🌱 What investigators say sparked the third-alarm house fire in Windham

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• What investigators say sparked the third-alarm house fire in Windham

Also on today's calendar: Jay Day - Fall Family Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Did you hear about the two cell phones who got married? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 57, low: 39.
• Thursday: A steady breeze with sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2 adults, 1 dog displaced after third alarm fire in Windham Sunday morning (nbcconnecticut.com) — An early Sunday morning house fire on Jerusalem Road in Windham left two adults and their dog safely evacuated but displaced, with the home now deemed uninhabitable. Firefighters from 14 towns battled the third-alarm blaze for hours after it spread from the front porch, and investigators are examining how a wood stove log taken outside may have started the fire.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windham

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Sunday October 25

• Jay Day - Fall Family Festival →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 20

• Chess Night →
  WPL Program Room, 905 Main St, Willimantic
  6:00 pm
• Town Council-Public Hearing →
  Windham Community Center, 1 Jillson Square
  6:30 pm
• Town Meeting →
  Windham Community Center, 1 Jillson Square
  6:45 pm
• Town Council →
  Windham Town Hall, Bellingham Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Wednesday October 21

• Drums Alive Class: Movement + Music →
  Windham Recreation, 1 Jillson Square, Willimantic
  9:30 am
• Adult Coloring →
  WPL Adult Department, 905 Main St, Willimantic
  10:00 am
• Baby Storytime →
  WPL Program Room, 905 Main St, Willimantic
  10:00 am
• Children's Group Swimming Lessons →
  Windham Recreation, 1 Jillson Square, Willimantic
  4:00 pm
• Zumba Class: All Levels Welcome →
  Windham Recreation, 1 Jillson Square, Willimantic
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education →
  Windham High School Auditorium, 355 High Street
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 25

• Take Note! A Cappella Ensemble Presents a Free Benefit Concert for Safe Net Ministries →
  Grace Episcopal Church, 7 Spring St, Stafford
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Willimantic

• Horvath & Tremblay sells Chipotle, Five Guys and Aspen Dental in Mansfield, CT for $5.827 million (nerej.com)

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Norwich

• 5 Things To Know In Norwich: $55M Police Headquarters Question, Early Voting And More (patch.com)
• Defense, goaltending fueling success for NFA girls soccer (norwichbulletin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Did you hear about the two cell phones who got married?" — They had a great reception (Thank you Hallie H. for sending it in!)
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