Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.
Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 72, low: 57.
Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 71 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Students Help Plant Stamford's First Miyawaki Forest Next To Hart Elementary School (patch.com) — Fourth-graders at Hart Magnet Elementary in Stamford just helped plant the city's first Miyawaki mini-forest beside their school, creating new green space near Adams Avenue and West North Street. Supported by Stamford Parks & Recreation and local partners, the dense native plantings will boost biodiversity, support science lessons, and give students and neighbors a living project they can watch mature for years.
• Port Chester DWI Arrest: Stamford Woman Charged (talkofthesound.com) — A 53-year-old Stamford woman, Marlene C. Gonzalez, was arrested early Sunday in Port Chester, New York, on first-offense misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher. She was taken into custody by New York State Police and later released to a third party while the case proceeds.
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There's no place like home — for training first responders. —Hartford HealthCare Read on Patch
Is anyone missing a cat up north Stamford by the Dunkin' Donuts? I couldn't get him, but I could get really close. I fed him and gave him water (Nextdoor North Stamford)
Does anyone want this batch? We lost our beautiful loving girl a week ago and have no further need for it. I would love to see some other doggy get use of it. I just ask that who… (Nextdoor Springdale/Twin Rinks)
ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Grade A) Salary Range $16.94 - $26.00/hr in Stamford. Apply here.
US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Customer Service Analyst in Stamford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stamford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Darien
Darien Open Houses Oct. 10-11: A New Build With A Sauna Leads 3 Homes Open This Weekend (patch.com)
Traffic Advisory Issued For Annual Tokeneke Pumpkin Carnival In Darien (patch.com)
Connecticut's Darien approves plan to demolish former St. Paul's Church, divide site into 4 lots (newsbreak.com)
Fairfield Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Bridgeport Crash (patch.com)
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-- 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!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!