🌱 Which Brooklyn neighbors just earned top honors for regional community leadership?

Hello Brooklyn! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Brooklyn neighbors just earned top honors for regional community leadership?

Also on today's calendar: Xfinity Event Coming to Killingly Commons! and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 91, low: 60.
• Sunday: Remaining very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Northeastern Connecticut Chamber Awards Outstanding Community Leaders (ctbythenumbers.news) — Brooklyn residents are being recognized among Northeastern Connecticut’s top community leaders, including Patti Buell of the Brooklyn Cares Community Center and volunteers with Brooklyn Killingly Little League. The Chamber’s 2026 Annual Awards spotlight local champions improving youth programs, social services, and business life across the 23-town region, with several honorees whose work directly benefits families in and around Brooklyn.
   

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📸 Around Brooklyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brooklyn

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 12

• Xfinity Event Coming to Killingly Commons! →
  Killingly Commons, 581 Hartford Pike, Killingly
  11:00 am

Saturday June 13

• Putnam Fine Arts & Crafts Festival →
  Putnam Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, 200 School St, Putnam
  10:00 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• April Macie →
  Comix Comedy Club, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville
  5:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Jim Spinnato - COMIX At Mohegan Sun →
  Comix Roadhouse, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville
  5:00 pm

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📣 Brooklyn Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Senior Graduation Tour 8-11
  Killingly High School Dayville, CT 06241
  8:00 am
• Graduate Arrival
  Killingly High School Dayville, CT 06241
  4:30 pm
• Class Night
  THE WOODSTOCK ACADEMY DISTRICT South Campus - LC101 - The Theater at Loos Center for the Arts
  6:00 pm
• KHS Graduation
  Killingly High School Dayville, CT 06241
  6:00 pm
• Pick Your Project Workshop →
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Plainfield, 782 Norwich Rd #2, Plainfield
  6:00 pm
• Quiet Corner Sing →
  The Vanilla Bean Cafe, 450 Deerfield Rd, Pomfret Center
  6:30 pm
• Calendar Girls →
  The Bradley Playhouse, 30 Front St, Putnam
  7:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Friends of the Mansfield Library Summer Reading Sale →
  Buchanan Auditorium, 54 Warrenville Rd, Mansfield Center
  9:00 am
• Plant and Seed Swap
  Chaplin Town Library 130 Chaplin Street, Chaplin, CT 06235
  10:00 am
• Particle Accelerator Music Fest 2026 →
  Rotary Park, Putnam River Trail, Putnam
  12:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Killingly Public Schools posted a job opening for Head Custodian - 2nd Shift in Danielson. Apply here.
• HB Travels posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative Travel (Remote) in Danielson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brooklyn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Danielson

• Chaplin man arrested for sexual assault, grooming teen victim with drugs, state police say (wfsb.com)

Killingly

• Killingly CT Land (zillow.com)
• Hoax call sends two Plainfield schools into lockdown (theday.com)
• Killingly passes school budget in second referendum (theday.com)

Mansfield

• Mansfield Sites To Join CT Open House Day With Free Admissions, Drive-In Offer (patch.com)

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Ok Brooklyn! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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