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🌱 Patch AM: E.O. Smith High School Student Among National Merit Semifinalists
Also, don't miss Jay Medal Soirée on the Mansfield Patch calendar

Cheers Mansfield! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- E.O. Smith senior earns prestigious National Merit semifinalist honor
Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 46.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• E.O. Smith High School Student Among National Merit Semifinalists (patch.com) — Families in Mansfield can celebrate that E.O. Smith High School senior Willis Solomon Marrcy has been named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, joining more than 16,000 top students nationwide. The honor gives him a strong chance to advance for scholarship awards next spring, recognizing his academic excellence and bringing positive attention to the local school community.
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📸 Around Mansfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Grade 6 Pot Luck →
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5:00 pm - East Road Neighborhood Association →
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6:00 pm - Craft & Chat →
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6:00 pm - Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi →
Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
8:30 am - Free Puppet-Building Workshops for CT Underwater Adventure Puppet Pageant →
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Cir, Mansfield
10:00 am - Free Puppet-Building Workshops for CT Underwater Adventure Puppet Pageant →
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Cir, Mansfield
10:00 am - Chair Qigong - Intro session →
Chaplin Town Senior Center, 132 Chaplin St, Chaplin
9:00 am - Rise, Rebellion, Revolution! Ancient Rudimental Drumming and the Music of the Colonial Period in →
Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
12:00 pm - 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 - Annual BBQ and Concert →
Franco-American Civic & Social, 116 Club Rd, Windham
12:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Mansfield Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Delivery Driver(04060) - 241 Valley St in Willimantic. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Tolland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Storrs
- UConn School of Dental Medicine Sets Grant Research Funding Record (patch.com)
- Controversial plan for CT athletic training center now targets new site. What to know. (courant.com)
- URochester and RIT lead national research effort to improve STEM student success (rochester.edu)
Coventry
- Martin Ødegaard is Crashing the Box More, and Arsenal Are Reaping the Rewards (theanalyst.com)
- What can UK Chancellor John Healey do other than raise taxes? (wordpress.com)
Tolland
- Tolland Cider Mill Road Race Celebrating 25th Anniversary In October (patch.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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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