🌱 Patch AM: How big Oracle’s Port Washington data center could reshape your town

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In today's newsletter:

• How big Oracle's Port Washington data center could reshape your town

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watch Here & Now Here & Now for August 28, 2026 on PBS Wisconsin (pbswisconsin.org) — Port Washington is at the center of Wisconsin's growing data center boom, with Oracle building a massive 672‑acre facility just a mile from local homes and downtown. Neighbors and statewide poll results show strong skepticism about data centers' costs, while state leaders and industry advocates highlight jobs, tax revenue, and infrastructure investments as they shape this fall's political debates.
   

📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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Tuesday September 1
• JLMS First Day of School - Gr 5
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  7:29 am
• GHS First Day of School - Gr 9 (report by 7:30am)
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  7:29 am
• GHS First Day of School Gr 10-12 (report by 11:30am)
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  11:30 am
Wednesday September 2
• JLMS First Day of School - Gr 6, 7 & 8
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  7:29 am
• 4HOnline Enrollment Opens for 2026-27 Year
  Ozaukee 4-H 122 W Main St, Port Washington, WI 53074
  8:00 am
• KES and WES First Day of School - Gr EC-4
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  8:25 am
Monday September 7
• No School - all grades (Labor Day)
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
Wednesday September 9
• GHS Senior College Application Night
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Great Start Conferences
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  7:45 am
• WES Great Start Conferences
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  7:45 am
• KES Great Start Conferences
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  7:45 am
• CHS - Student ID/Picture Day →
  Cedarburg SD CHS Cafeteria (enter through door #17)
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cousins Submarines posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Manager in Port Washington. Apply here.
• Turner posted a job opening for Senior Safety Director - Self Perform Operations in Port Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grafton

• Find Top Grocery Helper Jobs in Elm Grove, WI (care.com)
• Families honor loved ones lost to overdose and address addiction stigma at Jackson Park (wisn.com)

Cedarburg

• Packers roster cuts tracker recap, Jonnu Smith signs, more NFL news (fdlreporter.com)

Ok Port Washington! 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: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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