π SAMPLE ISSUE β Issue #002 of the design prototype. Beats show the daily format; news slots are placeholders until the paper goes live. Nothing here is published or sent.
This slot is the day's lead: the story the whole city will be talking about β a board vote, a Main Street and North Avenue closure, a school decision, a business opening. Summarized in plain words, linked to the original source, never copied.
Saturday means games: football, soccer, field hockey, cross country β home and away, final and next opponents, plus the weekend's standout performances. If a Huguenot team won something, it's here Monday morning with the recap.
Main Street, North Avenue and I-95 construction status, any New Haven Line weekend work (New Rochelle especially), and the plain-words forecast for market-day and game-day weather. The part of the paper neighbors forward to each other.
Sources: MTA alerts Β· town notices Β· National Weather Service Β· Tag: Transit
π SAMPLE SLOT β sourced to MTA, towns and NWS at send time.
Who opened, who closed, whose hours changed β downtown and the wards. The Business Spotlight features one local business per issue; the first one goes to an early reader, free. Reply SPOTLIGHT to claim it.
β οΈ SAMPLE SLOT β first spotlight reserved for an early reader's business.
π€ AI Corner β one plain-English AI thing, every issue
Today: how to spot an AI fake in 10 seconds.
Look at the hands and the text. AI images still mangle fingers and any words on signs, menus, or shirts. On posts, check the account β no history, no neighbors in the comments, big claims? Slow down before you share. That pause is the whole trick.
Tomorrow: the 10-second test for AI voices on the phone. Reply with your AI questions β they shape this slot.