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🌱 How funding delays pushed Barre to fix its own Main Street
Greetings Barre! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How funding delays pushed Barre to fix its own Main Street
- How Barre’s cemeteries are going fully digital by July 1
- New babies welcomed this winter to families from Barre and nearby towns
Also on today's calendar: MAIN HALL – extra GMYS rehearsal and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
- Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Road construction: Making the ends meet is getting harder (vermontbiz.com) — Barre residents face delayed state transportation funding that already forced the city to self-fund Main Street repairs, even though it’s a state highway. A new statewide project list also includes VT 14 repaving through East Montpelier and Barre Town, while lawmakers debate how to fix shrinking road budgets without shifting too much money from schools. 
2. Barre's cemeteries go digital, one grave at a time (northstarmonthly.com) — Barre is digitizing every grave in Hope, Elmwood, and St. Monica cemeteries, with a searchable map set to go live on the city website July 1. Residents and visitors will be able to use the CemSites app to pinpoint loved ones’ resting places by name, date, and GPS location across all three historic burial grounds.
3. Gifford Birth Notes (ourherald.com) — Several local families, including parents from Barre, recently welcomed new babies at Gifford, with birth announcements listing the children’s names and hometowns. While full details are subscriber-only for a week, Barre residents can still see that neighbors are celebrating new arrivals and know that archived birth notes become free after that period.
4. Man cited for impersonating officer in Montpelier (newportdispatch.com) — A Barre City resident has been cited after police say he used a Ford Explorer with flashing lights to stop drivers on I-89 near Montpelier this week. Vermont State Police are asking anyone who interacted with the vehicle or has information to contact the Berlin Barracks or submit an anonymous tip online or by text.
5. House lawmakers set to advance education reform plan after hours of deliberation (mynbc5.com) — Vermont House members are advancing an education reform bill that could reshape school cooperation statewide, despite a promised veto from Gov. Phil Scott. Barre Rep. Gina Galfetti argues Republicans were sidelined in crafting the plan, which includes new service areas and study committees that may recommend school district mergers and could affect small local schools.
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★ Featured events ★
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Mary Numme: Henna Adornment
Studio Place Arts, 201 N Main St, Barre
11:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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MAIN HALL – extra GMYS rehearsal
Capital City Grange , 6612 VT-12 , Berlin
11:00 am -
Ned Richardson “new memory: landscapes, ghosts, machines”
The Front , 6 Barre St , Montpelier
4:00 pm -
Youth Opera Company of OCM presents Una Giornata
Montpelier Performing Arts Hub , Gary Library , 35 College St , Montpelier
2:00 pm -
Ned Richardson “new memory: landscapes, ghosts, machines”
The Front , 6 Barre St , Montpelier
4:00 pm -
Jukebox: Porch Songs - Americana Roots
Barre Opera House , 6 N Main St #4 , Barre
5:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Vermont Reads: Building Local Resilience to a Changing Climate
Cobleigh Public Library , 14 Depot St , Lyndonville
11:00 am -
Turning Stones: Discovering the Life of Water
Albany Public Library , 830 Main St , Albany
6:00 pm -
Vermont Reads: The Light Pirate Book Discussion
Springfield Town Library , 43 Main St , Springfield
11:00 am -
Friction Fire Skills Circle for Teens
North Branch Nature Center , 713 Elm St , Montpelier
12:00 pm -
Youth Poetry Open Mic
Kellogg-Hubbard Library , 135 Main St , Montpelier
12:00 pm -
The Revolutionists
Lost Nation Theater , 39 Main St , Montpelier
7:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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