🌱 Patch AM: Secaucus Mayor Now Wants A 'Pause' On Data Centers

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In today's newsletter:

• Secaucus mayor reverses course, seeks pause on new data centers

Also on today's calendar: 7th Annual Peace Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Secaucus Mayor Now Wants A 'Pause' On Data Centers (patch.com) — Secaucus residents are watching a major shift as Mayor Michael Gonnelli, who long praised data centers for boosting the tax base, now asks state Meadowlands officials to pause new data center applications. His request follows rising resident anger over higher electric bills, pollution and a recent diesel spill, while a dispute continues over whether Secaucus or the NJSEA controls approval of a proposed CoreSite facility on County Avenue.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• 7th Annual Peace Festival →
  Milton A. Votee Park, 1201 Palisade Ave, Teaneck
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
  Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
  9:00 am
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar →
  State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Finding Your Roots →
  Secaucus NJ
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Basic Life Support Certification Course →
  Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey – Center for Clinical Impact, 150 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus
  10:00 am
• GEETA RABARI at SACHA NAVRTATRI →
  Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus
  11:00 am
• "The Haven" (337 Johnston) Affordable Housing Lottery
  City of Jersey City, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Wiggle & Giggle →
  Secaucus NJ
  10:30 am
• KINJAL DAVE at SACHA NAVRTATRI →
  Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus
  11:00 am
• Navratri Mahotsav With Kinjal Dave →
  Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Community Wellness Day! →
  Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services, 506 3rd St, Hoboken
  10:00 am

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Hoboken

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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