How many Naugatuck-area jobs will Amazon’s new robot warehouse bring?
Also on today's calendar: The Web They Wove: Women and Their Wardrobes during New England's Revolution - Free to Attend and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: How did the ram get lost while driving? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 59.
Tuesday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Amazon's next CT warehouse will have 'advanced' robots. What does that mean for human employees, customers? (stamfordadvocate.com) — Amazon plans a massive 3.2 million-square-foot robotic fulfillment center on the Waterbury–Naugatuck town line, projected to bring about 1,000 full-time jobs when it opens in 2027. The piece also explains how increasingly advanced robots are already used at Amazon’s other Connecticut warehouses, and what that might mean for job numbers and safety for human workers statewide.
📸 Around Naugatuck
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Babies and Books Silas Bronson Library, 237 Grand St, Waterbury 10:00 am
WRHS Spring Fine Arts Night (weather back-up date) Regional School District #16 Prospect, CT 06712 5:30 pm
Teen Advisory Group Middlebury Public Library - Teen, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury 6:00 pm
PES Spring Concert-Families and Friends Regional School District #16 Prospect, CT 06712 6:00 pm
Wednesday May 20
Wonderful Wednesday Stories Arts & Culture Collaborative, Waterbury Region, 83 Bank St, Waterbury 10:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
The Bushnell and the Warner Theatre Announce Long-Term Affiliation —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
Theater Review: 'The Wedding Singer' by Fairfield Center Stage —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
Nancy's Calendar for May 15-17 —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
Gutter guards had failed on this home and it was a disaster. I filled my bucket up with a total of 56 gallons of compost. I'm surprised the gutters were still holing up. As bad is it was, I was really excited… (Nextdoor Foley)
Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for (Overnight) Night Crew Clerk in Naugatuck. Apply here.
Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Naugatuck here.
🗞 Nearby News
Beacon Falls
See the latest town-by-town real estate transactions across Connecticut (courant.com)
Middlebury
I-84 East closed in Middlebury due to tractor-trailer crash (wtnh.com)
Waterbury
Waterbury mayor addresses infrastructure challenges in State of the City address (wtnh.com)
Waterbury schools receive legislative nod to end year 4 days early due to water crisis, snow storms (fox61.com)
After 57 spring trainings as player, coach executive, Waterbury's Dave Wallace honored with Gold Key (ctpost.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He missed his ewe turn. (Thank you Clayton M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!