🌱 Who’s leading South Berwick’s planning office and what’s next downtown?

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In today's newsletter:

• Who’s leading South Berwick’s planning office and what’s next downtown?
• How will Marshwood’s new budget change South Berwick’s school taxes?

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 54. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New town planner, interim town manager each sworn in (southberwickreporter.org) — South Berwick’s new planning and economic development director, Jeff Brubaker, has been sworn in, and assistant town manager Jennifer Janelle is now serving as interim town manager. Councilors also heard a proposal to move a planned downtown mural to 289 Main Street, learned the Recreation Department will offer teen art and cooking classes in July, and celebrated the library’s record-setting book sale.
   

• What's in Marshwood's proposed $40.6 million budget? (pressherald.com) — South Berwick voters face a June 9 referendum on Marshwood’s proposed $40.6 million MSAD 35 budget, which would raise local taxes about 6.8%. The plan boosts funding for special education, extracurriculars, and an AP exam fund while trimming transportation and some staffing, with South Berwick’s share shaped by its smaller tax base and recent revaluation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Berwick

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Thursday June 4

• Field Use - Marshwood Youth Baseball
  Marshwood Great Works School South Berwick, ME 03908
  4:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Wee Ones Wednesdays →
  York Region Chamber of Commerce The Children's Museum of New Hampshire 6 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820
  9:15 am
• Pottery Painting, Seaglass Art & More - Open Studio at The Creative Soul →
  Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center The Creative Soul 2 Christensen Lane Kennebunk, ME PLENTY OF PARKING
  10:00 am
• Virtual Author Talk: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with
  York Public Library US
  2:00 pm
• Ogunquit's Original Buck a Shuck
  Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center 92 Bourne Lane - Jonathan's Lounge On the Trolley Stop Just around the corner from the OGT Playhouse
  4:00 pm
• WHS JV Baseball Away vs Freeport - Baseball (M) - Junior Varsity
  Wells High School Away - Freeport High School
  4:30 pm
• BINGO-Wednesday's
  Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center Wells Ogunquit Center at Moody 300 Post Rd./ Rt. 1 Wells, ME 04090
  4:30 pm
• Climate Action Committee
  York Public Library 15 Long Sands Rd, York, ME, 03909, US
  6:00 pm
• Conservation Commission Meeting →
  Eliot, ME Calendar, 1333 State Road, Eliot
  6:00 pm
• School Committee
  York Public Schools York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York, ME 03909, USA
  6:00 pm
• School Committee Meeting
  York Public Library 15 Long Sands Rd, York, ME, 03909, US
  6:00 pm
• Resin Art Dried Flower Jewelry-2209 (Miner4) →
  York Adult Education, 30 Organug Rd, York
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Acosta, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in York. Apply here.
• Berwick Academy posted a job opening for Faculty: Middle School Physical Education Teacher in Berwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Berwick here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Berwick

• 7 Maine events this week include ‘Saw' parody and Berwick Car Show (pressherald.com)
• North Berwick School Responds After Israeli Flag Found Flying Above American Flag on School Property, Blames Vandalism (themainewire.com)

Ogunquit

• Ogunquit Playhouse is kicking off a new season with a salute to the Temptations (newscentermaine.com)
• Why Ogunquit, Maine's Açai Bowls Are A Summer Sensation (wjbq.com)
• Queer-friendly places to visit in Maine, other than Ogunquit (pressherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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