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Teen Author Program, Join a Mud Run and Register to Vote!

Five things to know on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

  1. Today’s supposed to be sunny, with a high near 67 according to the National Weather Service and tonight is supposed to be clear, with a low around 47. 
  2. Tuesday muni meetings: Town Council Committee of the Whole meets at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex - Community Room 1; Board of Education - Special Meeting  is at 6:30 p.m. at the Groton Senior Center; the Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex - Community Room 2.
  3. The Groton Library’s Teen Author program features author Hollis Seamon, Hollis Seamon who will introduce her new young adult novel, Somebody Up There Hates You” tonight at 7 p.m. “Hollis Seamon creates one of the most original voices to appear in young adult literature, narrating a story that is unflinching, graphic, heartbreaking, funny, and above all life-affirming in its depiction of what it really means to be a teenager dying of cancer.”
  4. Do you like Mud Runs? Check out the Gettin’ Muddy for Kids and fundraising mud run at Fields of Fire in Mystic. Proceeds go toward the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut. Check out their Facebook page for more information.
  5. Today is National Voter Registration Day. Are you registered to vote? If not, you can drop in at the Groton Public Library today and the League of Women Voters will be happy to get you set up. 


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