Community Corner
🌱 When and where to get your flu shot in Bridgewater
Coming up: Crafting Together @North River Library on the Bridgewater Patch calendar
What's up Bridgewater! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- When and where to get your flu shot in Bridgewater
- How 460 new students will change life around Bridgewater College
- Why Bridgewater bagged its license plate cameras—and what happens next
Also on today's calendar: Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Sunshine; nice, low humidity, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 63.
- Thursday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Clinic Brings Flu Shots to Bridgewater on 10/1 (bridgewater.blog) — A CVS-partnered vaccination clinic is coming to Arey Hall on Green Street in Bridgewater on Thursday, October 1, from 2 to 6 p.m., offering flu and COVID-19 shots. Residents are encouraged to register in advance, bring insurance cards and ID, and be prepared to pay any costs not covered by insurance at the time of vaccination. 
• Bridgewater College welcomes 460 new students (dnronline.com) — Bridgewater residents will see 460 new students settling in at Bridgewater College this fall, as the school maintains steady enrollment with new programs and a tuition transparency initiative. The incoming class brings new engineering majors, a women's flag football team, and 25 marching band members, adding fresh energy and activity to campus and the surrounding community.
• What happens after a town de-Flocks (theverge.com) — Bridgewater recently bagged its Flock license plate cameras after canceling the town's contract, even though data from fewer than 7,000 residents was searched 7 million times in a year. The article explains how other communities nationwide are rethinking Flock and similar surveillance tools, raising questions about data retention, privacy, and what happens after contracts end.
📸 Around Bridgewater
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bridgewater
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★ Featured events ★
- Crafting Together @North River Library →
North River Library, 118 Mt Crawford Ave #1728, Bridgewater
3:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
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Other local events
- Film Screening & Talk: "9/11 Reclaiming Ground Zero" →
Bridgewater College, 402 East College Street, Bridgewater
3:30 pm - Trivia Night →
Tasting Room, 4828 Spring Creek Rd, Bridgewater
6:30 pm - Turner Ashby School Concert →
Turner Ashby, 800 North main Street, Bridgewater
10:00 am - Music Bingo →
Tasting Room, 4828 Spring Creek Rd, Bridgewater
6:30 pm - Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA
12:00 pm - Haley Still Music →
Tasting Room, 4828 Spring Creek Rd, Bridgewater
3:00 pm - Toast the Weekend: Standing Room Only →
The Meadow, 4828 Spring Creek Rd, Bridgewater
6:30 pm - Breneman-Turner Mill Open House — Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center →
Historic Turner-Brenneman Mill, 5001 Turners Mill Ln, Harrisonburg
10:00 am - Matt Palmieri Music →
Tasting Room, 4828 Spring Creek Rd, Bridgewater
3:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Bridgewater Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Crafty Kids @North River Library →
North River Library, 118 Mt Crawford Ave #1728, Bridgewater
2:00 pm - Grocery Bingo →
The Union, TDU Stage
7:00 pm - Deadline to submit 2027 Program Proposals →
Linhoss Road, Dayton
11:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Perdue Farms posted a job opening for Multi Craft Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift - BRDG in Bridgewater. Apply here.
- Bridgewater College posted a job opening for Assistant Professor, Sport & Exercise Psychology in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bridgewater here.
🗞 Nearby News
Harrisonburg
- Special teams spark JMU football in record-setting rout of Wagner (richmond.com)
- Campus notes, September 13 (readingeagle.com)
- Early voting in Virginia begins on Sept. 18: Everything you need to know (augustafreepress.com)
Broadway
- Broadway's comeback story: Lucas Frank's return to gameday (whsv.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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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