🌱 Patch AM: How a Greeneville factory collapse is being secured and repaired now

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Greeneville factory collapse is being secured and repaired now
• Will Norwich's Amazon bet and new schools really change everything?
• See which NFA alum just made Coast Guard's Hall of Fame

Also on today's calendar: I Am The Problem and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Roof of former Ortronics building in Norwich collapses, taking part of wall with it (theday.com) — A section of roof and wall recently collapsed at the vacant former Ortronics factory on Eighth Street in Norwich's Greeneville neighborhood, sending debris near a Norwich Public Utilities substation but injuring no one. City officials say the owner has braced the damaged wall and is moving ahead with roof and wall repairs, while warning residents to stay out of the building.
   

• Mayor: To revive CT city, don't miss the window, 'the urgency is now' (courant.com) — Norwich's mayor is pushing hard to seize a narrow window for growth, backing an Amazon fulfillment center, a new industrial park, and major school and park investments to boost jobs and tax revenue. He's also promoting historic mill conversions, a new police station, and downtown housing to revive the city's economy and shake its "distressed" status.
   

• Coast Guard adds seven to Athletic Hall of Fame (theday.com) — A Norwich Free Academy graduate, distance runner Marc Akus, is among seven former Coast Guard Academy standouts and one championship rowing team being inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in New London this October. The class highlights decades of Division III success, from national titles and All-American honors to record-setting performances across multiple sports.
   

📸 Around Norwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwich

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Tuesday August 25
• Board of Public Utilities' Commissioners - Board & Sewer Authority →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 16 S. Golden Street, Norwich
  1:00 pm
• Harbor Management Commission →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 100 Broadway 3rd Floor, Norwich
  5:00 pm
• Special Meeting -Board of Education Retreat/Workshop →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 25 Mahan Drive, Norwich
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• CMEEC & CTMEEC - Joint Board of Directors →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 30 Stott Ave, Norwich
  10:00 am
• CMEEC & CTMEEC - Joint Board of Directors - Cancelled →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 30 Stott Ave, Norwich
  10:00 am
• Norwich Democratic Town Committee →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 100 Broadway 3rd Floor, Norwich
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Eastern Regional Tourism District - Finance Committee →
  Norwich, CT Calendar
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Greeneville Neighborhood Revitalization Committee →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 446 N. Main St., Norwich
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• I Am The Problem →
  574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Preston Conservation and Agricultural Commission →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 389 Route 2 Preston, Preston
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• PALNNING AND ZONING COMMISSION - CANCELLED →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 389 Route 2, Preston
  7:00 pm
• Preston Parks & Recreation Commission →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 389 Route 2 Preston, Preston
  7:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Board of Selectmen - Special Meeting →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 389 Route 2 Preston, Preston
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• These two bonded girls Laverne & Shirley got spayed on Thursday.
  They are ready to be adopted. They were born outside and a Good Samaritan brought them inside while trying to find their mom which is still out there… (Nextdoor Greeneville)
• I am closed for intake.
  I am full. 12 kittens total that need homes If you know anyone looking for kittens, send them my way please. (Nextdoor Greeneville)

• Scranton Chevrolet of Norwich posted a job opening for Title Clerk - Office in Norwich. Apply here.
• United Community & Family Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Accounting Clerk in Norwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ledyard

• Killingly football team will have all new faces this season (theday.com)
• Find Top Grocery Helper Jobs in Portland, CT (care.com)

New London

• New London County Historical Society reaching out in new ways (theday.com)

Lyme

• Multiple Overnight Car Break-Ins Reported In East Lyme (patch.com)

Ok Norwich! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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