🌱 What will Santa Teresa’s Project Jupiter mean for neighbors and resources?

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In today's newsletter:

• What will Santa Teresa’s Project Jupiter mean for neighbors and resources?
• How safe is Santa Teresa’s drinking water this month?
• How you can speak out on Project Jupiter’s air permit

Today's riddle: What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
• Monday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. New Mexico counties weigh data center studies after moratoriums (abqjournal.com subscription) — Santa Teresa’s Project Jupiter data center complex is at the center of New Mexico’s growing debate over how to regulate large data centers, including concerns about noise, water use, power demand, and tax incentives. As other counties impose moratoriums and form study panels, Doña Ana County’s new community monitoring committee will soon begin reviewing the Santa Teresa project’s impacts and oversight.
   

2. Camino Real Regional Utility Authority passes arsenic tests for October (ktsm.com) — If you live in Santa Teresa, your October drinking water arsenic levels tested safely below federal limits, with both community and industrial treatment facilities well under the EPA’s 10 ppb standard. The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority says it remains in full compliance and posts detailed test results online for residents who want to track water quality themselves.
   

3. After delays, Project Jupiter air quality hearing set for Dec. 7 in Sunland Park (kfoxtv.com) — Residents near Santa Teresa will finally get a say on Project Jupiter’s air permit at a Dec. 7 public hearing in nearby Sunland Park, focused on pollution from the data center’s natural-gas fuel cells. With the project already under construction, this meeting is a key chance for locals to raise health and environmental concerns before state regulators decide whether to approve its air quality application.
   

4. Screwworm Found in a Wild Elk and a New Mexico Cow: What It Means (breezyscroll.com) — Santa Teresa’s cattle import port reopened September 24 as federal and state officials work to contain New World screwworm cases in Texas and New Mexico, including several livestock infections. Local ranchers and pet owners should watch animals for non-healing, maggot-infested wounds, follow inspection rules inside quarantine zones, and report any suspected cases to the New Mexico Livestock Board immediately.
   

5. Authorities ID woman who drowned at Sycamore Cove Beach (vcstar.com) — A 30-year-old woman from Santa Teresa drowned after powerful surf swept her from rocks into the ocean at Sycamore Cove Beach in Ventura County, California. Despite a companion’s rescue attempt and emergency responders’ efforts, she died at the scene, and her family has launched an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs back home.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 25

• Living Epistle Worship Service →
  Living Epistle Church, 890 NM-192, Mesquite
  10:30 am

Wednesday October 28

• LCPS Marching Exhibition
  LCPS Field of Dreams
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 29

• Mesilla Valley Hospital: Stronger Together
  Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E University Ave, Las Cruces
  10:00 am
• University Hills Elementary Fall Festival
  Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces, NM 88001
  5:30 pm
• October U-Pick at Calhoun Flower Farms →
  Disclosed in email, La Mesa
  5:30 pm
• Hermosa Heights Elementary Fall Festival
  Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces, NM 88001
  5:30 pm
• Central Elementary Fall Fest - Central Playground and Cafeteria
  Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces, NM 88001
  5:30 pm
• Fairacres Elementary Literacy Themed Fall Festival
  Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces, NM 88001
  5:30 pm

Friday October 30

• Dona Ana Elementary Fall Harvest Trunk-or-Treat
  Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces, NM 88001
  6:30 pm
• Austin Jimmy Murphy →
  Casa El Camino, 109 E Corpening St, La Mesa
  6:30 pm

Saturday October 31

• Farmers' Market @ ADC →
  Ardovino's Desert Crossing, 1 Ardovinos Drive, Sunland Park
  8:00 am
• Chaparral Lobos vs Gadsden Panthers →
  Chaparral High School, 800 S County Line Dr, Chaparral
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chemotherapy DAY !!
  God IS AMAZING GOOD OCT 23rd 2026!!!!LETS DO THIS !!!( MY ME TIME) (Nextdoor Santa Teresa)
• end of the week again.
  Getting over flu but thank it is weekend and Sabbath so can rest. Do I get a break from the flu on religious grounds? (Nextdoor Edgemont)

• EquipmentShare posted a job opening for Rental Coordinator in Santa Teresa. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Team Member (With weekend availability) in Vado. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Santa Teresa here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes?" — A nervous wreck (Thank you Fiona M. for sending it in!)
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