🌱 Patch AM: Bomb-Making Materials Uncovered During Search Of Mansfield Home: State Police

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In today's newsletter:

• Bomb-making materials reportedly found inside a Mansfield Hanks Hill Road home

Also on today's calendar: The Light Within and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bomb-Making Materials Uncovered During Search Of Mansfield Home: State Police (patch.com) — Residents in Mansfield may be alarmed after state police searching a Hanks Hill Road home reported finding multiple items commonly used to make homemade bombs, including a powerful drain cleaner. The 30-year-old resident, initially charged with threatening and reckless endangerment, now faces probable-cause findings for additional explosives-related charges as the case moves toward an Oct. 28 court date.
   

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Saturday October 10
• The Light Within →
  Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
  10:30 am
• A World Unboxed - Global Arts Festival →
  Loos Center for the Arts, 150 CT-169, Woodstock
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Tolland County Titans: Science Night →
  Buchanan Auditorium, Mansfield
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Instrumental Guitar Performance Featuring Sandy Hall →
  303 Maple Road, Storrs Mansfield
• Chair Qigong - Intro session →
  Earl W. Smith Senior Center, 25 Tremko Ln, Ashford
  11:30 am
Thursday October 8
• Moonchildren →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Moonchildren: Show #2 →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi →
  Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
  8:30 am
• Moonchildren: Show #5 →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
  2:00 pm
• Jake Shimabukuro →
  Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Moonchildren: Show #6 →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Voces8 →
  Jorgensen Center 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT, 06268
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Storrs

• Women's Soccer: Huskies reel in first Big East win in front of record crowd (dailycampus.com)
• A CPR kiosk is teaching UConn students how to save a life. Point is closing 'the gap in bystander CPR' (courant.com)
• Free fun galore at Fan Fest Friday (dailycampus.com)

Coventry

• Joseph J. Virzi (newhavenindependent.org)

Vernon

• Popular CT daycare that's 'bleeding money' says it's forced to close. Why parents decided to try to save it. (courant.com)

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-- 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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