Get All Your Local News In One Email

Starting your day with all the news that's important to Stratford is as easy as signing up for the free Stratford Patch newsletter and checking your email in the morning.

The newsletter delivers to your inbox the day's most important stories published on Stratford Patch before 6 a.m., as well as an extensive list of events going on in town on that day under the "Things to Do" section. Highlighted events include town meetings and goings-on at the library and senior center.

The newsletter also serves as a second chance for those who missed headlines from the day before, as those articles are included beneath the current day's top stories.

It only takes two steps to sign up for the Stratford Patch newsletter, and both are explained in photos in the attached gallery. Step one involves clicking on "Get the Patch Newsletter" tab, which is directly below the Stratford Patch masthead. Step two is entering your email. And that's it.

The first ten readers to subscribe to the newsletter and then email me for confirmation at jason.bagley@patch.com will receive Patch brand pens, and the first three to sign up, along with the pens, will score Patch brand bags.