🌱 How an Old Saybrook baseball star kept playing after losing vision
Good day Old Saybrook! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Old Saybrook baseball star kept playing after losing vision
Also on today's calendar: Multi family TAG GARAGE SALE Guilford Saturday April 18th Estate items Antiques MCM collectibles and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 47.
- Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 55 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UConn baseball standout defies odds after freak accident permanently alters his vision (wtnh.com) — Old Saybrook readers will recognize UConn pitcher Connor Lane, a hometown standout whose vision was permanently damaged after a foul ball struck his eye during practice. Despite losing central vision in his right eye, he’s protecting his remaining sight, shifting from catcher to pitcher, and continuing to compete after already overcoming a serious blood clot in his throwing shoulder. 
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Multi family TAG GARAGE SALE Guilford Saturday April 18th Estate items Antiques MCM collectibles
177 Stepstone Hill Road,
8:30 am -
Your CBD Store - CLINTON! The BIG RAFFLE! $$$
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10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Boys Varsity Baseball @ Morgan School
Old Saybrook Senior High School , 71 Killingworth Tpke , Clinton
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Boys Varsity Tennis @ Morgan School
Old Saybrook Senior High School , 71 Killingworth Tpke , Clinton
4:00 pm -
Tommy Castro
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center , 300 Main St , Old Saybrook
8:00 pm -
Alexis Chartrand & Nic Gareiss
Middletown House Concert Series
2:00 pm -
Trvia with Dave Lefkin in the Choo Choo Lounge
Saybrook Point Resort & Marina - Luxury Connecticut Oceanside Hotel , 2 Bridge St , Old Saybrook
7:00 pm -
We May Be Right
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center , 300 Main St , Old Saybrook
8:00 pm
Monday April 20
Wednesday April 22
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
Monday April 27
Saturday May 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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7:30 AM- Why Weights
Old Lyme, CT Calendar , 26 Town Woods Road , Old Lyme
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9 AM- Rock What You Got Low Impact Class
Old Lyme, CT Calendar , 26 Town Woods Road , Old Lyme
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EHS History Hour at Essex Meadows: Revolution Close to Home
Essex Meadows , 30 Bokum Rd , Essex
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History Hour at Essex Meadows — Essex Historical Society
Essex Meadows , 30 Bokum Rd , Essex
10:00 am -
10:15 AM- 4S Class
Old Lyme, CT Calendar , 26 Town Woods Road , Old Lyme
10:15 am -
Sing & Stomp
Acton Public Library , 60 Old Boston Post Rd , Old Saybrook
10:30 am
Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Essex
- Programs and Events at Essex Library, May 2026 (hk-now.com)
- Old Saybrook firefighters battled blaze at Vietnamese restaurant, officials say (middletownpress.com)
Old Lyme
- You'll Think You're In Europe When You Visit These 8 Incredible Places In Connecticut (familydestinationsguide.com)
Clinton
- Where Are They Now? Updates on KAA Scholarship Recipients (hk-now.com)
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