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Cheers Trumbull! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Trumbull fire departments host 25th anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday
  • What Trumbull's new data center moratorium really means for 80 Merritt.
  • How Trumbull's candlelight vigil is breaking the silence on suicide.

Also on today's calendar: St Dimitrie's 46th Annual Festival and 30 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clearing and not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Trumbull Event To Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com) — Trumbull residents are invited to a 25th Annual Remembrance Ceremony on Friday morning at Nichols Station 1, where local fire departments will honor lives lost in the 9/11 attacks. The piece also explains how national observances in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania will unfold, connecting Trumbull's local ceremony to the broader 25th-anniversary commemorations.
   

2. Trumbull Town Council Oks moratorium on new data centers (westfaironline.com) — Trumbull's Town Council has approved a two-year moratorium on new data centers, but the controversial modernization of the 80 Merritt Boulevard facility is exempt, frustrating many residents. Neighbors and an organized watchdog group are pressing officials over environmental, noise, and utility impacts, while the first selectman defends an existing agreement and outlines limits on electricity, water use, noise, and building expansion.
   

3. 'Help is available.' Suicide prevention organization holds candlelight vigil for National Suicide Prevention Day (news12.com) — Residents gathered outside Trumbull Town Hall for a candlelight vigil marking World Suicide Prevention Day, sharing resources and personal stories to encourage those struggling to seek help. Organized by My Friend Abby, Inc., the event featured student speakers, mental health advocates, and a walk around town hall, all emphasizing that support is available and no one has to face mental health challenges alone.
   

4. CIAC football Week 1 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene (trumbulltimes.com) — Trumbull football fans are spotlighted in this statewide Week 1 numbers rundown, which notes New Canaan hosting Trumbull in a Thursday night opener and celebrates coach Marce Petroccio's role among Connecticut's winningest active coaches. The piece also lists key matchups, travel distances, and fun statistical milestones from across the CIAC football landscape.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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