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🌱 Rochester voters strongly opposed narrowly defeated housing measure

Rochester, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Rochester! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Rochester voters strongly opposed narrowly defeated housing measure

Also on today's calendar: Comedy w/Christine Hurley & Friends! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 55, low: 46.
  • Friday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 47 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Voters narrowly reject zoning change to boost housing production (wbjournal.com) — Three-quarters of Rochester voters opposed Question 7, a proposed statewide zoning change that narrowly lost across Massachusetts. The measure would have allowed single-family homes on residential lots of at least 5,000 square feet meeting frontage and public utility requirements, aiming to expand smaller-home construction.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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