🌱 Patch AM: How firefighters freed a trapped driver from a Norwich brook crash

Hello Norwich! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How firefighters freed a trapped driver from a Norwich brook crash
• What Norwich police say happened at a Boswell Avenue school bus stop

Also on today's calendar: Preserving Family Recipes Virtual Program: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver trapped after car crashes into Norwich brook, officials say (ctpost.com) — Norwich firefighters and the East Great Plain Fire Department rescued a driver early Saturday after a car ended up partly in a brook off the 80 block of Montville Road. Crews stabilized the vehicle, cut off the driver's door with hydraulic tools, and used a ladder to safely extricate the motorist, who was taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.
   

• Girl, 14, assaulted as she got off Connecticut school bus, police say (stamfordadvocate.com) — Norwich police say a 14-year-old girl was allegedly grabbed and forcibly kissed by a registered sex offender as she stepped off her school bus on Boswell Avenue Friday afternoon. The 68-year-old Norwich resident is being held on a $150,000 bond and faces multiple charges, with witnesses reportedly seeing the incident and arraignment set for Tuesday.
   

📸 Around Norwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwich

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Girl Scouts Meeting →
  First Congregational Church of Norwich, 81 E. Town Street, Norwich
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Dinner with Entrepreneurs: Small Town, Small Business Edition | Norwich →
  Restaurant of the Week, West Thames Street, Norwich
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• CT LEAD Norwich →
  Norwich CT
  1:00 am
• Commission for Persons with Disabilities →
  City Hall-Room 213 - Human Resources Office, 100 Broadway, Norwich
  5:00 pm
• Public Parking Commission →
  City Hall-Room 319, 100 Broadway, Norwich
  5:00 pm
• Preserving Family Recipes Virtual Program: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  5:30 pm
• Board of Education →
  Kelly Middle School, 25 Mahan Drive, Norwich
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Outreach and Engagement drop-in hours at the Otis Library →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  1:00 pm
• Norwich RVT at Wilcox RVT →
  Norwich RVT, 7 Mahan Drive, Norwich
  3:45 pm
• Starting Your Family Tree: A Beginner's Guide to Genealogy →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  5:00 pm
Monday October 19
• What is Bigfoot? with Expedition Bigfoot's Ronny Leblanc →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Halloween Pub Crawl →
  Downtown Norwich
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It would be far easier to eliminate the Tree of Heaven than to eradicate spotted lantern flies.
  The toxins in the Tree of Heaven cause birds, wasps and dragonflies to avoid preying on the lanternflies. Once the toxin-laden food is gone, spotted… (Nextdoor Norwich)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader in Norwich. Apply here.
• Nordson Corporation posted a job opening for Manufacturing Technician I (Press Attendant - 2nd shift) in Norwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

Montville

• 5 Things To Know In Montville: 99-Year PTA Lane Lease Hearing, New Building Committee And More (patch.com)

Ledyard

• Ledyard Committee To Review Splitting Planning And Zoning Commission (patch.com)
• Folk punk band AJJ returns to CT with new album featuring different styles and sounds (courant.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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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