🌱 How an Old Saybrook family line echoed across American wars
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In today's newsletter:
- How an Old Saybrook family line echoed across American wars
Also on today's calendar: Local Authors Book Signing and 7 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Sue J.!
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 74, low: 67.
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Charles Whittlesey and His Ancestors Have Left Lasting Contributions to American Life (blogspot.com) — Old Saybrook appears here as the 17th‑century home of John and Ruth Whittlesey, ancestors of two soldiers whose battlefield experiences were eerily similar despite being 142 years apart. The story traces how this Old Saybrook-rooted family shaped American history, from the Revolutionary War and the Lost Battalion in World War I to connections with Ulysses S. Grant, Thanksgiving traditions, and early steamboat innovation. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Local Authors Book Signing →
Kaleidoscope, 56 Middlesex Ave, Chester
11:00 am
Sunday September 6
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Other local events
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Live Music in the Choo Choo Lounge Every Tues., Wed. & Thurs.! →
Saybrook Point Resort & Marina - Luxury Connecticut Oceanside Hotel, 2 Bridge St, Old Saybrook
6:00 pm -
Boys Varsity Football vs Oxford High School
Old Saybrook Senior High School 1111 Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook CT 06475
5:30 pm -
Girls Varsity Soccer @ Daniel Hand
Old Saybrook Senior High School 87 Surf Club Rd., Madison CT 06443
4:00 pm -
Girls Varsity Soccer @ East Hampton High School
Old Saybrook Senior High School 15 N. Maple High Street, East Hampton Connecticut 06424
4:00 pm -
Girls 6/7/8th Field Hockey @ Eliot Middle School
Old Saybrook Middle School 69 Fairy Dell Rd, Clinton CT 06413
4:00 pm -
Live Music in the Choo Choo Lounge Every Tues., Wed. & Thurs.! →
Saybrook Point Resort & Marina - Luxury Connecticut Oceanside Hotel, 2 Bridge St, Old Saybrook
6:00 pm -
Boys Varsity Soccer vs East Hampton High School
Old Saybrook Senior High School 1111 Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook CT 06475
6:30 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Old Saybrook School District Old Saybrook, CT 06475
7:00 pm -
Tip-A-Cop hosted by Old Saybrook PD →
Cuckoo's Nest, 1712 Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 16
🗓 Events Nearby
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8:30 AM- Tai Chi with Alex →
Old Lyme, CT Calendar, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme
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9:30 AM- Guided Meditation & Reiki →
Old Lyme, CT Calendar, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme
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10:30 AM- Sit 'N Be Fit →
Old Lyme, CT Calendar, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme
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10:30 AM- Blood Pressure Clinic →
Old Lyme, CT Calendar, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme
10:30 am
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0688 in Old Saybrook. Apply here.
- Big Y posted a job opening for Custodian in Old Saybrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Old Saybrook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Essex
- Seymour High teams return to refurbished turf at DeBarber Field (middletownpress.com)
- Don't Shoot! (syncopatedtimes.com)
Old Lyme
- 11 Firefighters to Pass Through Old Lyme, Sept. 8 (lymeline.com)
- Camera technology can be used for good (theday.com)
Clinton
- Connecticut Water seeks 21% rate hike, PURA reviewing proposal (wfsb.com)
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