🌱 How will Burton’s Peckham and Erwin road projects impact your daily drive?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Burton’s Peckham and Erwin road projects impact your daily drive?

Also on today's calendar: RockAbility’s Inside Circle at Burton Public Library and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 39.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun; windy, chilly, with a high of 46 and low of 27 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Legal Notices 4-16-26 April 16, 2026 (geaugamapleleaf.com) — Burton Township is seeking bids to widen Peckham Road and resurface Erwin Drive, a $350,000 project that will shape local travel and safety. Additional legal notices cover nearby townships’ road work, court actions, and May 5 primary election issues affecting Geauga County residents. If you drive these roads or vote locally, these details matter.
   

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📸 Around Burton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burton

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• The Northern Maple Classic
  The Great Geauga County Fair & Fairgrounds, 14373 N Cheshire St, Burton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Spring Musical - Shrek the Musical!
  Berkshire Local Burton, OH 44021

Monday April 20

• RockAbility’s Inside Circle at Burton Public Library
  Burton Public Library , 14588 W Park St , Burton
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Geauga County Maple Festival
  Chardon Square , 100 Short Ct St , Chardon
  12:00 pm

Friday April 24

• 2-Day CNC Class with Ralph Bagnall - Middlefield Location
  Hartville Hardware & Lumber - Middlefield , 15260 Kinsman Rd , Middlefield
  9:00 am
• Fairmount Youth Theatre: Aladdin Jr.
  Berkshire Schools K-12 (John Patterson Parkway) , 14155 Claridon Troy Rd , Burton
  7:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Annual Village Viking Festival
  The Great Geauga County Fair & Fairgrounds , 14373 N Cheshire St , Burton
  5:00 pm
• Berkshire Varsity Softball @ Cardinal
  Cardinal Jr./Sr. High School , 14785 N Thompson Ave , Middlefield
  7:30 pm

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📣 Burton Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• One-on-One Tech Help In-Person
  Geauga West Branch
  9:00 am
• Family Storytime In-Person
  Community Meeting Room, Thompson Branch
  10:00 am
• Preschool storytime
  Middlefield Branch
  10:00 am
• Middlefield Marsh Dinner
  Buster Miller Farm , 17717 Newcomb Rd , Middlefield
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Executive Chef - Cleveland in Chagrin Falls. Apply here.
• Simon Property Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Custodian/Housekeeper in Aurora. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Middlefield

• Middlefield Village Wins Lawsuit Against Former Employee April 16, 2026 by Ann Wishart (geaugamapleleaf.com)
• Four Injured in Hit-and-Run Buggy-Truck Accident April 16, 2026 by Staff Report (geaugamapleleaf.com)
• Knowledge with Dawn (weeklyvillager.com)

Chardon

• Geauga County stalls on proposed recovery house near school (cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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