🌱 How the new Connecticut River bridge will affect Old Saybrook travel

Greetings Old Saybrook! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How the new Connecticut River bridge will affect Old Saybrook travel
• Why the Connecticut River near Old Saybrook sometimes flows backwards

Also on today's calendar: Jay Day - Fall Family Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Amtrak Welcomes 400 Students on Connecticut River Bridge Project Tour (newsbreak.com) — A major Connecticut River rail bridge replacement is underway right between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, with a long outage starting next month and lasting until November 2027. Amtrak recently brought more than 400 engineering students on-site to see early construction, steel assembly, trestle work platforms, and environmental mitigation that will support a modern, movable bridge and smoother Northeast Corridor service.
   

• 14 American Rivers Ranked by How Quickly They Change (discoverwildscience.com) — The piece explains how quickly major American rivers can change, spotlighting how the Connecticut River near Old Saybrook actually reverses direction with the tides twice a day. It notes that brackish water and Atlantic fish push far upriver, and that local paddlers around Essex and Old Saybrook must plan trips around tide charts as much as weather forecasts.
   

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📸 Around Old Saybrook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Old Saybrook

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 25

• Jay Day - Fall Family Festival →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 24

• Carriage House After Dark: An Adults-Only Halloween Party in Guilford →
  Women & Family Life Center, 96 Fair St, Guilford, CT, 06437
  5:00 pm
• Best of Boston Comedy Festival! →
  Old Saybrook CT
  8:00 pm

Sunday October 25

• Worship Service →
  Saybrook Community Church, 36 Great Hammock Road, Old Saybrook
  10:00 am
• Sunday Worship Service →
  Sanctuary, Old Saybrook
  10:00 am
• The Great Goodwin Harvest Festival Fundraiser →
  Kathleen E Goodwin School, 80 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
  11:00 am
• The Great Goodwin Harvest Festival →
  Kathleen E Goodwin Primary School, 80 Old Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook
  11:00 am
• Macaroni Dinner →
  Old Saybrook CT
  12:30 pm
• Girl Scout Meeting →
  Fellowship Hall, Old Saybrook
  2:00 pm
• Ballet Spooktacular →
  Old Saybrook CT
  3:30 pm
• East Nash Grass →
  Old Saybrook CT
  7:30 pm

Monday October 26

• Old Saybrook Soph-Frosh Invitational →
  Old Saybrook CT

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking For Mary L.
  This Walmart delivery was left at my house. It is Tidy Cats Free and Clear light weight cat litter. Please send a message through the app if you… (Nextdoor The Preserve)
• Do you need your nails done?
  Come see me! 860-532-8981 165 Boston Post Road Old Saybrook (Nextdoor Mariner's Way)

• Enterprise Mobility posted a job opening for Seasonal Customer Service Representative - New London/Groton/Mystic/Old Saybrook/Norwich, CT in Old Saybrook. Apply here.
• Casa de las Campanas posted a job opening for Utility Worker/Dishwasher in Essex. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Old Saybrook here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Essex

• Margaret Corle Haskell (exploreclarion.com)

Westbrook

• Connecticut Fishing Report- October 22, 2026 (onthewater.com)
• Microfluidic Channel Component Market To 2035: POC Diagnostics Demand Supports Double-Digit Growth (indexbox.io)
• CT Republican Leaders Urge Supporters To Vote Early, But Are They Listening? (ctnewsjunkie.com)

Old Lyme

• Upcoming Open Houses In Lyme, East Lyme & Old Lyme (patch.com)
• Old Lyme Ethics Commission Won't Investigate Selectmen Over Beach Gathering Controversy (lymeline.com)

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Ok Old Saybrook! 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: "If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy?" — It's the one on the range. (Thank you Helen H. for sending it in!)
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