🌱 Patch AM: East Hampton Finance Board Weighs Road Bonding As Repair Needs Reach $15M-$20M

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In today's newsletter:

• East Hampton debates major road repair borrowing amid competing capital needs

Also on today's calendar: Grand opening DJ party + Vintage Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Very windy; rain, temps: high: 63, low: 56.
• Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Hampton Finance Board Weighs Road Bonding As Repair Needs Reach $15M-$20M (patch.com) — East Hampton officials are weighing whether to borrow $15–$20 million to tackle a backlog of road repairs over the next five years while balancing other big-ticket needs like fire stations and school HVAC upgrades. Finance board members also reviewed strong fund balance levels, heard that at least $1 million is needed for firehouse maintenance, and learned the town must replace its outgoing lake water treatment contractor.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Grand opening DJ party + Vintage Market →
  Circular Society Social Club, 725 Main St, Middletown
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Free Intro to Square dance Lessons →
  Buttonball Elementary School, 376 Buttonball Ln, Glastonbury
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• ONE: For Harmony, For Humanity · Community Preview Concert →
  The Morgan School, 71 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Sunday Service →
  59 Main Street, East Hampton
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• Quilting →
  East Hampton CT
  9:00 am
• Trailblazers →
  East Hampton CT
  9:00 am
• Mexican Train →
  East Hampton CT
  9:30 am
Thursday October 1
• 2026 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Concentric Brewing Co. →
  Concentric Brewing Company, 91 Main St, Portland
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Open House →
  24 W Point Rd, East Hampton
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Relics of Christ's Passion Exhibition & Program →
  Saint Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, 155 Washington St, Middletown, CT, 06457
  2:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Epoch Arts Fall Classes →
  27 Skinner St, East Hampton
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Consumer Reports 5K →
  Consumer Reports Auto Test Center, 3 Hall Kilbourne Rd, Colchester
  9:00 am

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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