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🌱 How Mystic Seaport is bracing for worsening coastal flooding
Mystic, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Mystic! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Mystic Seaport is bracing for worsening coastal flooding
Also on today's calendar: 17th Annual One Stop Holiday Shopping Craft and Vendor Fair and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)
☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Connecticut election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 44.
- Monday: Sun, some clouds; pleasant, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Preservationists Protecting History from Modern Threats (newportthisweek.com) — Historic preservation experts are studying how places like Mystic Seaport Museum can better withstand flooding and severe storms, with recent findings shared at a Newport climate-resilience symposium. Mystic’s campus has already taken steps such as taller pilings and broader flood-mitigation plans, offering a glimpse of how the museum is preparing for rising seas and harsher weather. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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17th Annual One Stop Holiday Shopping Craft and Vendor Fair →
East Lyme High School, 30 Chesterfield Rd, East Lyme
10:00 am -
Connecticut Lyric Opera presents: "Abigail Adams" →
Union Baptist Church, Mystic, CT,
7:00 pm
Sunday November 1
Friday November 6
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Other local events
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Halloween Party at Mystic Fish Camp →
Mystic Fish Camp, 4 East Main Street, Mystic
6:00 pm -
What Lurks Beneath: GHOST SHIP →
Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic
6:00 pm -
MYSTIC FISH CAMP HALLOWEEN PARTY →
Shipwright’s Daughter, 20 East Main Street, Mystic
6:00 pm -
Scarecrows in the Village →
Olde Mistick Village, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic -
Worship →
Mystic Congregational Church, 43 East Main St, Mystic
9:30 am -
Dan Watson at Bravo Bravo →
Bravo Bravo, Mystic
3:00 pm -
Scarecrows in the Village →
Olde Mistick Village, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic -
Preschool Craft with Miss Connie →
Mystic & Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic
11:00 am -
Writers Group →
Mystic & Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic
4:00 pm -
Fall Farmer Foodie series: Wehpittituck Farm →
Mystic & Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic
6:00 pm -
Dan Watson at Jealous Monk →
Jealous Monk, 27 Coogan Blvd, Building 20, Mystic
6:00 pm -
Scarecrows in the Village →
Olde Mistick Village, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic
Saturday October 31
Sunday November 1
Monday November 2
Tuesday November 3
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Branford Open House Saturday: 1-Bedroom Condo Now $249,900
Come explore 16 Monticello Drive, Unit 16, in Branford’s Jefferson Woods community—now offered at $249,900.... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Zachry Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Drafter Civil/Structural, Mechanical in Stonington. Apply here.
- Oak View Group posted a job opening for Banquet Server | Part-Time | Mystic Aquarium in Stonington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mystic here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stonington
- Beloved Stonington Restaurant Closing After More Than 32 Years (patch.com)
- Bumgardner vs. Hefel: Meet the candidates for District 41 (thewesterlysun.com)
Groton
- Upcoming Open Houses In Groton (patch.com)
New London
- New London Schools Seek Teachers, Staff To Fill Open Roles (patch.com)
- Man Found Dead At New London Beach, Police Say (patch.com)
- 9 Charged In Major Drug Dealing Investigation In Southeastern CT: Feds (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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