🌱 Patch AM: Norwich Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Trees, Catches Fire In Voluntown

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In today's newsletter:

• Norwich man dies after fiery single-car crash in Voluntown
• How Greeneville Dam upkeep helps protect Norwich's power bills and riverfront

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

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy with a brief shower, temps: high: 71, low: 64.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Norwich Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Trees, Catches Fire In Voluntown (patch.com) — Norwich residents are mourning after 54-year-old James Orowson Jr. of Cliff Street died when his car left Route 138 in Voluntown, hit several trees and caught fire Sunday evening. An off-duty firefighter pulled him from the burning vehicle, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, and state police are asking anyone with information to contact investigators.
   

• Greeneville Dam restoration is 'like working in a museum' (theday.com) — Norwich Public Utilities crews are in the middle of their annual maintenance on the historic Greeneville Dam, a key hydropower source that helps lower local energy costs. Workers are replacing worn boards and flashboards on the 1882 wood-and-rock structure along the Shetucket River, carefully preserving original underwater timbers while keeping the dam safe, efficient, and ready for heavy-rain seasons.
   

📸 Around Norwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwich

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3
• I Am The Problem →
  574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360,
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• CMEEC & CTMEEC - Ad Hoc CEO Performance and compensation Committee →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 30 Stott Ave, Norwich
  10:00 am
• Teachers' M.S. Back to School BBQ
  Norwich School District Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School, 15 Teachers Dr, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
  4:30 pm
• Veterans Back to School Meet and Greet
  Norwich School District Norwich, CT 06360
  5:00 pm
• Greeneville Neighborhood Revitalization Committee →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 446 N. Main St., Norwich
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Eastern Regional Tourism District - Executive Committee →
  Norwich, CT Calendar
  9:00 am
• Board of Education - Workshop →
  Norwich, CT Calendar
  7:00 pm
• Inland Wetlands, Water Courses & Conservation →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 23 Union Street, Norwich
  7:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Brazil Independence Day →
  Norwich, CT Calendar

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• PRESTON SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 45 Long Society Rd., Preston
  1:00 pm
• PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 389 Route 2 Preston, Preston
  6:00 pm
• Republican Town Committee →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 389 Route 2 Preston, Preston
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Maples Farm Park Commission Regular Meeting →
  Bozrah, CT Calendar, 45 Bozrah Street, Bozrah
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have exciting news!!
  The car kittens and The spicy crew and momma too ALL were adopted!! I'll post a video of them playing LOL Now let's help get Laverne & Shirley… (Nextdoor Greeneville)
• YARD SALE SUNDAY 8/30
  8:30am - 3:00pm 63 WAWECUS Hil RD Norwich Furniture, house wear, clothes,shoes, jewelry, much more. (Nextdoor Briar Hill)

• GE Aerospace posted a job opening for Receiving Inspector 2 (Shipping/Receiving)) in Norwich. Apply here.
• Hartford HealthCare posted a job opening for Public Safety Officer in Norwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mashantucket

• Schemitzun: Feast of Green Corn and Dance is back in Mashantucket (fox61.com)
• Foxwoods Tanger grants return for 2026 academic cycle (norwichbulletin.com)

Ledyard

• Taylor Swift donates $50,000 to woman injured in I-95 crash (providencejournal.com)
• What to know about the 2026 CIAC boys cross country season (ctpost.com)

New London

• Massive Residential Project To Be Reviewed By New London Board (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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