🌱 Why police converged on the Westfield General Store parking lot Tuesday

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• Why police converged on the Westfield General Store parking lot Tuesday

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 65 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, breezy and warm, temps: high: 69, low: 41.
• Sunday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 26 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Derby Barracks / DUI #1 / Negligent Operation / Violation of Conditions of Release (blogspot.com) — A driver was stopped Tuesday after multiple reports of erratic driving on VT Route 100 through Lowell and Westfield, and was found in the Westfield General Store parking lot. Vermont State Police say the 32-year-old Johnson resident showed signs of impairment and also had court-ordered conditions not to drink. She was cited to appear in Orleans County Superior Court in early May.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westfield

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Thursday April 23

• Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
  Westfield Community Center, 110 N Hill Rd, Westfield
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Annual Pond Skim
  Jay Peak Resort , 830 Jay Peak Rd , Jay
  10:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Sunday Reset: Move, Breathe & Rest
  1045 VT-242 , Jay
  9:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Newport Care Partner Support Group
  Goodrich Memorial Library , 202 Main St US 5 , Newport
  3:30 pm
• Rice Memorial Varsity Softball @ Richford
  Richford Junior Senior High School , 1 Corliss Heights , Richford
  4:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Lake Region Varsity Baseball @ North Country Union
  North Country Union High School , 209 Veterans Ave , Newport
  4:30 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Milton JV Baseball @ Enosburg Falls
  Enosburg Falls High School , 65 Dickinson Ave , Enosburg Falls
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 9

• U-32 vs North Country Union
  North Country Union High School , 209 Veterans Ave , Newport
  11:00 am

Thursday May 14

• Middlebury Varsity Baseball @ Enosburg Falls
  Enosburg Falls High School , 65 Dickinson Ave , Enosburg Falls
  4:30 pm
• Harwood Union vs North Country Union
  North Country Union High School , 209 Veterans Ave , Newport
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Alumni Brunch — Sterling College Vermont
  Sterling College , 16 Sterling Dr , Craftsbury Common
  11:00 am

Sunday May 17

• Strawberry Festival
  246 Causeway , Newport
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Jay Peak Resort posted a job opening for Infant/Toddler Childcare Associate Teacher in North Troy. Apply here.
• North Country Hospital posted a job opening for Unit Clerk in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Richford

• Richford softball's young and competitive team is ready to tackle the 2026 season! (samessenger.com)

Newport

• Weekend Firefighter Class Teaches Basics to the Next Hometown Heroes (newportvermontdailyexpress.com)
• Newport's Green Mountain Natural Foods to become community-owned co-op (newportdispatch.com)
• Phone-check led to assault, police say (bartonchronicle.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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