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🌱 Patch AM: Salem Teen Brews Up Artwork For Peabody Coffee Company's Halloween Roasts

Also check out Ball In the House on the Salem Patch calendar

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Hi there, Salem! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Salem teen's spooky art powers this year's Halloween coffee blends
  • What Seaglass Village's expansion could mean for Salem's older residents
  • Why Salem just hit pause on its controversial window art rules

Also on today's calendar: Ball In the House and 12 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Paul L.!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Salem Teen Brews Up Artwork For Peabody Coffee Company's Halloween Roasts (patch.com) — A Salem teen artist is once again putting her spooky designs on Atomic Coffee Roasters' Halloween blends, while also growing her own Little Salem Shop on Front Street. Her ghost, witch house and black cat artwork now adorns Witch City, Witch House and Black Velvet roasts, with part of each sale helping fund her future college plans during what's expected to be a huge October in Salem.
   

2. Seaglass Village Moves to Larger Space as Membership and Volunteer Needs Grow (swampscotttides.org) — Older adults in Salem could soon gain access to Seaglass Village's volunteer-driven rides, errands, and social programs as the nonprofit plans to expand beyond Swampscott, Nahant, and Marblehead. A new, larger office and a $30,000 grant will help fund reduced-cost memberships, particularly for income-eligible women living alone in affordable housing.
   

3. Salem, Massachusetts pausing new rule on window art that upset business owners (cbsnews.com) — Salem officials have paused a new window art policy after local businesses objected to strict limits on temporary artwork, branding, and window coverage. The Salem Redevelopment Authority will revisit the rules, giving shop owners and artists a chance to help shape guidelines that balance creativity with downtown standards in the Witch City.
   

4. Salem To Host Largest Halloween Celebration in US With Month-Long Festival (wror.com) — Salem is gearing up to welcome more than a million visitors for its month-long Haunted Happenings celebration, billed as the largest Halloween event in the world. Locals can expect packed downtown streets, full hotels, and extra attention on the city's witch-trial history, historic attractions, and Hocus Pocus filming locations during this 400th anniversary year.
   

5. Matt Rife's Haunted Warren Museum Opens in Salem, MA (wbsm.com) — A new Haunted Warren Museum has opened in Salem, bringing over 1,000 haunted artifacts and self-guided flashlight tours to town through early November. The attraction, tied to Ed and Lorraine Warren's famous collection, adds another draw for visitors during Salem's 400th year, alongside tips for navigating the Witch City during the busy fall season.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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