🌱 Patch AM: How Norwich’s heart center closure could affect Waterford cardiology patients

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In today's newsletter:

• How Norwich’s heart center closure could affect Waterford cardiology patients

Also on today's calendar: Comedy Night at The Garde Arts Center and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 47, low: 42.
• Saturday: Rain and drizzle, with a high of 49 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Yale New Haven Health to close Norwich heart and vascular center (theday.com) — Patients in southeastern Connecticut are being shifted from Yale’s Norwich Heart and Vascular Center, which closes Feb. 27, to larger sites including a cardiology office in Waterford. Yale New Haven Health says consolidating services into hubs like Old Saybrook and Waterford will expand available testing, specialists, and appointment options while keeping existing staff within the system.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waterford

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 8

• Live Evening Estate Auction in Jewett City
  58 Main St, Griswold
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Dream Big: School Choice Fair
  Marine Science Magnet High School, 130 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT, 06340,
  10:00 am
• Julian McCullough at Comix Roadhouse
  Comix Roadhouse, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• Blood Drive
  Waterford, CT Calendar , 15 Rope Ferry Road Auditorium , Waterford
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Comedy Night at The Garde Arts Center
  Garde Arts Center , 325 State St , New London
  8:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority Regular Meeting
  Waterford, CT Calendar , 15 Rope Ferry Road BOE Conference Room upstairs , Waterford
  5:15 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Design Review Board Meeting
  Waterford, CT Calendar Waterford, CT 06385
  4:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees
  Waterford, CT Calendar , Waterford Public Library conference room , Waterford
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• SCRRRA Board Meeting
  Waterford, CT Calendar , Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources Recove 7 Hurlbutt Rd , Gales Ferry
  2:00 pm
• Economic Development Commission
  Waterford, CT Calendar Waterford, CT 06385
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 8

• 🧘‍♂️ Community Grounding and Opening
  Hot on Bank New London Yoga , 88 B Howard St , New London
  8:00 pm

Friday January 9

• January Week 1: Fabulous Fish - Groton, CT 2026
  Project Oceanology , 1084 Shennecossett Rd #1 , Groton
  9:30 am
• Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats vs. Hale Ray High School
  Lyme-Old Lyme High School , 69 Lyme St , Old Lyme
  5:30 pm
• East Lyme 8B vs. Groton-Mystic 8B
  Groton Middle School , 35 Groton Long Point Rd , Groton
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UCP Hosts Virtual Info Sessions for Internship Program at Backus Hospital for Young Adults with Disabilities —Sheri Mathieu Read on Patch

• Do your drawers need some organization?
  I love organizing and making more space for my clients. 6 full drawers became 5 drawers with space for more stuff #ocdbyalexandra #dirtdetective (Nextdoor Waterford)
• Niantic Bay bicycle is closing and they’re having major sales every day.
  some things new and some used. TOOLS and everything. Everything must go. (Nextdoor Rope Ferry Road)

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Waterford. Apply here.
• Michaels Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Team Member in Waterford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waterford here.

🗞 Nearby News

New London

• New London police offer free pedal locks to combat car thefts (wfsb.com)
• Friday Night Folk to feature Geoff Kaufman (theday.com)
• Charles E. Abernathy, 95 (thequincysun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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