🌱 Vermont Clover FC vs Dorchester City FC and 10 more events

Hi Colchester! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• South Burlington International Food Festival at South Burlington Recreation And Parks
• Legislative Hour at Colchester, VT Calendar
• Drop-In Storytime at Colchester, VT Calendar

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 61 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Rather cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 70, low: 43.
• Sunday: Cooler with rain at times, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.

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📸 Around Colchester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Colchester

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• South Burlington International Food Festival
  South Burlington Recreation And Parks, 180 Market St, South Burlington
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Legislative Hour
  Colchester, VT Calendar , 898 Main St. , Colchester
  10:00 am
• Drop-In Storytime
  Colchester, VT Calendar , 898 Main St. , Colchester
  10:30 am
• Read to Chewie the Therapy Dog
  Colchester, VT Calendar Colchester, VT 05446
  11:00 am
• Vermont Clover FC vs Dorchester City FC
  Duffy Field , Colchester
  7:00 pm
• Burlington Choral Society
  Elley-Long Music Center - Saint Michael's College , 223 Ethan Allen Ave , Colchester
  7:30 pm

Sunday April 19

• Ceramic Painting Workshop in Burlington – Paint Your Own Pottery
  Hampton Inn Colchester , 42 Lower Mountain View Dr , Colchester
  10:00 am
• Burlington Mosaic Lamp Making Workshop
  Hampton Inn Colchester , 42 Lower Mountain View Dr , Colchester
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Now That's What I Call A Rave
  Higher Ground , 1214 Williston Rd , South Burlington
  9:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Burlington VT
  Speeder & Earl's Coffee , 412 Pine St , Burlington
  11:00 am
• Throwback Book Fair at SEABA!
  Burlington, VT Calendar , 400 Pine St , Burlington
  2:30 pm
• Sober Saturday Nights — Dad Guild
  The Guild Hall , 266 Pine St , Burlington
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• University of Vermont Health Network posted a job opening for Inventory Controller in Burlington. Apply here.
• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 8280 in Burlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colchester here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Winooski

• Researchers stock Winooski River with thousands of salmon (mynbc5.com)
• Rainy weather brings road problems into focus (mynbc5.com)
• VT Islamic group facing deadline to fund new mosque move in Burlington (burlingtonfreepress.com)

Burlington

• Burlington School District lawsuit against Monsanto moves forward (mychamplainvalley.com)
• Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Announces 2026 Lineup (sevendaysvt.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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