🌱 Patch AM: Aerial Photography Business Among 27 New Groton Businesses Registered In September

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In today's newsletter:

• See which 27 new businesses just registered in Groton
• How Electric Boat's growth could reshape housing and traffic in Groton.

Also on today's calendar: Red Cross Blood Drive and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Aerial Photography Business Among 27 New Groton Businesses Registered In September (patch.com) — Groton residents can look forward to 27 newly registered local businesses, including an aerial photography company based on Jupiter Point Road. Several of the new ventures are in Mystic and Noank on the Groton side of the river, spanning real estate, equipment repair, event promotion, dining, and a tobacco and vape shop.
   

• Electric Boat's expansion fuels housing push in southeastern CT (hartfordbusiness.com) — Electric Boat's rapid expansion in Groton is driving a major housing push, with town studies showing a need for thousands of new units and 1,400–1,500 already underway or imminent. Local officials are reworking zoning, exploring "missing middle" options, and eyeing Route 1 and older properties for redevelopment, while nearby New London and Waterford also prepare for growth tied to new EB facilities.
   

📸 Around Groton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Groton

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Women's Recovery/Support Group →
  Community Speaks Out, Inc., 124 North St., Groton
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Red Cross Blood Drive →
  Shennecossett Yacht Club, 1010 Shennecossett Rd, Groton
  10:30 am
• Open House/Fall Festival
  Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School Groton, CT 06340
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Birding At Haley →
  Haley Farm State Park, 90 Haley Farm Lane, Groton
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Nar-Anon Meetings →
  Community Speaks Out, Inc., 124 North St., Groton
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• USS Groton Sail Monument Groundbreaking →
  Groton CT
  2:00 pm
• Pours with Purpose →
  Outer Light Brewing Company, 266 Bridge St, Groton
  4:00 pm
• All Hands on Deck Community Recovery Support Meeting →
  Community Speaks Out, Inc., 124 North Street, Groton
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Gungywamp Hike →
  Gungywamp, 501 Gungywamp Road, Groton
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Rescue Benefit Car Show →
  Outer Light Brewing Company, 266 Bridge St, Groton
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Paint a Pumpkin at Outer Light →
  Outer Light Brewing Company, 266 Bridge St, Groton
  1:00 pm
• Elsewhere: Music of People, Places, & Stories →
  Waterford High School, 20 Rope Ferry Rd, Waterford
  2:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Groton PatchAM possible:

• Werrlein Companies — (860) 785-0125
• Deans Mill Farm — (860) 245-5487

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Groton. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (04050) - 314 Route 12 in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Groton here.

🗞 Nearby News

New London

• Happy Birthday Chester Alan Arthur (livejournal.com)
• Billy Joel To Release 50th Anniversary Box Set Of 'Turnstiles' (rttnews.com)

Ok Groton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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