🌱 Patch AM: What new rules could keep you out of APS football games?

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In today's newsletter:

• What new rules could keep you out of APS football games?
• What did Coventry schools approve for students this year?
• Akron Zoo remembers Forest, the porcupine who charmed local families

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight Open Air: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
• Monday: Delightful with plenty of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• APS sporting event rules stir debate over safety and community access (news5cleveland.com) — If you're heading to an Akron Public Schools football game, be ready for clear-bag rules, no entry after halftime, and a requirement that students under 18 attend with a parent or guardian unless with a team. District leaders say the long‑standing and newer rules aim to boost safety, while some families and an attorney argue they unfairly limit community access.
   

• Coventry staff recognized for service to the district (akron.com) — Coventry-area families just south of Akron may want to know that Coventry Local Schools recently honored long-serving staff and approved key agreements for technology, special education, and a school resource officer. The board also set bus routes, course offerings, and continued the districtwide breakfast program for 2026-27, with its next public meeting on Sept. 16 at Coventry High School.
   

• Akron Zoo's elderly porcupine dies (akron.com) — Akron Zoo is mourning Forest, its 13‑year‑old North American porcupine and longtime animal ambassador, who recently died from acute intestinal disease. Forest spent most of his life in Akron, visiting schools, libraries, and zoo programs, and staff say his engaging personality helped countless local families connect with wildlife and conservation.
   

📸 Around Akron

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Akron

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Monday September 7
• NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
  Resnik CLC K-5 Akron, OH 44308
• NEO Jazz Orchestra
  Ellet High School Akron, OH 44308
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• i-Ready Begins
  Resnik CLC K-5 Akron, OH 44308
• Family Storytime
  Odom Boulevard Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am
• Mental Health Drop-In
  Maple Valley Branch Library -
  11:00 am
• Firestone Park's Afternoon Silent Book Club
  Firestone Park Branch Library - Conference Room
  1:00 pm
• Get Tech Help with a Technology Trainer
  Firestone Park Branch Library -
  1:00 pm
• After-School Snack
  North Hill Branch Library - Conference Room
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Candlelight Open Air: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
  Gervasi Vineyard, 1700 55th St NE, Canton, OH, 44721
  7:00 pm
• Candlelight Open Air: Tribute to Taylor Swift →
  Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa, 1700 55th St NE, Canton
  9:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• January 100 in 48 Hours (In Ohio) →
  F A Seiberling Nature Realm 1828 Smith Road Akron OH 44313
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Dave Banks Big Band Featuring Scott Brotherton →
  BLU Jazz+, 47 E Market St, Akron
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I just want to give a shout out to the workers who restore our power when it goes out, they have to work in difficult situations when all we do is complain that we don't have electricity!
  We just lost power in this last rain with hail and they had it restored within an hour like any other time! My hat goes off to you people! Thank you! (Nextdoor Ellet)
• Well Nextdoor, you're two for two!
  You gave me someone to take care of my tree problem a few years ago, and you gave me someone to work on my car today. I've been watching posts for… (Nextdoor Fouse)

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