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What's up Norwich! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Norwich firefighters freed a trapped driver from a brook crash
  • What we know about the alleged Boswell Avenue bus stop assault
  • Step inside the Titanic without leaving the Norwich area

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: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Monday: A morning shower, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Driver trapped after car crashes into Norwich brook; firefighters rescue injured motorist: Officials (newsbreak.com) — An early-morning crash on Montville Road in Norwich left a driver trapped after their car ended up hanging over a retaining wall with its rear in a brook. Norwich and East Great Plain firefighters 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.
   

2. Police: 68-year-old man accused of grabbing, forcefully kissing teen girl at bus stop in Norwich (courant.com) — Norwich police say a 68-year-old man was arrested after a 14-year-old girl reported he grabbed and forcefully kissed her at a Boswell Avenue bus stop Friday afternoon. Officers quickly located the suspect, who now faces several charges and a $150,000 bond, with arraignment scheduled at Norwich Superior Court on Tuesday.
   

3. A new VR exhibition about the Titanic offers a chance to experience the ship in person. (forumdaily.com) — A high-tech Titanic exhibition is coming to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, just a short trip from Norwich, offering residents an immersive way to explore the ship's history. Opening in November, it will feature more than 100 artifacts, full-scale reconstructions, and VR and AR experiences that re-create life aboard the liner and its final voyage.
   

4. Teacher Residencies Boosted By $4.2M (newhavenindependent.org) — Norwich schools are among five districts hosting full-year, tuition-supported teacher residents through a newly expanded $4.2 million state college initiative. The program aims to better prepare future teachers and keep them in Connecticut classrooms, with Eastern Connecticut State University already placing candidates locally while the system builds a coordinated residency network by 2029.
   

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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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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