🌱 How heated did Monday’s Alabama Town Board meeting over STAMP really get?

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• How heated did Monday’s Alabama Town Board meeting over STAMP really get?

Also on today's calendar: The Gardens at Murder Creek: Restoration & Biodiversity and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 61 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy and cool with a shower, temps: high: 52, low: 43.
• Friday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• GENESEE COUNTY/Local leaders ‘and residents' relationship tested at Alabama Town Board meeting on Monday (videonewsservice.net) — Alabama residents packed Monday’s Town Board meeting to challenge officials over the massive proposed STREAM U.S. data center project at the STAMP site and how their concerns are being handled. Neighbors questioned zoning enforcement, noise, and whether public input is truly shaping decisions, while town leaders stressed legal obligations and ongoing technical review before any final approval.
   

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📸 Around Alabama

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alabama

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 20

• The Gardens at Murder Creek: Newstead Public Library →
  Newstead Public Library, 33 Main St, Akron
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday May 20

• The Gardens at Murder Creek: Restoration & Biodiversity →
  Newstead Public Library, 33 Main St, Akron
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 6

• The Home Growers Championship 2026 →
  SHAMAN, 1046 Bloomingdale Rd, Basom
  12:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• WNY PRISM 2026 Walk & Talk Series: Akron Falls Park →
  Akron Falls Park, 44 Parkview Dr, Akron
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Outside Meeting
  Royalton Hartland Community Library 9 Vernon Street, Middleport, NY 14105
  10:00 am
• Medina Rotary Club Meeting →
  The Walsh Hotel & Tap Room | Restaurant & Bar, 525 West Ave, Medina
  12:10 pm
• Safety Meeting - OO
  Medina Csd Medina, NY 14103
  2:50 pm
• Modified Baseball
  Royalton-Hartland Csd South Kortright Central School District, NY, USA
  4:15 pm
• Modified Softball
  Royalton-Hartland Csd Roxbury Central School District, NY, USA
  4:15 pm
• Boys Varsity Tennis @ Grand Island Central High School
  Grand Island Central High School, 1100 Ransom Rd, Grand Island
  4:30 pm
• Newfane JV Baseball @ Medina →
  Medina Junior-Senior High School, 2 Mustang Dr, Medina
  4:45 pm
• Girls JV Softball vs Kenmore East High School
  Kenmore East High School, 5641 Beattie Avnue, Lockport
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Medina

• White Birch rallies late to nip Banes in Women's Softball League opener (orleanshub.com)

Elba

• Big load will head from Albion to Byron on Wednesday, disrupting traffic (orleanshub.com)
• Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation to hold Italian-American Award and Scholarship Dinner June 9 (thebatavian.com)

Batavia

• Softball: Batavia scores three in seventh to rally past Brockport 7-6 (thebatavian.com)
• BATAVIA/City Council Business Meeting/May 11, 2026 (videonewsservice.net)
• Mall merchant questions disparity of city fees, says 'a lot of us talk' (thebatavian.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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