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Falmouth, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Falmouth! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new grants will transform science and STEM learning at Falmouth Elementary.
  • What Stafford’s new Falmouth District data center means for nearby homes.
  • What really happened at the falls beneath today’s Falmouth Bridge?

Also on today's calendar: American Legion Post 28 Community Garage Sale and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, temps: high: 71, low: 62.
  • Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Innovative teaching grants help Stafford educators engage students in creative ways (fredericksburgfreepress.com) — Students at Falmouth Elementary are getting new mobile science lab carts and an “Eco-Tech Solvers” program, funded through innovative teaching grants backed by Amazon and the Stafford Education Foundation. The grants support hands-on STEM, podcasting, and other creative projects across Stafford County schools, aiming to expand playful, real-world learning opportunities—especially at Title I schools like Falmouth where access to materials can be limited.
   

• Stafford approves data center with reduced setbacks – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Stafford supervisors have approved the Accokeek Center data center campus in the Falmouth District, reducing setbacks from nearby homes and clearing the way for two large buildings and a substation. The project promises millions in annual tax revenue and cash proffers for trails, schools, and public safety, while neighbors raise concerns about noise, buffers, and environmental impacts near Accokeek Creek.
   

• FROM THE VAULT: Encounter at the falls For Indian fishing party, boat with white men and guns must have been an ominous sight (fredericksburg.com) — A historical vignette revisits an encounter near today’s Falmouth Bridge, where Native American fishers once met an armed boat of white men on the Rappahannock River. Using the familiar falls and Old Mill Park as landmarks, the piece connects present-day Falmouth and Fredericksburg scenery with the area’s deeper, more complicated past for readers who know the river well.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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