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🌱 Patch AM: After-Hours Wrecked Mailboxes At Mansfield Liquor Store Lead To Drunken Driving Charge
And check out Annual BBQ and Concert on the Mansfield Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Mansfield? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Suspected drunk driver slams mailboxes at Mansfield liquor store
Also on today's calendar: Annual BBQ and Concert and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clearing; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 64, low: 47.
- Thursday: Mainly cloudy and windy, with a high of 61 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• After-Hours Wrecked Mailboxes At Mansfield Liquor Store Lead To Drunken Driving Charge (patch.com) — Mansfield residents may have noticed damage at Discount Liquor on Stafford Road after state police say a suspected drunken driver hit two business mailboxes just after midnight Sunday. Troopers report the 25-year-old driver, from Massachusetts, showed signs of intoxication, failed field sobriety tests, and was charged with DUI and unsafe movement from a parked position.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual BBQ and Concert →
Franco-American Civic & Social, 116 Club Rd, Windham
12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- Warren Society for Paranormal Research & Education →
Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Rd, Mansfield
6:00 pm - Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting →
4 South Eagleville Road, Storrs Mansfield
6:00 pm - Wood Carving Group →
303 Maple Road, Storrs Mansfield
9:00 am - Colloquium Series: Student Noon Recital →
Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham - Pat Metheny →
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield
8:00 pm - Terry Fator: Pure Imagination →
Jorgensen Center 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT, 06268
8:00 pm - Voice Performance Class: Art Song →
Fine Arts Instructional Center
12:00 pm - Chair Qigong - Intro session →
Earl W. Smith Senior Center, 25 Tremko Ln, Ashford
11:30 am - America 250: Shape Note Music →
Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
12:00 pm - Moonchildren →
Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
5:30 pm - Moonchildren: Show #2 →
Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
7:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Monday September 28
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
📣 Mansfield Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Mansfield Center. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Storrs
- UConn men, Dan Hurley make an ice cold splash for a good cause (courant.com)
- Fall career fairs appear this week (dailycampus.com)
- UConn Rainbow Center welcomes back LGBTQIA+ students (dailycampus.com)
Coventry
- Ranking All 20 Premier League Teams' Performances on Matchday 5 (wtnh.com)
Tolland
- Before fleeing, Kosta Diamantis sent email accusing Ned Lamont of corruption (ctpost.com)
Ok Mansfield! 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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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