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🌱 How a Litchfield collector tracked down a missing painting's creator

Litchfield, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Litchfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Litchfield collector tracked down a missing painting's creator
  • Horse euthanized after collision on Litchfield's East Street
  • Remembering William Palmer, railroad worker and longtime volunteer firefighter

Also on today's calendar: Come enjoy an Organ Recital on the 1995 Peragallo Pipe Organ at St. Peter R.C. Church in Danbury. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 47 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Friday: Colder with snow and rain, temps: high: 39, low: 33.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A painting vanished 50 years ago. A Connecticut cowboy collector helped bring it home. (thehour.com) — Litchfield collector Al Singer helped reunite filmmaker Paul Winters with a painting he hadn't seen in nearly 50 years. After acquiring the large Battle of the Little Bighorn painting for his Wild West museum, Singer tracked down its creator. Winters returned in August and brought Singer another painting in exchange.
   

• Horse Euthanized After Being Injured In Litchfield Collision: State Police (patch.com) — A horse from Lee's Riding Stable was euthanized after a vehicle struck it Wednesday on East Street in Litchfield, state police said. Troopers contacted the driver, who reported no injuries, after initially receiving a report that the vehicle had left. Route 118 reopened after the investigation's temporary closure.
   

• William C. Palmer (lakevillejournal.com) — William C. Palmer, a longtime East Canaan resident who held office in Litchfield's Ephraim Kirby Eastern Star chapter, died November 1 at 61. A railroad worker and volunteer firefighter for more than 20 years, he lived in Virginia. Services are scheduled for November 22 at 11 a.m. at Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home in Canaan.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Harwinton

  • Cooper Ouellette settled $500K lawsuit over teen's paralysis months before Sophie Ringquist trial (thehour.com)

Torrington

  • Ti West, the slow-burn horror director who now has Johnny Depp playing Scrooge (martincid.com)
  • Growing Food, Community, and Opportunity at a Veteran-Owned Farm (uconn.edu)
  • Peter Cusack is finding the eternal in North Canaan (millertonnews.com)

Ok Litchfield! 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: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Litchfield

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Litchfield

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