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🌱 Need a UConn or state office in Storrs? Here’s where to start.

Also check out Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert on the Storrs Patch calendar

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Hi Storrs! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Need a UConn or state office in Storrs? Here's where to start.

Also on today's calendar: Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Higher Education Dept of Insurance (ct.gov) — State directory listings highlight how many key University of Connecticut offices and cultural resources are based in Storrs, including the main campus, Benton Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, Office of Archaeology, and Extension services on Storrs Road. Residents can find phone numbers, addresses, and leadership details for UConn, state higher-education boards, and related programs that shape education and outreach across Connecticut.
   

📸 Around Storrs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Storrs

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CHR posted a job opening for Youth Worker: Grant House- Per Diem- 7011 in Coventry. Apply here.
  • Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness posted a job opening for Cleaner Janitor in Tolland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Storrs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coventry

  • Willington woman who crashed into Coventry house sentenced for third OUI conviction (fox61.com)
  • CT man accused of evading after crash detection alert on phone notified state police of collision (courant.com)
  • Steered Wrong by Word Criminals, by Rob Kyff (creators.com)

Tolland

  • Willington Woman Sentenced in Third Operating Under the Influence Case (ct.gov)
  • Tolland Town Council Seeks Community Input With Sept. 1 Deadline (patch.com)

Vernon

  • Supermarket In Vernon Sells 6-Figure Winning CT Lottery Ticket (patch.com)

Ok Storrs! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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