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🌱 Can the Jonesport-Beals Royals bounce back on the road Tuesday?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Can the Jonesport-Beals Royals bounce back on the road Tuesday?
  • How are salmon farms changing life and fishing around Beals Island?

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

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Volleyball Preview: Two Teams Coming off Routs: Jonesport-Beals and Lee Academy Try to Reset (maxpreps.com) — Local fans of the Jonesport-Beals Royals volleyball team can look ahead to Tuesday's 5:30 p.m. road match at Lee Academy, as both squads try to rebound from recent 3-0 losses. Jonesport-Beals enters at 1-6 after dropping seven of its last eight matches, while Lee Academy is still seeking its first win of the season.
   

• A battle brews over Maine's salmon farms (themainemonitor.org) — Lobstering families on Beals Island are pushing back against nearby salmon farms they say are polluting local waters, damaging gear, and squeezing traditional fishing grounds. The piece details a federal lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture, concerns about wild salmon and tourism, and frustrations with state oversight, highlighting how industrial aquaculture may be reshaping the coastal economy around Beals and neighboring Downeast communities.
   

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  • UMaine System unions call for review of administration spending before proposed cuts (bangordailynews.com)

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  • From shorts to sweaters: Bar Harbor shifts gears for fall tourism (wabi.tv)
  • Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital receives grant to support earn to learn program (foxbangor.com)
  • Couple Sued by Lobster Co-op Over Fraud Scheme Sells Marina to Pay Off Penalty (barharborstory.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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