🌱 Could West Rutland crash the Division IV boys soccer title race?

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• Could West Rutland crash the Division IV boys soccer title race?

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 62 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Unbeaten soccer teams charge toward postseason (rutlandherald.com) — West Rutland’s boys soccer team is surging toward the Division IV playoffs, sitting third in the power rankings with just one loss and a standout scorer in Peter Guay. The article breaks down how unbeaten Twin Valley and other Vermont programs stack up, and why a potential Twin Valley–West Rutland semifinal could be one of the postseason’s marquee matchups.
   

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📸 Around West Rutland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Rutland

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11

• Holiday Craft Fair →
  Vermont Farmers Food Center, 251 West St, Rutland
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Game: Girls 6/7/8 Soccer
  WRS /West Rutland, VT
  4:30 pm
• Game: Boys 6/7/8 Soccer
  WRS /West Rutland, VT
  5:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Game: Boys Varsity Soccer
  WRS /West Rutland, VT
  4:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Game: Girls Varsity Soccer
  WRS /West Rutland, VT
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Vermont Farmers Market
  Depot Park Rutland, VT 05701
  9:00 am
• RUTLAND: Rutland Free Library Playgroup →
  Rutland Free Library, Rutland
  10:00 am
• West Rutland Girls Varsity Soccer @ Proctor →
  Proctor High School, 4 Park St, Proctor
  1:00 pm
• Wilson Castle: A Paranormal Documentary Experience in Proctor, VT →
  Wilson Castle, 2970 West Proctor Road, Proctor
  2:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Tails for Tails 5K & Fun Run →
  Northwood Park, Post Road, Rutland
• Thea Lewis in Rutland | True Crime Stories of Vermont →
  Phoenix Books Rutland, Rutland
  2:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Game: Girls 6/7/8 Soccer
  WRS /West Rutland, VT
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hannaford posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Proctor. Apply here.
• Corporate Chefs posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Rutland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Rutland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rutland

• Rutland Free Library launches 'banned' book club (vtcommunitynews.org)
• Rutland Regional Plan adopted, good for another eight years (rutlandherald.com)
• A Rutland County school district recovers from cybersecurity attack (mynbc5.com)

Pittsford

• Favorable weather brings bumper pumpkin crop to Pittsford farm (wcax.com)

Fair Haven

• OV comes back to sweep Slaters (rutlandherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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