🌱 Patch AM: How a Groton TV show will bring local Revolutionary history alive

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Groton TV show will bring local Revolutionary history alive

Also on today's calendar: Pours with Purpose with the Zara Manzur Foundation and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New London County Historical Society reaching out in new ways (theday.com) — A regional historical society based at New London's Shaw Mansion is expanding its outreach with youth programs, community partnerships, and even a new SEC-TV history show produced in Groton. Leaders are using powerful artifacts tied to the Battle of Groton Heights and other local stories to engage students, cruise visitors, and residents, while planning digitization projects and more events on the mansion grounds.
   

📸 Around Groton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Groton

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Groton City Farmers Market Summer 2026 →
  Washington Park Playgrounds, 24 Griswold Ave, Groton
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Meet & Greet (Come meet your child's teacher)
  Mary Morrisson School Groton, CT 06340
  6:15 pm
Saturday August 29
• Pours with Purpose with the Zara Manzur Foundation →
  Outer Light Brewing Company, 266 Bridge St, Groton
  2:00 pm
• Demi Lovato →
  Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Trivia at Outer Light Brewing →
  Outer Light Brewing Company, 266 Bridge St, Groton
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Illusionist JOSH FARLEY-- seen on Penn & Teller An intimate cabaret, with wine, mystery, & illusion →
  Custom House Maritime Museum - New London Maritime Society, 150 Bank St, New London
  9:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Commemoration of the 245th anniversary of the battle of Groton Heights →
  Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, Groton
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Ad Hoc Long-term Space Planning Committee →
  Groton School District CO, Room 11/Hybrid
  5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Senior Citizens Commission →
  Waterford, CT Calendar, Waterford Community Center, Waterford
  4:00 pm
• Design Review Board Meeting →
  Waterford, CT Calendar Waterford, CT 06385
  4:00 pm
• Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting →
  Waterford, CT Calendar, Community Center 24 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford
  4:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• American Red Cross Blood Drive →
  Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, 1055 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• General Dynamics Electric Boat posted a job opening for Operations Supervisor - Paint - CLB in Groton. Apply here.
• KFC posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Groton here.

🗞 Nearby News

New London

• Flood advisory in effect for lower half of Connecticut amid Sunday showers, weather service says (thehour.com)
• Dredging among recommendations for Alewife Cove (theday.com)
• Killingly football team will have all new faces this season (theday.com)

Waterford

• EB breaks ground on new Crystal Mall campus in Waterford (theday.com)
• Federal lawsuit claims Waterford police officers left intellectually disabled man paralyzed (theday.com)
• Police logs - Aug. 22, 2026 (theday.com)

Lyme

• Multiple Overnight Car Break-Ins Reported In East Lyme (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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