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🌱 See how Bridgewater College stacked up in new national rankings.
You won't want to miss Virginia Pumpkin Festival on the Bridgewater Patch calendar
Morning Bridgewater! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- See how Bridgewater College stacked up in new national rankings.
Also on today's calendar: Library's Got Game @North River Library and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Local colleges sit high in latest U.S. News rankings (dnronline.com) — Bridgewater residents can take pride that Bridgewater College landed among the nation's liberal arts colleges in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, placing 165th overall in its category. The story also details how nearby James Madison University and other Shenandoah Valley and Virginia schools climbed in several national lists, underscoring the region's growing academic reputation. 
📸 Around Bridgewater
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bridgewater
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★ Featured events ★
- Virginia Pumpkin Festival →
Back Home on the Farm, 2915 Willow Run Rd, Harrisonburg
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Jesse Garron's Tribute to Elvis at Sipe Center →
Sipe Center, 100 North Main Street, Bridgewater
7:00 pm - Bridgewater, VA →
Sipe Center, 100 North Main Street, Bridgewater
7:00 pm - Art Exhibition by Aurora Powell '16 →
402 East College Street, Bridgewater - Library's Got Game @North River Library →
North River Library, 118 Mt Crawford Ave #1728, Bridgewater
2:00 pm - Virginia Psychological Science and Human Services Graduate School Fair 2026 →
402 East College Street, Bridgewater
10:00 am - Fall Break →
402 East College Street, Bridgewater
8:00 am - Virginia Winemaker Tasting →
The Meeting House Banquet Hall, 4828 Spring Creek Rd, Bridgewater
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
📣 Bridgewater Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- VB Home: MMS
Wilbur S. Pence Middle Dayton, VA 22821
4:30 pm - Hispanic Heritage Month film screening →
Wilson Hall Auditorium
7:30 pm - JMU Farmers Market →
The Union Patio 3
8:00 am - Cross Country @ THMS
Wilbur S. Pence Middle Dayton, VA 22821
4:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Great apartment available in Bridgewater
For professional or retired individual: One (or two) bedroom, open living-dining-kitchen, bathroom suite, office, screened porch on ground floor;... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Perdue Farms posted a job opening for Accounting Clerk I in Bridgewater. Apply here.
- Rockingham County Public Schools posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - Food Service Worker, .50, TAHS in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bridgewater here.
🗞 Nearby News
Harrisonburg
- New 24-hour secure ballot drop box available outside Harrisonburg City Hall (rocktownnow.com)
- Vickie Jean Smith (pagevalleynews.com)
- New documents reveal more details of JMU master plan (dnronline.com)
Verona
- Probationer leaves assigned work site in Augusta County (whsv.com)
- Augusta County: Is an escapee from a work release site on the loose? (augustafreepress.com)
Ok Bridgewater! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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