🌱 What Rockingham parents should know before the Oct. 13 merger meeting

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In today's newsletter:

• What Rockingham parents should know before the Oct. 13 merger meeting
• How to grab one of just 40 seats for Rupert Wates

Also on today's calendar: Bellows Falls Community Meal and 2 more events.

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 74 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LMH exits Green Mountain merger group; First Group 7 meeting Oct. 13 (chestertelegraph.org) — Rockingham families are part of Group 7's school merger study, whose first meeting is set for Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Bellows Falls High School with in-person and Zoom public comment. The article explains why Ludlow-Mount Holly switched groups, how "good faith" participation will be judged, and what penalties districts could face if they obstruct the process.
   

• Rupert Wates plus The Early Risers at Stage 33 Live (fact8.com) — A small listening room in our area is hosting acclaimed songwriter Rupert Wates with folk duo The Early Risers on Sunday, Oct. 18, with only 40 tickets available. The nonprofit venue, supported in part by the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project, emphasizes intimate, original performances and runs entirely on volunteers and donations, offering a low-key, no-bar environment for focused listening.
   

📸 Around Rockingham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockingham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Fred Eaglesmith →
  Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 Village Square, Bellows Falls
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• Invasive Plant Workshop & Management →
  Grafton VT
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• Bellows Falls Community Meal →
  Bellows Falls Area Senior Center, 18 Tuttle St, Bellows Falls
  11:30 am
Friday October 23
• Night Sky Viewing with Southern Vermont Astronomy Group →
  Grafton VT
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Back in Black - Tribute to AC/DC →
  Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 Village Square, Bellows Falls
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3
• SHE ATE @ Milkweed Farm →
  Milkweed Farm, 27 Earth Bridge Rd, Westminster West
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Saxtons River Community Meal →
  Main Street Arts, 35 Main St, Saxtons River
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 31
• Proctor Academy Girls JV Soccer @ Vermont Academy →
  Vermont Academy, 10 Long Walk, Saxtons River
  3:00 pm
Friday December 4
• Dar Williams →
  Bellows Falls Opera House, 7 Village Square, Bellows Falls
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bellows Falls

• Rebels are gracious hosts at their first cro... (commonsnews.org)
• A brush with fall: 'Autumn on the River' wat... (commonsnews.org)
• We plan cities backwards (cnu.org)

Westminster

• Janoo: a governor who will work with the Leg... (commonsnews.org)
• We are no longer customers; we are opportuni... (commonsnews.org)

Windham

• Windham girls soccer rolls past New London behind four Christian goals; boys cruise past Montville (thechronicle.com)

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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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