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π± Patch AM: Why a Hobart resident was arrested at an Amazon data center hearing
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Good day Hobart! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Hobart resident was arrested at an Amazon data center hearing
Also on today's calendar: Evergrey with Elvenking and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Hot and humid with sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
- Friday: A thunderstorm, hot and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Farmers, Teachers, Parents & More Are Getting Arrested Over Protesting Data Centers (gadgetreview.com) — A Hobart resident was arrested at a contentious Amazon–NIPSCO data center hearing after refusing to give his name and leave a hallway, raising questions about how strictly meeting decorum rules are enforced. His case is part of a broader national pattern of residents facing criminal charges for minor behavior like clapping or withholding ID at AI data center zoning meetings, which civil liberties advocates say could chill public participation.
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Saturday September 26
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3:30 pm - NAMI Connection Peer Support Group →
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4:30 pm - Common Council →
Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
6:00 pm - Labor Day-No School
River Forest Community Sch Corp Hobart, IN 46342 - Tech Tuesday
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Consumer Banker III (Hobart) at First Financial Bank in Hobart, Indiana in Hobart. Apply here.
- Strack & VAN TIL Super Markets, Inc posted a job opening for Deli Clerk - Hobart Old Ridge in Hobart. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hobart here.
🗞 Nearby News
Merrillville
- Federal Funding Fuels Major Primary Care Expansion Across Northwest Indiana (lakeshorepublicmedia.org)
- These Cat Breeds Are Determined to Uncover Every Secret (petguide.com)
- 8 Hole-in-the-Wall Indiana Diners Where Breakfast Costs Less Than $10 (myfamilytravels.com)
Gary
- Democracy Now!: Ron Daniels on the 1972 Gary Convention and March on Washington (ibw21.org)
Ok Hobart! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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