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🌱 How Cary’s tiniest learners are becoming “little musicians” every day

Coming up: Remodelers Home Tour on the Cary Patch calendar

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Hey hey Cary! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Cary's tiniest learners are becoming "little musicians" every day
  • How Cary's grass rules stack up as Apex rethinks curbside pickup

Also on today's calendar: Remodelers Home Tour and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunshine; nice, less humid, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The joy of music: little musicians program enriches young lives at the learning experience in Cary (cbs17.com) — Families in Cary can enroll their infants and preschoolers in The Learning Experience's Little Musicians program, which uses songs and instruments to build social, emotional, and motor skills. From tummy-time chime balls to preschool rhythm sticks, teachers weave music into daily routines, delighting parents who come to watch performances and see their children's confidence and creativity grow.
   

• Apex may end grass-clippings pickup. What do other Wake towns do? (heraldsun.com) — Cary residents can compare their weekly, bag-or-container grass collection system with Apex, which may end curbside grass-clipping pickup as it struggles to find a long-term processor. The article breaks down how Cary's contract with McGill Environmental affects regional capacity and why neighboring towns' different approaches could influence future yard-waste options across western Wake County.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • 🎃 Wade's Official Halloween Harvest Update (Sponsored by… someone who definitely isn't Big Candy Corn) 🎃
    Folks, Wade here, stepping away from my seasonal responsibilities, mainly judging porch skeletons for anatomical accuracy, to deliver an important… (Nextdoor Carolina Preserve At Amberly)
  • Hello neighbors,once again, I have a few paintings on display at Eva Perry Library in Apex.
    Please take a look. I'll be doing Meet the Artist Oct 17th at 3:30, if you want to stop by and say hi. (Nextdoor Highcroft Village)
  • Atrium Hospitality posted a job opening for Housekeeping Room Attendant in Cary. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Cary. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cary here.

🗞 Nearby News

Morrisville

  • Inland Northwest card collectors, players hard-pressed to find Pokémon's 30th anniversary cards (tri-cityherald.com)
  • Upper-limb Compartment Syndrome Following Rapid Infusion Catheter Extravasation (ivteam.com)
  • Disilane CVD Precursor Market To 2035: Sub-7nm and HBM Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)

Apex

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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