🌱 How two I-89 crashes brought Winooski’s Monday commute to a crawl

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• How two I-89 crashes brought Winooski's Monday commute to a crawl

Also on today's calendar: Community Meal – Winooski and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun, then clouds; warmer, temps: high: 70, low: 59.
• Thursday: Cloudy and breezy; p.m. rain, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Crashes in Winooski snarl morning, evening commutes on I-89 (wcax.com) — Two separate crashes in Winooski on Monday severely slowed I‑89 traffic for both the morning and evening commutes, affecting drivers between South Burlington and exits 15 and 17. One wreck on the Exit 15 off‑ramp and another multi‑car crash near the Winooski River bridge closed lanes and caused near‑standstill conditions before crews cleared the scenes.
   

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Friday October 2
• Joe Dombrowski →
  Vermont Comedy Club, 101 Main St, Burlington
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Music Open Mic →
  The Monkey House, 30 Main Street, Winooski
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Oodelally w/ Vehicle & Yabai! →
  The Monkey House, 30 Main Street, Winooski
  7:45 pm
• Witch, Crafts & Halloween with Daniel Ouellette →
  Standing Stone Wines, Winooski
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Erin Cassels-Brown w/ Keven Louis Lareau & Vega →
  The Monkey House, 30 Main Street, Winooski
  7:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Community Meal – Winooski →
  Winooski Senior Center, 123 Barlow St, Winooski
  11:30 am
Friday October 16
• Supernova: Geek Out Freak Out →
  Standing Stone Wines, Winooski
  7:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Student Q&A with Author/Illustrator Tillie Walden →
  CCV Winooski, 1 Abenaki Way, Winooski
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Halloween at WFM →
  Winooski VT

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Small Business Workshop: Get found online with Google Maps and other services →
  South Burlington, VT Calendar, 180 Market Street, South Burlington
  9:00 am
• Workforce in Motion Summit '26 →
  Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction
  9:30 am
• Tai Chi in Burlington with Bill Parkhill →
  St Anthony's Gymnasium, 305 Flynn Ave, Burlington
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• University of Vermont Medical Center posted a job opening for System Pharmacy Billing & Compliance Analyst in Winooski. Apply here.
• Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Hotel Champlain Burlington Curio Collection - Night Auditor in Burlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winooski here.

🗞 Nearby News

Burlington

• Peak fall color expected in the next week across parts of Vermont, New York (mynbc5.com)
• Burlington man accused of murder in deadly stabbing back in court (mynbc5.com)
• Mayor announces progress on Burlington's people-first housing strategy (vermontbiz.com)

South Burlington

• Who is Chris Ford? (vermontdailychronicle.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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