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🌱 How you can speak directly with Senator Welch in Brattleboro Monday
And on the Windham Patch calendar - Hearing screen 0830-1430
Greetings Windham! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How you can speak directly with Senator Welch in Brattleboro Monday
- How GMP's home batteries are reshaping power reliability in Windham County
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 76, low: 47.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Welch to Host Common Grounds Listening Session in Windham County (senate.gov) — Senator Peter Welch is coming to Windham County on Monday, October 5, for a Common Grounds Listening Session at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro from 2 to 3 p.m. Residents can share concerns about how Washington can better serve Vermont and are encouraged to RSVP in advance to attend. 
• Vermont's Biggest Power Plant Has No Chimney. It Lives in 5,500 Homes. (webpronews.com) — Green Mountain Power's growing network of home batteries now forms Vermont's largest "virtual power plant," and some of the earliest free battery pilots targeted remote homes on single-line circuits in Windham County. The utility is also hardening rural lines in nearby towns like Brattleboro, Jamaica, Newfane, and Wilmington, cutting outages and costs while aiming to eliminate power interruptions statewide by 2030.
📸 Around Windham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windham
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- Hearing screen 0830-1430
Chester-Andover Elementary School Chester, VT 05143
8:00 am
Monday October 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Homeschool Art Exploration Program '26-'27 →
Endless Creations Studio, 23 maple street, chester
10:00 am - LADIES NIGHT →
Endless Creations Studio, 23 maple street, chester
5:00 pm - Stoneware Pottery Class →
Endless Creations Studio, 23 maple street, chester
6:00 pm - Level Up Your Games: Games Group for School Aged Kids →
Whiting Library, 117 Main St, Chester
3:00 pm - Wheels in the Field 2026 →
The Pinnacle, Lovers Lane Road, Chester
7:30 am - Monthly Breakfast: Chester →
Stone Hearth Inn, 698 VT Route 11, Chester
9:00 am - Hearing screen 0830-1430
Chester-Andover Elementary School Chester, VT 05143
8:00 am - Creative Connections — The Nature Museum →
The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Rd, Grafton
1:00 pm - Creative Connections: Communities in the Landscape →
Grafton VT
1:00 pm - Creative Connections →
Grafton VT
1:00 pm - Drew Hill at PIZZA STONE →
PIZZA STONE, Chester
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Sunday October 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Londonderry
- Disability awareness and de-escalation training at Neighborhood Connections (chestertelegraph.org)
- LMH exits Green Mountain merger group; First Group 7 meeting Oct. 13 (chestertelegraph.org)
Ok Windham! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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