🌱 Why officials urgently closed a key Moodus stretch of Route 149.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why officials urgently closed a key Moodus stretch of Route 149.

Also on today's calendar: LIVE WEBINAR: Building Your Child's Independence: Executive Function Coaching at Home and at School and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 74, low: 57.
• Thursday: Nice with partial sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut nor'easter recap: 56 mph wind gusts, flooding and outages by the numbers (newstimes.com) — Falls Road between Great Hillwood Road and the center of Moodus was closed after the nor'easter brought down live power lines, and officials are warning drivers not to move cones or barricades. The wider storm left thousands without power, damaged homes across Connecticut, and caused coastal flooding, park closures, and numerous other road shutdowns statewide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Moodus

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• LIVE WEBINAR: Building Your Child's Independence: Executive Function Coaching at Home and at School →
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• ONE: For Harmony, For Humanity · Community Preview Concert →
  The Morgan School, 71 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Beginner Pickleball →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  9:30 am
• Pickleball - September Wednesday Morning Beginner Pickleball →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  9:30 am
• Fables & Fun Storytime →
  East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus
  10:30 am
• The Snow Goose →
  Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St, East Haddam
  2:00 pm
• Small Group Pickleball Lesson →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  2:00 pm
• Cozy Crafts & Coloring →
  East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus
  5:00 pm
• Pickleball - September Wednesday Evening Intermediate and Advanced Pickleball →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  6:30 pm
• Intermediate and Advanced Pickleball →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Intermediate Pickleball →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  9:30 am
• Pickleball - October Thursday Morning Intermediate Pickleball →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  9:30 am
• The Snow Goose →
  Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St, East Haddam
  2:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Pickleball - October Friday Evening Open Pickleball →
  Municipal Gym, 1 Plains Road, Moodus
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Connecticut Pest Elimination posted a job opening for CT Pest Control Service Technician in Higganum. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member Closer in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Moodus here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Haddam

• NPS Awards $25.2 million in Save America's Treasures Grants (nps.gov)
• 30,000 CT Residents Without Power Due To Powerful Nor'easter Storm: Town-By-Town Updates (patch.com)

Haddam

• What to expect as the weekend nor'easter continues (nbcconnecticut.com)

Middletown

• 13 Middletown restaurants, a food truck and a market cited for serious health violations in August (darientimes.com)
• Nearly 300-year-old Middletown home spared after Chick-fil-A plans rejected (ctpublic.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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