🌱 Patch AM: How a speeding minivan turned a Route 66 crash scene chaotic.

Good day East Hampton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a speeding minivan turned a Route 66 crash scene chaotic.

Also on today's calendar: Scottish Festival and Highland Games and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 61, low: 54.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Warrant: Firefighters leapt over guardrail after minivan hit one at Connecticut crash scene (ctinsider.com) — East Hampton residents are learning more about a September incident where a speeding minivan allegedly struck a local firefighter at a Route 66 crash scene, forcing others to leap over a guardrail. An arrest warrant details the Middletown driver's alleged reckless behavior through multiple towns and explains why police twice halted high-speed pursuits for safety reasons.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Hampton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Scottish Festival and Highland Games →
  Brooklyn, CT Fairgrounds, 15 Fairgrounds Rd, Brooklyn
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Pumpkin Spice Sunday →
  230 East High St, East Hampton
• Sunday Service →
  59 Main Street, East Hampton
  10:00 am
Monday October 12
• Trailblazers →
  East Hampton CT
  9:00 am
Friday October 16
• Epoch Arts Stage Fright and Hayride →
  27 Skinner St, East Hampton
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• 15th Annual Oktoberfest at the CT Draft Horse Rescue →
  113 Chestnut Hill Rd, East Hampton
  11:00 am
• Earth and Art for All! →
  185 Johnson St, Middletown
  2:00 pm
• Fall Concert Fundraiser feat Bluesberry Jam Band →
  Ray Hill Road, Ray Hill Rd, East Haddam
  3:00 pm
• Epoch Arts Stage Fright and Hayride →
  27 Skinner St, East Hampton
  7:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Meditate in Middletown →
  First Church in Middletown, UCC, Congregational, 190 Court St, Middletown
  7:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Oct. 24, St. Pius X Church Fair, Tag Sale & Free Hayrides →
  Oct.24th St. Pius X Church Fair, Tag Sale & Free Hayrides
  9:00 am
• The Mark Kaplan Jazz Quartet At The Buttonwood Tree →
  The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center, 9 Pleasant St, Middletown
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Portland

• Eitan Ulmer to Co-Present at 2026 Federal Tax Institute of New England (fdh.com)

Haddam

• Haddam, East Haddam & Killingworth Open Houses Oct. 10-11: A Ranch With A Koi Pond And 3 More (patch.com)

Middletown

• Middletown Open Houses Oct. 10-11: A Westfield Colonial With Countryside Views And A Murray Street Ranch (patch.com)
• East Lyme Board of Selectmen advance speed camera plan in 5-1 vote (nbcconnecticut.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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