🌱 Patch AM: Waterford Gas Prices Trail Connecticut and US Averages

Hey there, Waterford! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See which Waterford stations are undercutting state gas prices
• How Electric Boat's new Waterford campus could reshape jobs and housing

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 78, low: 68.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Waterford Gas Prices Trail Connecticut and US Averages (patch.com) — Waterford drivers are paying notably less for regular gas than the Connecticut and national averages, with several local stations clustered around the $4 mark. The latest AAA and federal data show statewide prices rising over the past week but still higher than a month ago, while Waterford's reported stations remain below both the state and New England regional averages.
   

• Electric Boat cheers move into new campus at former Crystal Mall in Waterford, Conn. • Rhode Island Current (rhodeislandcurrent.com) — Electric Boat is transforming Waterford's former Crystal Mall into an 800,000-square-foot campus that could employ up to 5,000 people and become the town's largest employer by 2027. Local and federal officials say the project, tied to a massive Navy submarine contract, could jump-start housing construction and broader economic growth across southeastern Connecticut for years to come.
   

📸 Around Waterford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waterford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• American Red Cross Blood Drive →
  Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, 1055 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford
  11:00 am
• SCRRRA Executive Committee Meeting →
  Waterford, CT Calendar, Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources Recove 7 Hurlbutt Rd, Gales Ferry
  2:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting →
  Waterford, CT Calendar, 15 Rope Ferry Road BOE Conference Room upstairs, Waterford
  6:00 pm
• Waterford Board of Education Meeting
  Waterford High School BOE Conference Room
  6:00 pm
• Conservation Commission Meeting →
  Waterford, CT Calendar Waterford, CT 06385
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Blood Drive →
  Waterford, CT Calendar Waterford, CT 06385
  12:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Waterford Farmers Market →
  Waterford Community Center, 24 Rope Ferry Rd, Waterford
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Waterford Shellfish Commission Meeting →
  Waterford, CT Calendar, 15 Rope Ferry Road Auditorium, Waterford
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Illusionist JOSH FARLEY-- seen on Penn & Teller An intimate cabaret, with wine, mystery, & illusion →
  Custom House Maritime Museum - New London Maritime Society, 150 Bank St, New London
  9:00 am
Monday September 14
• Waterford Historical Society presents "We, the Fishermen" Sept. 14 →
  Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Rd, Waterford
  6:30 pm

📣 Waterford Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Mystery Book Group: "Fatal Intrusion" →
  East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Rd, Niantic
  11:00 am
Friday August 28
• Meet & Greet (Come meet your child's teacher)
  Mary Morrisson School Groton, CT 06340
  6:15 pm
Saturday August 29
• Gungywamp Hike →
  Gungywamp
  9:30 am
• Demi Lovato →
  Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know what this is?
  My daughter wanted to save it from a spider web. Was I wrong to do that? (Nextdoor Waterford)

• Westinghouse Electric Corporation posted a job opening for Junior Health Physics Technician in Waterford. Apply here.
• Waterford Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute School Health Aide in Waterford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waterford here.

🗞 Nearby News

New London

• Renewed agreement boosts food access in Norwich, New London Country (norwichbulletin.com)
• Otis Library Authors in August features Benedict Arnold talk (norwichbulletin.com)
• Gold Star Bridge project to move to next phase (theday.com)

Groton

• Curaleaf Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Groton, CT (syracuse.com)

Ledyard

• Community Bands Together To Assist Ledyard Woman Hit By Vehicle After Stopping To Help Motorists (patch.com)

Ok Waterford! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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