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Hello Wilton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wilton football started its toughest-ever schedule with a statement win
  • Former Wilton father and media executive Frederick Sawabini remembered

Also on today's calendar: High Holiday Services with Congregation for Humanistic Judaism and 17 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: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sun followed by some clouds, temps: high: 77, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilton opens daunting schedule with victory over Norwalk behind Dennis Dustin's 3 TDs (thehour.com) — Wilton High's football team kicked off its season at Fujitani Field with a 35-21 home win over Norwalk, powered by three touchdowns from senior running back Dennis Dustin. The Warriors jumped out to a 28-0 lead, then held off a late Norwalk surge, setting the tone for a brutal upcoming schedule that includes Berlin, Greenwich, New Canaan and Southington.
   

• Frederick Lack Sawabini (vtdigger.org) — A longtime former Wilton resident, Frederick Lack Sawabini is remembered for raising his three children here before a wide-ranging career in media and business. His obituary traces a Vermont childhood, professional achievements in New York and abroad, and an active retirement back in Vermont, and invites friends to a September 18 memorial service in Charlotte, Vermont, with donations suggested to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
   

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Ok Wilton! 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!

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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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