🌱 How a Mayfair Park book purge sparked a soup-and-poetry cookbook

Good day South Burlington! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Mayfair Park book purge sparked a soup-and-poetry cookbook
• South Burlington parish to host funeral Mass for Douglas John Corrigan

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Afternoon snow showers, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.
• Thursday: Variably cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 44, low: 38.
• Friday: A few afternoon flurries, with a high of 52 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Major Jackson Pairs Poems With Soup in His Next Book (sevendaysvt.com) — South Burlington gets a nod as the Mayfair Park home where poet Major Jackson first dreamed up pairing soup with poetry, an idea that grew into his forthcoming anthology A Bowl of Goodness. The interview explores his deep connection to soup, how he chose poems and recipes, and even shares a detailed Tuscan ribollita recipe adapted from the book.
   

• Obituary: Douglas John Corrigan, 1938-2025 (sevendaysvt.com) — Funeral services for longtime Williston resident Douglas John Corrigan will be held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in South Burlington on Saturday, with burial following at Resurrection Park Cemetery. The 87-year-old FBI veteran and avid Mad River Glen skier died December 7 after a serious illness, and his family invites friends to visiting hours Friday afternoon in Burlington.
   

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📸 Around South Burlington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Burlington

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Friday December 19

• Men's Friday Basketball (35+)
  South Burlington, VT Calendar , 200 Market Street , South Burlington
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Sunday Basketball (18+)
  South Burlington, VT Calendar , 500 Dorset Street , South Burlington
  10:00 am

Monday December 22

• Monday Indoor Soccer (Futsal)
  South Burlington, VT Calendar , 200 Market Street , South Burlington
  6:00 pm
• Monday Pickleball (18+)
  South Burlington, VT Calendar , 262 White Street , South Burlington
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day - City Offices Closed
  South Burlington, VT Calendar South Burlington, VT 05403
• Christmas Day
  South Burlington, VT Calendar

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Community Meal – Winooski
  Winooski Senior Center , 123 Barlow St , Winooski
  11:30 am

Thursday December 18

• OPEN MIC NIGHT — specs
  specs café-bar , 7 W Canal St # 1 , Winooski
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Maria Bamford
  Vermont Comedy Club , 101 Main St , Burlington
  8:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Montpelier Monthly Hook-In
  Trinity Methodist Church , Montpelier, VT, VT, United States
  1:00 pm
• Sharon, VT Rug Hooking and Fiber Crafts
  Baxter Memorial Library , Sharon, VT, 05065, United States
  2:00 pm
• Sunday Public Skate at Leddy Arena
  Burlington, VT Calendar , 216 Leddy Park Road , Burlington
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Beta Technologies posted a job opening for Production Coordinator | Dir. Structures in South Burlington. Apply here.
• Gecko Hospitality posted a job opening for Fast Food Restaurant Manager in South Burlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Burlington here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Burlington

• May Day Adds Sandwich Saturday Lunches in Burlington (sevendaysvt.com)
• Bonita "Bonnie" King Durell (vtdigger.org)
• World's tallest filing cabinet towers over Burlington, Vermont (boingboing.net)

Winooski

• Winooski superintendent speaks up for immigrants — himself included (vermontpublic.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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