🌱 How a lightning strike disrupted Moosup’s vital weekly community kitchen

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In today's newsletter:

• How a lightning strike disrupted Moosup’s vital weekly community kitchen

Also on today's calendar: LAMB OF GOD: INTO OBLIVION TOUR and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 46.
• Sunday: Showers; cooler in the p.m., with a high of 58 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lightning strike damages Moosup church, halts weekly community kitchen (fox61.com) — A lightning strike badly damaged Moosup United Methodist Church’s building, forcing a sudden pause to its long-running Friday community kitchen that many local residents depend on. While worship had already moved to a partner church, leaders are now scrambling to find a temporary site so free weekly meals can resume as soon as possible.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Moosup

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• Flower Arranging Class: Design with Daffodils and Tulips, April 2026, eastern Connecticut, RI
  Sterling Flower Farm LLC, 1080 Plainfield Pike, Sterling
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• LAMB OF GOD: INTO OBLIVION TOUR
  Mohegan Sun Arena , 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd , Uncasville
  3:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Butterfly at Harmony Acres!
  201 Ekonk Hill Rd , Moosup
  2:30 pm

Sunday May 3

• Flower Arranging Class: Boutonnieres, wrist corsages and prom mini bouquets May 2026 Connecticut RI
  Sterling Flower Farm LLC , 1080 Plainfield Pike , Sterling
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Triumph Dirt Bike Demo Day and Central Cycle Club
  Central Cycle Club , 45 S Cady Ln , Central Village
  10:00 am
• Triumph Demo Days (Off-Road): Street Stuff Cycles
  Central Cycle Club , 45 S Cady Ln , Central Village
  10:00 am
• Plainfield Varsity Softball @ Montville
  Montville High School , 800 Old Colchester Rd #1 , Oakdale
  11:00 am
• Beautify Hay Burr Inn | Volunteer for a Day!
  Hay Burr Inn Equine Rescue , 169 Black Hill Rd , Plainfield
  1:00 pm
• Plant and projects
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Plainfield , 782 Norwich Rd #2 , Plainfield
  1:00 pm
• Robert Kelly
  Comix Comedy Club , 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd , Uncasville
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Plants and projects
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Plainfield , 782 Norwich Rd #2 , Plainfield
  1:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting
  Sterling, CT Calendar , 1183 Plainfield Pike , Oneco
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Big Y posted a job opening for Produce/Floral Clerk in Plainfield. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Plainfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Moosup here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Plainfield

• UConn basketball's HC Dan Hurley tabs Seton Hall forward as possible Tarris Reed Jr. replacement (clutchpoints.com)
• Milford man, 62, accused of sexually assaulting minor in Plainfield, police say (nhregister.com)

Danielson

• Controversy in Killingly over search for new Danielson fire chief (theday.com)

Killingly

• Killingly appoints new member to Town Council (theday.com)
• Carl A. Chapman, 90 (laconiadailysun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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