🌱 Patch AM: How Norwich crews freed a trapped driver and dog unharmed

What's up Norwich! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Norwich crews freed a trapped driver and dog unharmed
• How a community quilt is stitching together Norwich’s 250-year story
• What eerie secrets still linger at abandoned Norwich State Hospital?

Also on today's calendar: SHE - Song. History. Energy. Iconic Women of Music and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 46 and low of 27 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, temps: high: 38, low: 25.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 44 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver and dog rescued from overturned SUV in Norwich crash (wfsb.com) — Early Saturday morning, Norwich firefighters, police, and American Ambulance responded to a two-vehicle crash on West Town Street where an SUV ended up on its side with a driver and dog trapped inside. Crews stabilized the vehicle, cut out the windshield, and safely removed both occupants, with no injuries reported.
   

• See Norwich's history in a quilt as part of America 250th celebrations (norwichbulletin.com) — Norwich residents are stitching the city’s history into an America 250 commemorative quilt, with squares depicting places like Norwichtown Green, Norwich Free Academy, Yantic Falls, and local manufacturing. The quilt is still in pieces at quilter Bonnie Doran’s workshop, where community-made panels celebrating local culture, farming, and community life are being assembled into a single tribute to Norwich.
   

• 10 of My Favorite Danbury-Related Stories From 2021 (wearedanbury.com) — Among a roundup of memorable Danbury stories from 2021, one standout revisits the dark history of Norwich State Hospital, describing how past mental health patients often endured prison-like conditions and alleged abuse. The piece notes that the now-abandoned Norwich facility is seen by some as still holding the heavy energy of that troubling era.
   

📸 Around Norwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwich

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday February 7

• SHE - Song. History. Energy. Iconic Women of Music
  Garde Arts Center, 325 State St, New London
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• Commission for Person with Disabilities
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 100 Broadway 3rd Floor , Norwich
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Youth Service Advisory Board
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 75 Mohegan Road , Norwich
  3:00 pm
• Public Parking Commission
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 100 Broadway 3rd Floor , Norwich
  5:00 pm
• Board of Education
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 25 Mahan Drive , Norwich
  5:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 23 Union Street , Norwich
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Norwich Housing Authority
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 10 Westwood Park , Norwich
  4:30 pm
• Plan of Conservation & Development - Plan Implementation Committee
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 23 Union Street , Norwich
  6:00 pm
• Public Safety Committee
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 100 Broadway 3rd Floor , Norwich
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 24

• Connecticut College
  Athey Center at Palmer Auditorium , 270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy , New London
  7:30 pm

📣 Norwich Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 12

• Zoning Board of Appeals-Cancelled
  Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 , Preston
  6:00 pm
• PRESTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
  Preston, CT Calendar , 1 Route 164 , Preston
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• PRESTON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 Preston , Preston
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Ethics Commission
  Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 Preston , Preston
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Big Y posted a job opening for Meat/Seafood Butcher in Norwich. Apply here.
• Norwich Public School District posted a job opening for Adult Education CDP Teachers in Norwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

Griswold

• 'Road warrior' Whalers get by Griswold (theday.com)
• Griswold, CT – Tractor-Trailer Crash Involving Four Vehicles on I-395 NB Leaves Several with Minor Injuries (localaccidentreports.com)

Mansfield

• Dog Found Dead On The Ice In Willimantic River: Police (patch.com)

Ok Norwich! 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: I see food and I eat it.
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