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🌱 How Niantic’s gas prices stack up against nearby towns today

And check out Electrify Your Drive! Free EV Car Show in Old Saybrook on the Niantic Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Niantic's gas prices stack up against nearby towns today

Also on today's calendar: Electrify Your Drive! Free EV Car Show in Old Saybrook and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cheapest gas stations in Norwich (newsbreak.com) — Drivers in Niantic can currently find regular gas for about $4.25 at the CITGO on Flanders Road, according to a new regional price roundup. The list compares prices across nearby towns like East Lyme, Waterford, and Colchester, helping you decide whether it's worth the short drive for a cheaper fill-up.
   

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  • Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Waterford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Waterford

  • CT Man Forced Woman From Moving Car In Waterford Robbery: Police (dailyvoice.com)
  • Waterford neighbors concerned after crosswalk sign hit for third time (fox61.com)
  • Stonington football makes progress but seeks 1st victory (thewesterlysun.com)

New London

  • Driver claims he had to use restroom when he hit 95 mph through New London construction zone, troopers say (wfsb.com)

Lyme

  • Lyme, East Lyme & Old Lyme Weekend Guide: Wee Faerie Village, 'Patchwork' And An Art•Bar Happy Hour (patch.com)
  • Old Lyme Man Was Going 95 MPH In Gold Star Bridge Construction Zone, Police Say (patch.com)

Ok Niantic! 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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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