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🌱 Will Barre win the last big pot of flood-recovery housing money?

Coming up on the Barre Patch calendar: Rock Solid

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In today's newsletter:

  • Will Barre win the last big pot of flood-recovery housing money?
  • How did Spaulding's defense hold up under Barre's rainy lights?

Also on today's calendar: Is That a Table Saw? by Mackenzie Kovaka and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Barre, Downstreet in the mix for last of 'no match' flood funding (timesargus.com) — Barre is vying for up to $8.4 million in final federal disaster-recovery grants to support two major housing projects, including new units at Wobby Park and downtown. With competing applications from Montpelier and other developers, the Vermont Community Development Board's decision this week could determine how much new, flood-resilient housing actually gets built in Barre after the 2023 floods.
   

• Roundup: U-32 crushes Missisquoi, 9-1 (timesargus.com) — High school teams from Barre and nearby towns battled soggy fields but produced big performances, including Spaulding's gritty defensive stand in a 1-1 field hockey tie with Montpelier in Barre. The roundup also highlights dominant wins by U-32, Paine Mountain, and other regional programs that many Barre-area students and families follow closely.
   

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  • Portland Glass Company posted a job opening for Glass Installer in Barre. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Montpelier

  • 25 Court Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 (zillow.com)
  • The Dam Protecting Montpelier Is Second on Vermont's Dam Safety Priority List. Engineers Start Drilling Oct. 5 (compassvermont.com)
  • Fish & Wildlife officials encourage use of non-lead ammunition (mychamplainvalley.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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