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🌱 How will removing Northfield’s downtown dam change flooding and river access?
Northfield, Vermont Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Northfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will removing Northfield’s downtown dam change flooding and river access?
- How this week’s VT 12 work will slow drives in Northfield
- What Vermont’s paving budget squeeze could mean for your daily drive
Also on today's calendar: Ira Allen and the Green Mountain Frontier.
Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 55 and low of 46 degrees.
- Sunday: A.M. showers, then a shower, temps: high: 62, low: 42.
- Monday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 57 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Northfield plans to remove downtown dam to improve flood protection (wcax.com) — Northfield is moving ahead with plans to remove the aging Cross Brothers Dam downtown, aiming to lower flood risk as far upstream as Water Street. Working with FEMA and state experts, the town also hopes to restore trout habitat and build an accessible riverside walkway. Demolition could begin as soon as this summer, reshaping how residents experience the Dog River. 
• AOT Road Construction Report for the week of May 11 (vermontbiz.com) — Expect shoulder closures and alternating one-way traffic on VT 12, VT 64, Old Mill Hill, and Lovers Lane in South Northfield this week as crews install construction approach signs for a retaining wall project. The statewide report also details many other Vermont highway and interstate work zones, so plan extra travel time if you’re driving beyond town.
• Vermont gears up for paving season as funding challenges mount (wcax.com) — From a Northfield dateline, state officials outline how rising paving costs are forcing Vermont to stretch limited road dollars, paving fewer miles and delaying equipment replacements. Lawmakers warn that by 2030, most paved roads could be in poor condition as transportation, education, and general funds compete. Drivers across central Vermont, including Northfield commuters, can expect rougher roads and tighter budgets ahead.
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★ Featured events ★
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MAIN HALL – Dance Sing & Jump Around (Setup at 2, open for dancing 3:00 to 4:30) →
Capital City Grange, 6612 VT-12, Berlin
2:00 pm
Sunday May 10
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Other local events
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Ira Allen and the Green Mountain Frontier →
Northfield Historical Society, 75 S Main St, Northfield
2:30 pm
Sunday May 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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LOWER LEVEL: Kids Trade & Play (9 AM setup, open 9:30 to 11:30 AM) →
Capital City Grange, 6612 VT-12, Berlin
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Nature Poetry Program (For Teens) with Toussaint St. Negritude →
North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St, Montpelier
10:00 am -
Lyndon Institute Varsity Baseball @ Harwood →
Harwood Union Middle and High School, 458 Vermont Rte 100, Moretown
11:00 am -
Ira Allen and the Green Mountain Frontier
Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St, Castleton
1:00 pm -
Ned Richardson “new memory: landscapes, ghosts, machines” →
The Front, 6 Barre St, Montpelier
4:00 pm -
Board of Trustees' meeting
Moretown Memorial Library 897 Route 100B, Moretown, VT 05660
6:30 pm -
WES PTA mtg
Waitsfield Elementary School Waitsfield, VT 05673
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Extreme Survival: Lessons from Those Who Triumphed Against All Odds
Putney Public Library, 55 Main St, Putney
6:30 pm -
Electricity Safe and Secure →
Yestermorrow Design Build School, 7865 Main St, Waitsfield
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Harvest and Mill Your Own Lumber →
Yestermorrow Design Build School, 7865 Main St, Waitsfield
9:00 am
Saturday May 9
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Army National Guard posted a job opening for 19D Cavalry Scout in Northfield. Apply here.
- CRH plc posted a job opening for Foreperson-Crusher-Aggregates in Williamstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Barre
- Re-vote of Barre's school district budget on Tuesday (mychamplainvalley.com)
- Barre drug bust ends in six arrests (wcax.com)
- Deaths by overdose continue to drop in Vermont (mychamplainvalley.com)
Montpelier
- Ellis: 'Less money – more justice' (vermontdailychronicle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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