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🌱 Patch AM: What did District 31 candidates promise Fairlawn voters on schools and taxes?
Happening soon: Build a New Life Workshop on the Fairlawn Patch calendar
Hello Fairlawn! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What did District 31 candidates promise Fairlawn voters on schools and taxes?
Also on today's calendar: Chair Yoga and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Candidates for Ohio's 31st House District face off in debate (kentucky.com) — Fairlawn voters are part of Ohio's 31st House District, where Democrat J. Noah Spinner and Republican Mike Kahoe just debated how they'd handle schools, property taxes, AI regulation, data centers and policing technology. Their positions could shape funding for local schools, municipal services and tax policy that directly affect Fairlawn households and businesses. 
📸 Around Fairlawn
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairlawn
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★ Featured events ★
- Build a New Life Workshop →
2750 West Market Street, Fairlawn
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- Bingo →
Fairlawn Calendar, Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center 3486 S Smith Road, Fairlawn
6:00 pm - Community Improvement Corporation Meeting - Meeting Cancelled →
Fairlawn Calendar, 3487 S. Smith Road, Fairlawn
4:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting →
Fairlawn Calendar, 3487 S. Smith Road, Fairlawn
5:30 pm - Chair Yoga →
Stewart's Caring Place, 3501 Ridge Park Drive, Fairlawn
10:00 am - Columbus Day Observed-Office Closed →
Fairlawn Calendar Fairlawn, OH 44333
8:00 am - Residential Housing Assistance Board Meeting →
Fairlawn Calendar, 3487 S Smith Rd, Fairlawn
5:00 pm - City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting →
Fairlawn Calendar Fairlawn, OH 44333
6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
📣 Fairlawn Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Get Tech Help with a Technology Trainer
Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library -
1:00 pm - Zoom: Let's Grow Akron Seasonal Cooking Workshop
Highland Square Branch Library -
6:00 pm - Repair and Rewear
Northwest Akron Branch Library - Community Room
11:00 am - Teatime of Tiny Terrors
Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library - McDowell Community Room
1:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Company posted a job opening for Associate Director, Risk Advisory in Fairlawn. Apply here.
- Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 2 in Akron. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairlawn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bath
- Mane attraction: therapy pony brings smiles and healing to local hospitals (ideastream.org)
- JH Girls Win Bath Invite; Varsity Tigers Battle NWCC Rivals (thenbxpress.com)
- Harvest Festival at Hale Farm returns with crafts, demos and pumpkin fun (cleveland.com)
Cuyahoga Falls
- City Council Minutes Report: October 5, 2026 (fallsfreepress.com)
- YSU University Theatre opens season with 'Ravenscroft' (ysu.edu)
- Crews are removing over 850000 cubic yards of toxic sediment from Ohio's Cuyahoga River (dredgewire.com)
Ok Fairlawn! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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