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🌱 Why Goochland is backing away from controversial license plate cameras
Goochland, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Goochland! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Goochland is backing away from controversial license plate cameras
Also on today's calendar: Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the pilot so easily distracted ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, temps: high: 87, low: 54. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Cooler; windy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chesterfield cites ABLE certification in catching surveillance tech abuse amid regional Flock exodus (wtvr.com) — Goochland County is joining Henrico and Richmond in moving away from Flock automated license plate readers over privacy and misuse concerns, even as Chesterfield keeps reviewing its own contract. Chesterfield credits a Georgetown Law ABLE certification with helping uncover suspicious use of the technology by an employee, highlighting both the risks of surveillance tools and efforts to improve police accountability regionally. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts →
Hippodrome Theatre, 528 N 2nd St, Richmond
7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
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Knit and Crochet Group
Mechanicsville Meeting Room B (Monitor Side), Mechanicsville Branch
6:30 pm -
Ashland Morning Book Club
Ashland Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side), Ashland Branch
10:00 am -
Ashland Bridge Club
Ashland Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side), Ashland Meeting Room B (Projector Side), Ashland Branch
1:00 pm -
Fall Play: The Play That Goes Wrong
Goochland High Goochland, VA 23063
7:00 pm -
Early Voting for the November 3, 2026, General Election Open →
Goochland Sports Complex (Old High School), 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Goochland
12:00 pm -
Afternoon Book Club
Ashland Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side), Ashland Meeting Room B (Projector Side), Ashland Branch
1:00 pm -
Level Up with LaShawn
The Oak Avenue Complex, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs
6:00 pm -
Goochland County Community Roundtable Discussion with County Administrator Dr. Jeremy Raley →
Goochland VA
2:00 pm -
Ashland Evening Book Club
Ashland Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side), Ashland Meeting Room B (Projector Side), Ashland Branch
6:00 pm -
Board of Supervisors/School Board Joint Countywide Townhall, October 21, 6:30 PM, Goochland High School Auditorium →
Goochland High School Auditorium, Goochland
6:30 pm -
Board of Supervisors/School Board Joint Countywide Townhall →
Goochland High School Auditorium, Goochland
6:30 pm -
Countywide BOS/School Board Townhall →
1800 Sandy Hook Rd., Goochland
6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
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🗞 Nearby News
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Short Pump
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- Richmond's Busiest Truck Corridors: What Drivers on I-95, I-64, and I-295 Should Know (breakingac.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the pilot so easily distracted ?" — She had her head in the clouds . (Thank you GARY M. for sending it in!)
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