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Record-setting UConn Gives drive channels millions into Mansfield-based student support
Also on today's calendar: Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are frogs poor conversationists? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 51.
Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UConn Gives Campaign Nets Record Donations (patch.com) — UConn’s Storrs-based community, right in Mansfield, rallied 4,876 donors to raise a record $7.1 million during the two-day UConn Gives campaign in April. With most gifts under $1,000 and $2.5 million going directly to students, the effort shows how local alumni, families, and supporters are strengthening programs and opportunities on the Mansfield campus and beyond.
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Storrs
WAI New England Chapter UConn IMS visit planned for October (wirenet.org)
Husky fan? Here's how you can get a UConn license plate (wtnh.com)
‘I respect her decision:' Lamont responds to Erin Stewart suspending gubernatorial campaign (wtnh.com)
Coventry
State Funeral Directors Hailing Bill Aimed At Funeral Home Fraud Rooted In Tolland And Hartford Counties (patch.com)
Vernon
Booze Plus Phone Call Add Up To Traffic Stop For Scooter Operator In Vernon (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They jump to conclusions. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!