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🌱 Patch AM: Madison Finance Board Approves Flood Study, Opioid Settlement Spending

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Hi there, Madison! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Madison boosts flood planning, opioid response, and youth programs with new funds
  • Police seek witnesses after fatal crash on Madison's Route 80
  • How Madison fifth graders are turning LEGOs into real coding skills

Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Presentation - Preparing for Taxes in Retirement and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 49.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Madison Finance Board Approves Flood Study, Opioid Settlement Spending (patch.com) — Madison residents will see nearly $50,000 invested in a flooding study for Green Hill Road Extension and more than $22,000 in opioid settlement funds supporting an outreach social worker and Health Department hours. Local groups also donated to youth services and recreation, while officials advanced projects from seawall repairs and Surf Club upgrades to the new Emergency Operations Center opening this week.
   

2. Police Release ID Of Victim In Fatal Madison Crash (patch.com) — Madison residents are being updated after police identified 31-year-old Pedro Ayala of Waterbury as the victim in Sunday's fatal single-car crash on Route 80 near Squires Road. A section of Old Toll Road was temporarily closed while Madison police and the South-Central Connecticut Accident Reconstruction Team investigated, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Madison Police Department.
   

3. What's Right with Schools: Madison students use LEGOs to learn coding, engineering and creativity (wtnh.com) — Brown Elementary students in Madison are using LEGO-based projects to learn coding, engineering, and creativity in a hands-on STEAM class that feels more like play than work. Kids design moving builds, add sensors and sounds, and tackle real-world problem solving, giving local families a glimpse into how the district is modernizing classroom learning.
   

4. 16-year-old Madison boy saves father from heart attack (wtnh.com) — A 16-year-old Madison resident is being hailed as a hero after performing CPR that helped save his father's life during a sudden heart attack at their home. The family says his Navy Sea Cadet training made the difference, and they're now focused on John's recovery at Yale New Haven Hospital before he can return to their Madison home.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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