🌱 How will District 40’s rematch affect Appleton taxes and services?

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• How will District 40's rematch affect Appleton taxes and services?

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
• Saturday: Sunny and less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Rematch With Weight (midcoastvillager.com) — Appleton voters are part of Maine House District 40, where Democrat Mike Ray of Lincolnville faces a rematch with Republican Joseph McLaughlin this November. The race centers on how to keep life affordable, with contrasting views on property taxes, state spending, energy policy, and gun laws that will shape how small towns like Appleton fund schools, roads, and essential services.
   

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Tuesday October 6
• Business Analytics Certification (CBAP) Training in Appleton, ME →
  818 Camden Rd, Appleton
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Thursday October 1
• Music in Motion →
  Main Street Maine, 270 Main St, Biddeford
  10:00 am
• On Exhibit: Deconstruction in Practice: Bridging Past and Future →
  Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden
  10:00 am
• On Exhibit: "Deconstruction in Practice: Bridging Past and Future" →
  Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden
  10:00 am
• On Exhibit: "Deconstruction in Practice: Bridging Past and Future" →
  Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden
  10:00 am
• Coffee Hour →
  Main Street Maine, 270 Main St, Biddeford
  11:00 am
• Soccer Game @ Vassalboro
  Palermo Consolidated School Vassalboro, ME, USA
  4:00 pm
• Climate, Energy, & Utilities Committee →
  Belfast, ME Calendar, City Hall - Conference Room A 131 Church St, Belfast
  4:00 pm
• Creative Art Afternoons →
  Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden
  4:00 pm
• Live Music at Oak Room →
  Rockport ME
  4:00 pm
• Open Mic @ Lone Pine OOB →
  Lone Pine Brewing Company, 32 East Grand Avenue, Old Orchard Beach
  5:00 pm
• "Monitor Talk" Maine's Housing Challenge →
  Belfast Free Library, Belfast
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Camden

• This Midcoast Maine town fits a mountain, a harbor and a stage into a few blocks (wheninyourstate.com)
• Song, Sun and Hope for the Next Generation (midcoastvillager.com)
• Small changes in Varsity Maine girls soccer poll, with 2 newcomers (sunjournal.com)

Rockport

• Author Talk: 'Banned Books Week' to feature Jenny Finney Boylan, MLA andA CLU in Rockport (penbaypilot.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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