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🌱 Patch AM: Fundraiser Launched To Support CT Restaurant That Inspired 'Gilmore Girls' Diner

You won't want to miss Xfinity Event Coming to IGA Plaza in Watertown! on the Woodbury Patch calendar

Friday August 21st Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello Woodbury! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Woodbury's Gilmore Girls-inspired diner turns to fans after costly breakdown

Also on today's calendar: Xfinity Event Coming to IGA Plaza in Watertown! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with clearing, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 74, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fundraiser Launched To Support CT Restaurant That Inspired 'Gilmore Girls' Diner (patch.com) — Woodbury residents are rallying around Rachel's Kitchen, the local restaurant recently certified as the real-life inspiration for Gilmore Girls' Luke's Diner, after equipment failures forced a temporary closure. A GoFundMe has already raised nearly $2,000 toward costly exhaust and cooler replacements, while the eatery plans limited weekend hours to keep serving breakfast and lunch as repairs are arranged.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 21
  • Professional Development
    Regional School District 12 11A School Street, Washington Depot, CT 06794
    8:00 am
  • Balance and Fitness Video Tutorial
    Middlebury Public Library 30 Crest Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
    10:30 am
  • Classic Movies
    Middlebury Public Library 30 Crest Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
    1:00 pm
  • Bridgewater Fair - Library Open 10:00 - 2:00
    Burnham Library The , 62 Main Street South, , Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
    2:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Southbury. Apply here.
  • Brinker International posted a job opening for Night Cleaner - Waterbury Chili's in Waterbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bethlehem

  • East Hartford firefighters rescue dog from School Street apartment blaze, chief says (greenwichtime.com)
  • Route 15 drops to one lane each way for 7-day bridge replacement in Wallingford (greenwichtime.com)
  • Burlington Hunters cap 24-3 season with their 1st Tri-State Baseball League championship (ctpost.com)

Watertown

  • The Value of Having One Reliable Plumber for Repairs, Maintenance, and Installations (breakingac.com)

Oxford

  • Oxford Route 67 Trail Project Faces $5.7 Million Funding Gap (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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