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Hello Fair Haven! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to meet Fair Haven's earliest residents this Sunday afternoon?
• What Slate Valley decided after hackers demanded a ransom

Also on today's calendar: New Moon Women's Circle, October and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 68, low: 46.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fair Haven History Comes To Life During West Street Cemetery Tour (mountaintimes.info) — Fair Haven residents can step into local history this Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. with a free guided tour of the town's oldest burial ground, West Street Cemetery. Reenactors will share stories of early residents, Welsh-inscribed stones will be translated, and the Cemetery Committee will demonstrate gravestone care, with donations supporting ongoing preservation work.
   

• Slate Valley School District responds to ransom demand (mychamplainvalley.com) — Families and staff in Fair Haven's Slate Valley Unified School District are being told that officials will not pay a ransom after a recent cybersecurity incident affecting internal computer systems. Personal information for some current and former employees may have been accessed, and the FBI is investigating, with the district promising to notify individuals if their data is confirmed compromised.
   

📸 Around Fair Haven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Haven

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Girls Varsity Soccer @ Fair Haven UMHS →
  33 Mechanic St, Fair Haven
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• 2704218 - CSO Family Game Night & Potluck →
  Castleton Elementary School Fair Haven, VT 05743
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• New Moon Women's Circle, October →
  Mercy Ecospirituality Center, 56 Howard Hill Rd, Benson
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Capturing the Wonders of the Earth through Nature... →
  Mercy Ecospirituality Center, 56 Howard Hill Rd, Benson
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Vinyl Night →
  Poultney Pub, 158 Main Street, Poultney
  6:00 pm
• Drop in Drawing
  Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill, 145 E. Main Street, Poultney
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Mean Waltons →
  Poultney Pub, 158 Main Street, Poultney
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• VT OPen Studio
  Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill, 145 E. Main Street, Poultney
• Taconic Cycling Club Practice →
  Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney
  10:00 am
• Watercolor Show
  Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill, 145 E. Main Street, Poultney
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• 2026 Vermont Community Leadership Summit: Stories. Skills. Action! →
  Castleton VT
• Fall Bird Walk →
  Poultney VT
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Rutland. Apply here.
• Michaels posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Rutland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fair Haven here.

🗞 Nearby News

Poultney

• Music And Performance Listings, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2026 (mountaintimes.info)

West Rutland

• Rebels are gracious hosts at their first cro... (commonsnews.org)

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-- 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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