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🌱 Why a 72-year-old Kent fisherman is tackling Boston again

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  • Why a 72-year-old Kent fisherman is tackling Boston again

Also on today's calendar: Celebrating Spring: Complimentary Calm for YOU and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 47.
  • Sunday: Showers; breezy and cooler, with a high of 51 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This Connecticut fisherman is running Boston for children and adults with disabilities (boston.com) — A 72-year-old Kent resident, Larry Williams, is heading from his log cabin in town to run the 2026 Boston Marathon in support of children and adults with disabilities. Running with Team HOPe, he’s using his decades of New England fishing grit to raise funds for a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live more independently.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

New Milford

  • Developer pitches protected plan for 104 apartments with affordable units on New Milford's Route 7 (newstimes.com)
  • 23 Harry Brook Vlg Unit 23, New Milford, CT 06776 (realtor.com)
  • Why CT was called the Provisions State during the Revolution (newstimes.com)

Washington

  • New Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon a day after historic talks in Washington (wtnh.com)
  • Winchester approved for speed cameras, as the tech continues expanding across Connecticut (fox61.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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