How Norwich police say new software will change daily emergency response
Voluntown diner owner dies after Griswold crash, pronounced at Norwich hospital
Also on today's calendar: Job Fair and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a snowman and a dog? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Monday: Some sun with a stray shower, with a high of 48 and low of 31 degrees.
Tuesday: Sunny, but chilly, temps: high: 49, low: 37.
Wednesday: Mainly cloudy and cool, with a high of 52 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Norwich police chief: New data system is like going from 'Model T to a Tesla' (theday.com) — Norwich police are now using a new Motorola PremierOne dispatch and records system, funded with $3.5 million in city capital and federal relief money, alongside upgraded radios. Leaders say the powerful software greatly improves data access, evidence management, and deployment decisions, though staff are still being trained and the system currently avoids artificial intelligence features.
• Voluntown man who died in Griswold crash was R.I. diner owner (middletownpress.com) — A Voluntown motorcyclist who died after an April 4 crash in Griswold was taken to Backus Hospital in Norwich, where he was pronounced dead. Friends and family in Connecticut and Rhode Island are mourning the longtime Middle of Nowhere Diner worker and co-owner as state police continue investigating the collision.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Update: Pet Reunited A rabbit who went missing in Norwich, CT, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 days, 7 hours. Message from Finder: "Found this bunny!… (Nextdoor Norwich)
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🗞 Nearby News
Mashantucket
First-of-its-kind 21,000-square-foot health center in CT to begin construction (courant.com)
Ledyard
Historian highlights 'forgotten' stories of Fort Griswold defenders (theday.com)
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Stone, 4x100 Relay Lead Women's Track and Field to Fourth Place Showing at Trinity Invitational (wpi.edu)
Lyme
Man Tries To Get Inside Police Vehicle: East Lyme Police (patch.com)
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