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• How Naugatuck's comeback win could reshape this football season.

Also on today's calendar: Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; heavy morning rain, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 48.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Inside Week 1 of CIAC football: Points proven, win No. 400 and All Hail (middletownpress.com) — Naugatuck football opened the 2026 CIAC season in dramatic fashion, erasing a 14-point deficit to edge Holy Cross 27-20 and signal a turnaround from last year's 4-6 record. The roundup also spotlights other notable Week 1 results and previews key statewide matchups that could shape this fall's playoff picture.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Naugatuck

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
  The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Sidewalk Sale - September 18th-20th →
  Newbury Place, 41 Oak Tree Rd, Southbury
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• September 13th ~ Sunday Worship resumes at 11:00 am start time →
  Hillside Covenant Church, 100 Hillside Ave, Naugatuck
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Western Open House
  Western Elementary School Naugatuck, CT 06770
  5:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Western: Welcome Back Dance Outside
  Western Elementary School Naugatuck, CT 06770
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Day Seminar →
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Community Appreciation Dinner →
  VFW Post 201 Hall, 2205 Baldwin St, Waterbury
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
  The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
  7:30 pm
Friday September 25
• "Big Earl's" Remarkable Estate Auction Sale →
  On-Site Live Estate Auction - Under Tents - Extravaganza
  10:00 am
• Naugatuck Y's Moonlight on the Mountain Gala →
  Watertown Golf Club, 246 Guernseytown Rd, Watertown
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Wilby High School Class of '96 30th Reunion →
  Crystal Room, 98 School St, Naugatuck
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 13
• Food for Life: Power Foods for the Brain →
  Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury
  12:00 pm
• Narrative Storytelling Through Photography Workshop →
  Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Dinner with Entrepreneurs | Waterbury: Small Business Owners Edition →
  Restaurant of the Week, Scovill Street, Waterbury
• Adult Watercolor
  Middlebury Public Library, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Theater Review: 'Puffs' at Arts at Angeloria's —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Check out every recent, town-by-town real estate transaction in CT. All in one place (courant.com)

Middlebury

• N Benson Rd #64, Middlebury, CT 06762 (redfin.com)

Waterbury

• Bristol Fire Department honors first responders, lives lost 25 years ago on 9/11 (wtnh.com)
• Heating oil prices climb as homeowners weigh when to fill tanks (wfsb.com)
• Sponsored Content: Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut contest down to two (wtnh.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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