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Hello Beacon Falls! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Beacon Falls move to ban future data centers in town?
  • What will Lee Co.'s $3.69M purchase mean for Beacon Falls jobs?
  • How did a Beacon Falls game shape Connecticut's tightest 3-0 teams?

Also on today's calendar: Music Bingo - Free to Play! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Chance of a p.m. shower, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beacon Falls community members call to ban potential data center (wtnh.com) — Beacon Falls residents are organizing around whether to ban large data centers in town, even though no formal proposal has been submitted yet. At a recent gathering, State Sen. Jorge Cabrera urged Beacon Falls to follow other Connecticut communities in restricting hyperscale data centers, or else he may push for stronger statewide rules in the next legislative session.
   

• Lee Co. buys Beacon Falls industrial building for $3.69M (hartfordbusiness.com) — Beacon Falls is gaining new industrial activity as Westbrook-based Lee Co. buys a 38 Lancaster Drive building for $3.69 million to support its expansion. The facility will host employees and equipment from Petron Automation, bringing precision machining work into town and tying Beacon Falls more closely to aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial manufacturing supply chains.
   

• CIAC football: 3-0 teams with the smallest scoring margins (thehour.com) — A recent Woodland–Naugatuck football matchup played in Beacon Falls is part of a broader look at Connecticut's 3-0 high school teams that are winning by the slimmest margins. The article highlights how close games, including the 15-12 Naugatuck win over Woodland, can toughen teams for the CIAC playoffs and breaks down several unbeaten programs' narrow scoring edges statewide.
   

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  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Retail Store Management Internship Summer 2027 - Hudson County, NJ in Naugatuck. Apply here.
  • ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Front End Runner (Milford CT) Salary Range $14.50 - $16.00/hr in Hamden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beacon Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Naugatuck

  • Naugatuck Educator Named New Director Of Early Childhood Center: District (patch.com)
  • Man Accused Of Forcefully Entering Naugatuck Home Arrested At Airport: Police (patch.com)
  • Naugatuck, CT Author Explores Identity, Representation, and Black Experience (prleap.com)

Oxford

  • Equipment failure at Oxford compressor sounded like jet engine (ctmirror.org)

Woodbridge

  • DNA Links Suspect To 2025 Woodbridge Vehicle Theft: PD (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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