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Today's riddle: How do you fix a broken pizza? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Petaluma Police Clear Trailers, Motorhomes (patch.com) — Petaluma residents are being reminded that vehicles can't stay parked in the same public street spot for more than 72 hours, or they risk citations and towing. Police just towed four vehicles, cited 12, and tagged 23 more, emphasizing safety, visibility, and cleaner neighborhoods. Locals can report suspected abandoned or long-parked vehicles online or by phone.
• Bat Sightings Prompt Rabies Warnings Across Petaluma (ksro.com) — Petaluma residents are seeing more bats in yards, homes, and even a local theater, prompting health officials to warn against ever touching the animals because of rabies risk. With several rabid bats confirmed in Sonoma County this year, locals are urged to seek immediate medical advice after any possible exposure and to use professional, humane services for removing bats from houses and attics.
• 'Ghostbusters' installation now open in Petaluma's Quarry Heights neighborhood (petalumanews.com) — Petaluma's Quarry Heights neighbors have transformed "Stranger Court" into a free Ghostbusters-themed Halloween spectacle, open nightly from sundown to 10 p.m. through Nov. 1. Families can stroll the cul-de-sac at Jacqueline Lane and Amethyst Court to see Slimer, a towering Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Ecto-1, and interactive ghost-containment effects, all created by eight local households for the community.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you fix a broken pizza?" — With tomato paste! (Thank you Douglas D. for sending it in!)
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