Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• DEEP awards $5.1 million to help communities prepare for extreme weather (nbcconnecticut.com) — The Town of Groton is receiving a $250,000 state resilience grant to plan protections against extreme weather, including flooding, heat, and other climate-related hazards. The funding, part of DEEP's Climate Resilience Fund, is meant to move local projects from planning toward construction and help Groton compete for larger federal dollars in the coming years.
• Senator Presses Pentagon on Sailor Welfare Concerns (legis1.com) — Groton gets a nod as home to Electric Boat's submarine-building operations while Sen. Richard Blumenthal presses the Pentagon over sailor welfare and shipboard conditions. His recent work also includes challenging a major utility rate hike and seeking restoration of federal health research grants that could affect care in communities across Connecticut.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
You need something we got that something ! Baby stuff ! Weights ! Clothes ! Dog and Cat cages ! Decor ! Japanese ceramics! Furniture ! ETC ! We just got ALL of our household items from Japan… (Nextdoor NSB New London Housing)
I'm not on this site much, but I still see the occasional missing cat post. If you lose a cat in the Groton area, please let me know. We have a large catnip bush in our backyard, so we get stray cats all the time. I can keep… (Nextdoor NSB New London Housing)
The Maids International posted a job opening for Part-Time Cleaning Team Member in Groton. Apply here.
Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Courtesy Clerk-Bundler - Front End - 0682 in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Groton here.
🗞 Nearby News
New London
Witching announce September tour with Ecliptor (nextmosh.com)
Revolution Wind project on track for completion this year, developer says (bostonglobe.com)
Mystic
America's Best Small Food Town Has James Beard-Nominated Restaurants, a Maritime Museum, and Some of New England's Best Seafood (travelandleisure.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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