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🌱 How Wolcott’s baseball team came up just short against Ansonia

Wolcott, Connecticut Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good day Wolcott! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wolcott’s baseball team came up just short against Ansonia
  • How a Wolcott home figured into a federal ghost-gun case

Also on today's calendar: 4th Annual Southington Cocktail Competition and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cooler with rain at times, with a high of 58 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, temps: high: 58, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wednesday's Connecticut high school sports roundup: Ansonia baseball edges Wolcott (thehour.com) — Wolcott High’s baseball team dropped a tight 3-2 game to Ansonia on Wednesday, despite a strong outing from pitcher and hitter Bradyn Surreira. The statewide roundup also highlights other Connecticut spring sports results, but Wolcott’s close loss leads the coverage.
   

• Southington man gets 7.5 years in prison for selling privately made AR-15-style rifles (stamfordadvocate.com) — Federal investigators traced several privately made firearms to a supplier living in Wolcott, uncovered during a wider probe into illegal AR-15-style rifle sales. A Southington man at the center of the case has now been sentenced to 7½ years in prison, underscoring ongoing enforcement against unregistered “ghost guns” in the region.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday May 14
  • Bookfair (Runs all week)
    King Philip Middle School W Hartford, CT 06117
    8:00 am
  • Little Movers Storytime (ages 2-4)
    Arts & Culture Collaborative, Waterbury Region Silas Bronson Library, 237 Grand St, Waterbury, CT, 06702, United States
    10:00 am
  • Bunker Bookies
    Silas Bronson Library Bunker Hill Branch Library
    1:00 pm
  • Exercise Your Mind
    Silas Bronson Library Auditorium
    2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Regional School District 12 posted a job opening for Substitute Teachers in Waterbury. Apply here.
  • Post University posted a job opening for Associate Faculty - CIS in Waterbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wolcott here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waterbury

  • Lucky Connecticut ticket sold at Waterbury market wins big (shorenewsnetwork.com)
  • Waterbury rally highlights push for universal childcare in Connecticut (nbcconnecticut.com)
  • Waterbury aldermen debate proposed water rate hike (wtnh.com)

Southington

  • Southington Block Party To Celebrate Good Mental Health (patch.com)

Cheshire

  • 'Perfectly Maintained' Home Hits The Market In Cheshire (patch.com)

Ok Wolcott! 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: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wolcott

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