🌱 Patch AM: What will Healey’s new data center policy mean for Mansfield’s moratorium?

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• What will Healey's new data center policy mean for Mansfield's moratorium?

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Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunshine; nice, less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Healey to make announcement on data centers in Mass. this afternoon (nbcboston.com) — Mansfield residents should watch closely as Gov. Maura Healey announces new statewide policy on data centers today, a move that could directly affect the town's existing moratorium on new facilities. With Lowell, Mansfield, and Holyoke already pushing back over environmental and quality-of-life concerns, the state is trying to balance high-paying tech jobs with worries about energy use, noise, and pollution.
   

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Wednesday September 9
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