Community Corner
New Flood Zones and Duke Ellington Gets Out of The Rain
Five things to help you plan your day, Thursday, August 8, in Waterford

1. Showers and a possible thunderstormΒ this morning will be followed by a cloudy afternoon. There's a 60 percent chance of rain today and a 20 percent chance of rain this evening. Weather.com is predicting a high temperature of 77 degrees and an overnight low of 72 degrees.Β
2. Just a reminder that this evening's concert featuring the Duke Ellington Band originally scheduled for Harkness Park in Waterford has been relocated to the Garde Arts Center 325 State StreetΒ in New London.Β
3. Find out how recent changes to the coastalΒ flood map affect you.Β The Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) and the CT Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) will be hostingΒ a public outreach meetingΒ to discuss flood insurance and coastal map changes atΒ CT DEEP Marine Headquarters, 333 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
4.Β Municipal meetings:Β Conservation Commission meets at 7 p.m. at Waterford Town Hall. Harbor Management Commission meets at 7 p.m. at Waterford Police Department.Β
5.Β Catch theΒ Cabaret Fellows at theΒ Eugene O'Neill Theater's Cabaret festivalΒ at 8 p.m. at the theater Center in Waterford this evening.Β
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