🌱 How Highland Beach’s water system compares to West Palm’s pricey new plan

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In today's newsletter:

• How Highland Beach's water system compares to West Palm's pricey new plan

Also on today's calendar: Monday Nights: MUSIC BINGO & Prizes @ THRōW Social Delray Beach!.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 92, low: 81.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 81 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Palm needs more tap water. Its pricey plan to get it. (palmbeachpost.com) — Highland Beach is highlighted as one of four Palm Beach County towns already using reverse-osmosis plants to treat brackish groundwater, a model West Palm Beach now plans to follow. West Palm is preparing a multi-hundred-million-dollar desalination project tapping the Floridan Aquifer to bolster its vulnerable surface-water supply, potentially signaling how regional water reliability and future costs could evolve for nearby coastal communities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highland Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 7
• Monday Nights: MUSIC BINGO & Prizes @ THRōW Social... →
  THRōW Social Delray Beach, 29 SE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Monday Nights: MUSIC BINGO & Prizes @ THRōW Social Delray Beach! →
  THRōW Social Delray Beach, 29 SE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Tantra Speed Date® - Palm Beach (Delray Beach) Meet Singles Speed Dating →
  Dancing Lion Studio, 290 SE 6th Ave Ste 3, Delray Beach
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding →
  Boca Raton, FL Calendar
  12:30 pm
• Resident Sea Turtle Talk →
  Boca Raton, FL Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Police & Firefighters' Retirement System Board of Trustees-Regular →
  Boca Raton Town Council and Public Meetings City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room #1 - 201 W Palmetto Park Roa
  2:30 pm
• "MEET THE TEACHER! 2026-27"
  Boca Raton Community Middle Boca Raton, FL 33486
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)
  Boca Raton Events and Activities Sugar Sand Park Community Center - 300 S Military Trail BOCA RATO
  12:15 pm
• Travelogue: Boston – Tea Parties and Trolly Rides →
  Boca Raton, FL Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Summer of Cinema-The World on a Screen
  Boca Raton Events and Activities Willow Theatre - 300 S Military Trail BOCA RATON FL 33486
  4:00 pm
• After Hours Tours
  Boca Raton Events and Activities Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - 1801 North Ocean Blvd 1801 N Oc
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Intracoastal Adventures – Advanced Kayaking →
  Boca Raton, FL Calendar, 1801 North Ocean Boulevard, Boca Raton
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Boca Raton

• Republican candidates Byron Donalds and Bryan Avila visit Boca Raton restaurant (wpbf.com)
• Boca Raton passes ordinance to curb feeding of nuisance animals like iguanas, pigeons, rats, mice (wpbf.com)
• A Night in Havana to Benefit Beth El and Cuba (bocaratontribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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