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Cheers Colchester! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to run on Consumer Reports' secret Colchester test track?

Also on today's calendar: East Haddam Revolutionary Wat Heroes and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rather cloudy and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 47.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Consumer Reports 5K (ctpublic.org) — A special 5K run and walk is coming to Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center in Colchester on Saturday, October 17, giving locals rare access to the organization's 327-acre test track. Participants can enjoy the course, meet CR's automotive experts, and support the nonprofit's mission, with registration including a T‑shirt while supplies last.
   

📸 Around Colchester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Colchester

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• East Haddam Revolutionary Wat Heroes →
  Nathan Hale Schoolhouse East Haddam, 29 Main St, East Haddam
  1:00 pm
• America at 250 for Educators →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• BA Open House
  Bacon Academy Colchester, CT 06415
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• In-Person: Autumn Alignment – Bones, Breath & Awareness (Colchester, CT) →
  Twisted Dog Yoga, 167 Lebanon Ave, Suite C, Colchester
  1:00 pm
• Words in the Woods: A Poetry Reading Featuring Margaret Gibson and Frederick-Douglass Knowles, II. →
  Bulkeley Hill Preserve, 247 Bulkeley Hill Road, Colchester
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Stained Glass Solder Only Welcome Fall Workshop @ The Color House →
  187 Lebanon Ave, Colchester
• Stained Glass Solder Only Welcome Fall Workshop →
  The Color House, 187 Lebanon Ave, Colchester

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Sit, Flex and Flow →
  East Hampton CT
  9:30 am
• Writers A →
  East Hampton CT
  10:00 am
• Housing Authority Meeting →
  East Hampton CT
  10:00 am
• Budding Bookworms Storytime →
  Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam
  10:30 am
• BA Open House
  Bacon Academy Colchester, CT 06415
  5:30 pm
• Design Review Board Meeting →
  East Hampton CT
  5:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing →
  1 River Road, Bozrah
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lebanon Public Schools posted a job opening for Custodian in Lebanon. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

East Haddam

• Annie Is Coming Home: 50th Anniversary Broadway Revival Set for Fall 2027 (trevordecker.com)
• 30th Annual Quilt and Needle Arts Show in East Haddam (ctexaminer.com)
• I-Park celebrates 25 years with illuminated art (norwichbulletin.com)

East Hampton

• Police search for driver who hit firefighter at East Hampton crash scene (fox61.com)

Lyme

• Here Are The Most Recent Property Sales In Lyme (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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