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Coming up on the Stamford Patch calendar: Blessing Of The Pets

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Morning Stamford! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hart students helped grow Stamford's first-ever mini-forest
  • Stamford woman faces DWI charges after early-morning Port Chester arrest

Also on today's calendar: Blessing Of The Pets and 29 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 72, low: 57.
  • Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 71 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Students Help Plant Stamford's First Miyawaki Forest Next To Hart Elementary School (patch.com) — Fourth-graders at Hart Magnet Elementary in Stamford just helped plant the city's first Miyawaki mini-forest beside their school, creating new green space near Adams Avenue and West North Street. Supported by Stamford Parks & Recreation and local partners, the dense native plantings will boost biodiversity, support science lessons, and give students and neighbors a living project they can watch mature for years.
   

• Port Chester DWI Arrest: Stamford Woman Charged (talkofthesound.com) — A 53-year-old Stamford woman, Marlene C. Gonzalez, was arrested early Sunday in Port Chester, New York, on first-offense misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher. She was taken into custody by New York State Police and later released to a third party while the case proceeds.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There's no place like home — for training first responders. —Hartford HealthCare Read on Patch
  • Is anyone missing a cat up north Stamford by the Dunkin' Donuts?
    I couldn't get him, but I could get really close. I fed him and gave him water (Nextdoor North Stamford)
  • Does anyone want this batch?
    We lost our beautiful loving girl a week ago and have no further need for it. I would love to see some other doggy get use of it. I just ask that who… (Nextdoor Springdale/Twin Rinks)
  • ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Grade A) Salary Range $16.94 - $26.00/hr in Stamford. Apply here.
  • US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Customer Service Analyst in Stamford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stamford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Darien

  • Darien Open Houses Oct. 10-11: A New Build With A Sauna Leads 3 Homes Open This Weekend (patch.com)
  • Traffic Advisory Issued For Annual Tokeneke Pumpkin Carnival In Darien (patch.com)
  • Connecticut's Darien approves plan to demolish former St. Paul's Church, divide site into 4 lots (newsbreak.com)

Greenwich

Fairfield

  • Fairfield Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Bridgeport Crash (patch.com)

Ok Stamford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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