🌱 Recount widens Fernandez’s lead in Franklin’s House district

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In today's newsletter:

• Recount widens Fernandez’s lead in Franklin’s House district

Also on today's calendar: Free Haircuts for Veterans.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 55, low: 41.
• Friday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 45 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut House Recounts: Candidates Concede In 2 Races (ctnewsjunkie.com) — Democrat Bob Fernandez’s lead in Franklin’s state House district widened to 58 votes after recounts, with the state now listing one fewer Franklin vote for Republican incumbent Mark DeCaprio than an election-night report. Neither candidate has publicly conceded or claimed victory, and the results remain unofficial until state certification.
   

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📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday November 11

• Free Haircuts for Veterans →
  Supercuts, 1601 W Main St, Windham
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday November 24

• Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board-BOD →
  108 New Park Avenue, Franklin
  8:00 am

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📣 Franklin Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• NPS Loft Open →
  90 Town St, Norwich
  9:30 am
• Veterans Day Ceremony →
  Lebanon CT
  11:00 am
• Outreach and Engagement drop-in hours at the Otis Library →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  1:00 pm
• Willimantic-Windham Traffic Authority →
  Windham Town Hall, Bellingham Auditorium, Windham
  6:00 pm
• Water Commission →
  Windham Water Works Break Room, Windham
  6:30 pm
• PRESTON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY →
  Town Hall-Lower-Level Conference Room, 389 Route 2, Preston
  7:00 pm
• Adult Volleyball - Fall Session 1 & 2 →
  Preston CT
  7:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Craft Swap: Swap Days →
  Preston CT
• Preston Housing Authority →
  Lincoln Park Community Room, 11 Lincoln Park Road Extension, Preston
  4:00 pm
• Children's Group Swimming Lessons →
  Windham, CT Calendar, 1 Jillson Square, Willimantic
  4:00 pm
• Textile Craft Circle →
  WPL Adult Department, 905 Main St, Willimantic
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Baltic. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(04053) - 20 New London Tpke in Norwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Norwich

• Norwich proclaims November Veterans Month (norwichbulletin.com)
• Norwich Free Academy boys soccer advances to Class LL quarterfinals (norwichbulletin.com)
• Family seeks Navy Cross for Norwich man who saved Marines in Vietnam (norwichbulletin.com)

Montville

• Recent Death Notices From Montville (patch.com)

Colchester

• CT makes fuel cells that power data centers. Here's what to know (ctmirror.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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