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🌱 Patch AM: Hear how a Newark caller aced this Bay Area trivia showdown

Also, don't miss SDES Community Wellness Festival on the Newark Patch calendar

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Hey hey Newark! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hear how a Newark caller aced this Bay Area trivia showdown
  • How Newark kids helped shape a safer AI storytelling tool

Also on today's calendar: SDES Community Wellness Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
  • Monday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What is Superman's Alter Ego? Marcus In The Morning "What You Know 'Bout That?" (iheart.com) — A Newark resident named Hannah called into a Bay Area morning radio show to compete in a fast-paced trivia game and ended up winning concert tickets with a perfect score. The lighthearted segment highlights a local voice on air, from her work at an animal shelter to her quick answers on everything from Superman to Kwanzaa.
   

• What Children's Creative Writing Taught Us About Responsible AI Use (digitalpromise.org) — A children's creative writing and AI art program called Story Sprout was developed with kids at the Salvation Army Bay Area center in Newark, giving local students a structured way to create and illustrate their own stories. Organizers then refined the curriculum and built a safer, browser-based platform with voice input and teacher tools so more educators can use it with young writers.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • No Criminal Charges After Arrest In Massive SMC Condo Fire: DA (patch.com)
  • SMC Gets State Commitment To Fix $226M Funding Shortfall (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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