim any prize. Smaller wins can be handled at local retailers or banks, but bigger payouts require a visit to Lottery headquarters on US Route 302 in Barre with ID and a claim form.
4. Waterbury man facing life sentence with latest drug charge (timesargus.com) — A Washington County court in Barre has ordered a Waterbury man held without bail after new cocaine possession and release‑violation charges triggered a possible life sentence under Vermont's habitual offender law. Police say they found him slumped in a vehicle with suspected cocaine in Waterbury, and note he was already facing separate DUI‑related charges from a January crash in Berlin.
📸 Around Barre
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barre
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★ Featured events ★
- What Charity and Sylvia Wore →
Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St, Barre
6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- Call to Artists: SPA's Holiday Member Show →
Studio Place Arts, 201 N. MAIN STREET, Barre - Rock Solid →
Studio Place Arts, 201 N. MAIN STREET, Barre - Is That a Table Saw? by Mackenzie Kovaka →
Studio Place Arts, 201 N. MAIN STREET, Barre - Incidental Objects by Mark Lorah →
Studio Place Arts, 201 N. MAIN STREET, Barre - At the Car Wash by Roz Daniels →
Studio Place Arts, 201 N. MAIN STREET, Barre - Interlacings: Queer Visibility and Invisibility in American Textile History →
Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St, Barre
6:30 pm - PALS Barre Group →
Community National Bank, 316 North Main Street, Barre
10:00 am
Friday October 9
Wednesday October 14
📣 Barre Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project
Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St, Brattleboro
6:00 pm - Threads of History: Chamber Music of the 18th Century
Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center
3:00 pm - The Lonely Days Are Gone: Community Square Dance Tour →
Brookfield Old Town Hall, 93 Stone Rd, Brookfield
4:00 pm - Hobby Cafe Night →
Capital City Grange, 6612 Vermont 12, Berlin
5:30 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Barre. Apply here.
- TJX posted a job opening for Cashier in Barre. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barre here.
Ok Barre! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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