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🌱 How Clay’s chip megafab ended up saving a secret bat haven
Clay, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Clay! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Clay’s chip megafab ended up saving a secret bat haven
- Why Clay leaders may pause new data centers before they arrive
- Why Micron’s Clay megafab is turning heads in the power-supply world
Also on today's calendar: Steel Hearts: The John Henry Musical and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny and delightful, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The unlikely story of how a tiny bat forever linked Micron with Destiny USA's founder (syracuse.com) — Micron’s massive chip campus in Clay is driving major environmental mitigation, including funding permanent protection of 300 acres of critical bat habitat at White Lake in DeWitt. The project ties Clay’s future megafab, local quarries, and regional rail upgrades together while preserving endangered bats and wetlands across Onondaga and Oswego counties. Local residents face huge economic change alongside long-term conservation gains. 
• Town of Clay aims to ‘get ahead' of data centers, before they start showing up (localsyr.com) — Clay’s Town Board is considering a temporary moratorium on new data centers and will hold a public hearing on June 15 at Clay Town Hall. Officials say they want time to study potential impacts, similar to their existing pause on battery energy storage systems, and note nearby Manlius is weighing a similar move.
• Electrical Wholesaling's 2026 Top 100 Analysis (ewweb.com) — Micron’s $100 billion megafab in Clay is now on national industry radar as the future largest semiconductor facility in the country, already influencing demand for electrical supplies. While the article mainly surveys big projects nationwide, it underscores how Clay’s construction boom is reshaping supply chains and positioning Central New York within a fast-growing high-tech infrastructure market.
📸 Around Clay
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Steel Hearts: The John Henry Musical →
The Oncenter, 800 S State St, Syracuse
7:30 pm -
Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
11:30 am
Sunday June 7
Wednesday June 17
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Other local events
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NSJH Chorus Concert
North Syracuse Csd North Syracuse Junior High School 5353 West Taft Road, North Syracuse NY 13212
7:00 pm -
CNS Awards Ceremony
North Syracuse Csd Cicero-North Syracuse High School 6002 Route 31, Cicero NY 13039
6:00 pm -
CE Chorus Concert - Rescheduled!
Main Street Elementary School Cicero Elementary School 5979 Route 31, Cicero NY 13039
6:30 pm -
LRE Carnival
North Syracuse Csd St. Margaret's School
9:30 am -
9th Grade Semi-Formal
North Syracuse Csd North Syracuse Junior High School 5353 West Taft Road, North Syracuse NY 13212
7:00 pm -
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser (Home Team Pub) →
Home Team Pub, 7990 Oswego Rd, Liverpool
9:00 am -
ARE PTO Meeting →
North Syracuse Csd Allen Road Elementary School 803 Allen Road, North Syracuse NY 13212
6:00 pm -
Dollars for Scholars
North Syracuse Csd Cicero-North Syracuse High School 6002 Route 31, Cicero NY 13039
6:30 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Sunday June 7
Monday June 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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PVM Senior Awards Night
Central Square Csd Central Square, NY 13036
6:00 pm -
NSJH Chorus Concert
North Syracuse Csd North Syracuse Junior High School 5353 West Taft Road, North Syracuse NY 13212
7:00 pm -
OR End of the Year Picnic
Onondaga Road Elementary School
5:00 pm -
CNS Awards Ceremony
North Syracuse Csd Cicero-North Syracuse High School 6002 Route 31, Cicero NY 13039
6:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bechtel Corporation posted a job opening for Workface Planning Manager in Clay. Apply here.
- Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager in Clay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clay here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Syracuse
- Breakdown, predictions for West Genesee vs. Cicero North Syracuse in Class A girls lacrosse final (syracuse.com)
- These 18 Upstate NY ice cream stands have been summer favorites for 50 years or more (syracuse.com)
Liverpool
- 1124 Fern Hollow Dr, Liverpool, NY 13088 (realtor.com)
- On the Lookout: Adrian ‘Fat Boy' Alfaro, wanted for burglary, trespassing (localsyr.com)
- Syracuse.com's weekly softball rankings (final): Section III favorites finish season as No. 1s (syracuse.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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