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Hello again Port Washington! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a massive AI data center could reshape Port Washington's power mix

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

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


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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed market (latitudemedia.com) — A large OpenAI and Oracle data center project is planned in Port Washington, where developer Cloverleaf is assembling a mix of wind, solar, batteries, nuclear relicensing, and limited gas to power the site. The story explains how this local build fits into a national shift in how AI data centers secure electricity, and hints that community sentiment and regulatory decisions could shape what ultimately gets constructed.
   


📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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Featured events

    Saturday September 12
  • Matt Krahula
    Port Washington Farmers Market, Port Washington
    9:30 am

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Other local events
    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
  • GHS Back to School Night
    Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
    6:00 pm
  • 4-H Open House: South Location
    Ozaukee 4-H Ozaukee County Fairgrounds, Expo Building (Curling Building)
    6:30 pm
  • Little Kohler 4-H Club Meeting
    Ozaukee 4-H The Woods, Fredonia
    6:30 pm
  • Saturday September 12
  • Wi 4-H Gymkana
    Ozaukee 4-H, 122 W Main St, Port Washington
  • IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival
    , Milwaukee
    9:00 am
  • Monday September 14
  • One Watershed: Community Conversation in Port Washington
    W.J. Niederkorn Library, 316 W Grand Ave, Port Washington
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CleanPower - Marsden Holding Company posted a job opening for FT Day Cleaner- Port Washington WI in Port Washington. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Port Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Saukville

  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles and a Caboose Party (gmtoday.com)

Grafton

  • The man behind the numbers: Grafton's volunteer statistician reflects on 12 seasons of Friday night lights (tmj4.com)
  • Grafton moves forward to repair Bridge Street Dam (spectrumnews1.com)
  • Volunteers create radiation capes for cancer patients (ahchealthenews.com)

Cedarburg

  • Retired U.S. Army colonel to speak at Cedarburg Library (gmtoday.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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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