🌱 How will Paris’ new data center moratorium affect the town’s future?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Paris’ new data center moratorium affect the town’s future?

Also on today's calendar: Spook Fest Craft Fair .

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 37 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 62, low: 46.
• Monday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Paris Select Board puts data center development on hold (newscentermaine.com) — Paris residents should know that the Select Board has imposed a six‑month moratorium on new data centers while a permanent ban is drafted for voter consideration. The board also discussed how to replace the outgoing police chief and welcomed interest from a film company hoping to shoot a Christmas movie in town, alongside routine committee appointments and upcoming performance reviews.
   

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📸 Around Paris

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Paris

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10

• Spook Fest Craft Fair →
  137 Western Ave, Paris
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 12

• Jack-o'Lantern Spectacular Pumpkin Carving Days →
  McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main Street, Paris
  9:30 am

Thursday October 15

• Jack-o'-Lantern Spectacular →
  McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main Street, Paris
  6:00 pm

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📣 Paris Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Fight Back 5K Fun Run/Walk →
  Norway Fire Department, 19 Danforth Street, Norway
  8:00 am
• Learn to Knit! →
  Fiber & Vine, 402 Main St, Norway
  10:30 am

Monday October 5

• Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA) (Oxford) →
  Oxford Training Center (The Waypoint Training Center), 143 Pottle Road, Oxford
  8:30 am

Tuesday October 6

• American Heart Association CPR-First Aid-AED In-Person (Norway) →
  Norway Training Center (Marston Street), 16 Marston Street, Norway
  9:00 am
• Toybox Tuesday →
  Norway ME
  10:30 am
• Zumba - cafe
  Hartford-Sumner Elementary School Sumner, ME 04292
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Storytime →
  Norway ME
  10:30 am
• Scrap Fabric Pumpkins →
  Fiber & Vine, 402 Main St, Norway
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Declaration of Independence Tour | Thursday, October 8 | Student Day →
  Norway ME
• Declaration of Independence Tour | Student Day →
  Norway ME

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Precinmac posted a job opening for CNC Machinist in South Paris. Apply here.
• Oxford Casino Hotel & Sportsbook posted a job opening for Dealer/DR Floor Supervisor in Oxford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paris here.

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🗞 Nearby News

South Paris

• Sew you want to craft? Try this guide to western Maine crafting groups. (sunjournal.com)
• Norway to vote on lot rent stabilization ordinance Oct. 15 (sunjournal.com)

Norway

• Hannah Pingree leads Bobby Charles by 13 points in AARP poll (bangordailynews.com)
• Third person overdoses in Oxford as police point to synthetic kratom products (magnoliatribune.com)

Oxford

• Danville Junction grange seeks crafters for fair (sunjournal.com)
• Monks Finish Second at UNE Invitational (gomonks.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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