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🌱 How vulnerable is Old Mystic to future flooding along the Mystic River?
Old Mystic, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Old Mystic! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How vulnerable is Old Mystic to future flooding along the Mystic River?
Also on today's calendar: Mother's Day Brunch at Hilton Mystic | Mystic, Connecticut, May 10, 2026.
Today's riddle: Why is the mushroom always invited to the party? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
- Wednesday: Breezy with a few showers, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New report focuses on climate risks, solutions for Mystic River Watershed (theday.com) — Old Mystic is flagged as one of the Mystic River Watershed’s top flooding priorities, with dense development and historic buildings making the village especially vulnerable as storms intensify. A new watershed assessment outlines local risks from flooding, heat, and drought, and suggests solutions like better land-use policies, green infrastructure, and stronger protections for wells, wetlands, and estuaries that directly affect nearby communities. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Mystic
- The Oldest Restaurant In Connecticut Has Been Serving Guests For Over 200 Years (familydestinationsguide.com)
- Nothing Beats The Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge At This Old-Fashioned Connecticut Shop (familydestinationsguide.com)
Ledyard
- Local roundup: Mitchell advances to GNAC baseball final series (theday.com)
- One cat dead after Ledyard house fire (theday.com)
Groton
- Groton to hold hearings on Plan of Conservation and Development (theday.com)
- Grasso Tech students to hold Recovery Fest (theday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He is a fungi (Thank you Liz N. for sending it in!)
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