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🌱 Patch AM: How Naugatuck’s five-touchdown star powered a 51-35 statement win.
Also, don't miss Community Appreciation Dinner on the Naugatuck Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How Naugatuck's five-touchdown star powered a 51-35 statement win.
Also on today's calendar: Community Appreciation Dinner and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.
- Monday: A steady morning breeze, temps: high: 70, low: 51.
- Tuesday: A little rain, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Naugatuck football rides Brandon Andoh's five touchdowns past Notre Dame-West Haven (ctpost.com) — Naugatuck High's football team thrilled local fans Friday night, topping Notre Dame-West Haven 51-35 behind junior running back Brandon Andoh's five-touchdown, 248-yard performance. With the Greyhounds now 2-0 and headed to face undefeated Woodland next Friday, coaches and players praised the team's toughness, offensive line dominance, and a key defensive adjustment that produced a game-sealing pick-six.
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📸 Around Naugatuck
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Naugatuck
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★ Featured events ★
- Community Appreciation Dinner →
VFW Post 201 Hall, 2205 Baldwin St, Waterbury
12:00 pm - Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
7:30 pm - "Big Earl's" Remarkable Estate Auction Sale →
On-Site Live Estate Auction - Under Tents - Extravaganza,
10:00 am - Region 15 Invites Community to STEM-A-Palooza! →
234 Judd Rd, Southbury
10:00 am - Designer Purse Bingo →
Hawk Ridge Winery, 28 Plungis Rd, Watertown
5:30 pm
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- Naugatuck Y's Moonlight on the Mountain Gala →
Watertown Golf Club, 246 Guernseytown Rd, Watertown
6:00 pm - Wilby High School Class of '96 30th Reunion →
Crystal Room, 98 School St, Naugatuck
6:00 pm
Friday September 25
Saturday October 10
📣 Naugatuck Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sunflower Days →
Middlebury Land Trust, Middlebury
10:00 am - A Taste of Italy ~ Italian Fest →
Brass Works Brewing Co., LLC, 2066 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury
12:00 pm - Booked and Framed: Sunflowers →
Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury
1:00 pm - Narrative Storytelling Through Photography Workshop →
Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury
1:00 pm - Family Movie
Middlebury Public Library - Children, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury
11:00 am - Parks and Recreation Commission Monthly Meeting →
Beacon Falls CT
7:00 pm - Public Works Commission →
Public Works Department Meeting Room, Middlebury
7:00 pm - 9-22-2026 Board of Assessment Appeals Special Meeting Agenda →
Beacon Falls CT
6:00 pm - Middlebury250 →
Town Hall Conference Room, Middlebury
7:00 pm - Invasive Plant Management Training →
Prospect Fire Hall, 26 New Haven Rd, Prospect
9:00 am
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Theater Review: 'Driving Miss Daisy' at Cabaret on Main Theater —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
- Nancy's Calendar for the Weekend of Sept. 17 - 20 —Nancy Sasso Janis Read on Patch
- Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers to Host Open House September 21 —Christian Meagher Read on Patch
- twenty2 wallpaper posted a job opening for Production Planning Administrative Assistant in Naugatuck. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Naugatuck here.
🗞 Nearby News
Beacon Falls
- Discarded glass, milled to a powder, was used in structural concrete at Halletts Point in Queens, the first high-rise in the United States to use the material this way. The same powder later replaced (scienceblog.com)
- Every real estate transaction in CT, town-by-town. All in one place (courant.com)
Middlebury
- Alltown Fresh Opens 18th Location (cstoredecisions.com)
Waterbury
- Waterbury celebrates Puerto Rican Festival with two-day event (wfsb.com)
- Waterbury, CT: Goofball Driver Exiting Left Out Of Post Office Dangerously Merges Back Into Traffic, Almost Rear-Ended By Tow Truck (tiremeetsroad.com)
- 82 Wolcott St, Waterbury, CT 06705 (redfin.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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