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In today's newsletter:

• How noisy Amazon drones are affecting some Ferndale neighborhoods.

Also on today's calendar: EXPO MICHIGAN MARKETPLACE local pop up shops and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
• Wednesday: Chance of a p.m. shower, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amazon delivery drones 'sound like flying lawn mowers' over Texas suburb — and frustrated residents warn it's 'about to happen all over the country' (moneywise.com) — Ferndale residents are among those nationwide complaining that Amazon's Prime Air delivery drones create constant, disruptive buzzing over their neighborhoods. The story details similar pushback in other cities, limited local control because of FAA rules, and how community groups are pressuring Amazon and elected officials to change drone operations.
   

📸 Around Ferndale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ferndale

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Tuesday September 29
• Ferndale City Hall Presentation →
  Ferndale City Hall, 300 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale
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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Cross Country vs North Hills Away
  North Hills Middle School, 3456 Lahser Rd, Bloomfield Township
  4:45 pm
• Boys' Varsity Soccer Senior Night vs. Harper Woods
  Ferndale High School Stadium
  5:30 pm
• UHS Girl's Volleyball vs Harper Woods High School (Home Game)
  University High School, 2521 Bermuda St, Ferndale
  7:00 pm
• UHS Girl's Volleyball Harper Woods HS (Home Game)
  UHS (Coolidge) - University HS Gym
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Varsity Boys Soccer (H) vs Algonac
  Hazel Park High School, 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball vs Royal Oak (Home)
  Ferndale Middle School Ferndale, MI 48220
  4:30 pm
• Football vs East Middle (Away)
  Ferndale Middle School Ferndale, MI 48220
  4:30 pm
• Soccer vs Pontiac Academy for Excellence (Away)
  Pontiac Academy For Excellence, 196 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Free Wine Tasting - October Wine Club →
  Western Market, 447 West Nine Mile Road, Ferndale
Friday October 2
• Y2Litty W/ Litty Committee | WLW Y2K Party →
  Orchid Theatre, 141 West Nine Mile Road, Ferndale
  10:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• EXPO MICHIGAN MARKETPLACE local pop up shops →
  EXPO MICHIGAN MARKETPLACE 29504 Seven Mile, Livonia, MI
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T0282) in Madison Heights. Apply here.
• Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Madison Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferndale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hazel Park

• Prep football roundup: Lakeview rallies late against Utica for fourth straight win; Roseville, Center Line, Fitzgerald amongst winners (macombdaily.com)

Oak Park

• Ferndale School Board Candidate Forum Set for Oct. 22 (oaklandcounty115.com)
• Oakland County community events happening Sept. 27 and beyond (theoaklandpress.com)
• Hanson's Invitational 2026 (milesplit.com)

Royal Oak

• Thousands unite at Detroit Zoo for Walk to End Alzheimer's (clickondetroit.com)
• Courtney Stodden Says She Was Groomed; Here's Everything Doug Hutchison Has Said About Marrying Her at 16 (thoughtcatalog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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