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🌱 What New Smyrna Beach drivers should know about license plate cameras now.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, New Smyrna Beach? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What New Smyrna Beach drivers should know about license plate cameras now.
- Why New Smyrna Beach’s surf also makes shark bites more likely.
- How long can New Smyrna Beach keep its perfect record alive?
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 74.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Police begin de-flocking, shutting off ALPRs in Volusia, Flagler (news-journalonline.com) — New Smyrna Beach police have shut off all license plate readers in the city as Florida transportation officials revoke permission for such cameras on state roads amid privacy and misuse concerns. Local agencies across Volusia and Flagler are scrambling to remove or deactivate systems, while state leaders and civil liberties advocates debate how to balance crime-fighting tools with residents’ data privacy. 
• Surfer Attacked at Shark Bite Capital of the World (star-telegram.com) — A surfer was bitten by a shark while riding waves at New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday morning, prompting a response from Volusia County Beach Safety. Officials and researchers note the area’s strong surf, baitfish, and heavy crowds make shark encounters more likely, especially in late summer, though most bites are believed to be cases of mistaken identity.
• Florida high school football scores: Volusia-Flagler area live updates from Week 3 (news-journalonline.com) — New Smyrna Beach High’s football team is still undefeated heading into Week 3, joining several other Volusia-Flagler programs looking to extend hot starts. Local matchups like Deltona-Matanzas and Atlantic-Father Lopez highlight a busy slate, with fans encouraged to follow along as scores update throughout the night and contenders try to stay perfect.
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It is larger but not hard to move. My question is some residents don’t use trash can now they just put bags of trash out. Will they be able to… (Nextdoor Mainland) - i need someone with milkweed in their garden to help my monarch caterpillar .
does anyone have a spot for him? i got him in some donated plants that have no leaves that are fresh .. (Nextdoor Sea Woods - Silver Sands)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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