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Hartford, Vermont Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Hartford drivers need to know before downtown parking meters switch on
  • How Hartford boys lacrosse punched its ticket back to the title game

Also on today's calendar: West Windsor, VT Music Festival 2026 and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 87, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; warm, with a high of 89 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• White River Junction prepares for new parking meter system (vnews.com) — Downtown White River Junction drivers could soon start paying to park as Hartford finalizes signs and prepares to activate new parking kiosks on key streets. Meters will run weekdays with a two-hour limit, $1-per-hour rate, and $11 tickets enforced by Hartford Police, drawing mixed reactions from residents and business owners about convenience and town character.
   

• Hartford beats Milton 15-3 in VPA Division II semis (vnews.com) — Hartford High’s boys lacrosse team crushed Milton 15-3 in White River Junction, powered by senior Tyler Spaulding’s 100th career point and a 10-0 halftime lead. The Hurricanes now head to the Division II state championship at UVM’s Virtue Field to face top-seeded Harwood, aiming for their fourth straight title-game appearance.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday June 15
  • White River Junction Memory Cafe →
    Bugbee Senior Center, 262 N Main St, White River Junction
    10:00 am
    • Tuesday June 16
  • Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing 6-Week Workshop
    Hartford Area Chambr of Commerce Upper Valley Aquatic Center 100 Arboretum Lane White River Junction, VT 05001
    2:00 pm
  • Ice Cream Social/Art Show
    Dothan Brook School White River Junction, VT 05001
    5:00 pm
    • Wednesday June 17
  • Entrepreneur Resource Group
    Hartford Area Chambr of Commerce The Hotel Coolidge 39 South Main Street White River Junction, VT 05001
    4:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Supervisory Medical Support Assistant in White River Junction. Apply here.
  • Bartlett Tree Experts posted a job opening for Arborist Crew Leader in White River Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford here.

🗞 Nearby News

White River Junction

  • Juneteenth Celebration In WRJ (ourherald.com)
  • "Circle Mirror Transformation" opens at Parish Players (vnews.com)

Hartland

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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