🌱 Search underway after person goes off Arrigoni Bridge
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In today's newsletter:
- Search underway after person goes off Arrigoni Bridge
- Portland approves cannabis retail business on Airline Avenue
Also on today's calendar: St. Francis of Assisi Angel Fair and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
- Sunday: Breezy with clouds breaking, temps: high: 61, low: 42.
- Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Police searching Connecticut River for person who went off Arrigoni Bridge (wtnh.com) — Portland and Middletown responders searched the Connecticut River Friday after police reported a person went off the Arrigoni Bridge around 12:31 p.m. Murky water, fast currents and submerged obstacles complicated the search, which involved dive teams, sonar and underwater drones. Portland police asked anyone with information to contact the department. 
• The 5 developments to watch across Connecticut (middletownpress.com) — Portland’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a retail cannabis business at 338 Airline Ave. The applicant operates Affinity Grow, a cannabis micro-cultivation facility on Lower Main Street, and previously received approval for cannabis operations, delivery services and business offices at the Airline Avenue location.
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St. Francis of Assisi Angel Fair →
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Center, 10 Elm Street, Middletown, CT
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East Hampton Health Expo →
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Town Hall, 41 West Street, Cromwell
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Saturday November 7
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🗞 Nearby News
Cromwell
- Connecticut Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Cromwell child death case (ctinsider.com)
- 2026 CIAC boys soccer state tournament storylines, top players and what to know (middletownpress.com)
- Cromwell Planning & Zoning Commission schedules public hearing on data center application moratorium (wtnh.com)
East Hampton
- Remembering Judith Hughes: A Life of Faith and Service (norwichdiocese.org)
- Breakout stars entering the 2026 CIAC high school girls soccer tournaments: Picks for each class. (newstimes.com)
Middletown
- CTDOT Schedules Public Meeting on $143 Million Route 9 Improvements in Middletown (patch.com)
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