🌱 Patch AM: How new Route 6 projects could reshape Bethel’s busy Stony Hill corridor

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In today's newsletter:

• How new Route 6 projects could reshape Bethel’s busy Stony Hill corridor

Also on today's calendar: Estate Sale - Greenwich and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, temps: high: 61, low: 49.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Planners OK new Route 6 plaza by family-run pool company that ‘wants to be part of Newtown's growth' (newstimes.com) — A long-established pool and development company has secured approval for a new Route 6 retail plaza just before the road becomes Bethel’s Stony Hill corridor, with another approved medical building site right on the Bethel border. The projects, near Hollandia Nursery and existing medical offices, signal growing commercial investment that could shape traffic, services, and shopping options for Bethel-area residents.    

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📸 Around Bethel

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethel

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• Estate Sale - Greenwich →
  97 Riverside Ave, Greenwich
  9:00 am

Saturday May 16

• Open House →
  Westport Studio, 1787 Post Rd E, Westport
  1:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Donate Blood, Receive Girl Scout Cookies & Picnic Blanket →
  Danbury Fair, 7 Backus Ave, Danbury
  10:00 am

Sunday June 7

• Jewish Festival- Opening Event Celebrating 100 Years of United Jewish Center in Danbury! →
  Tarrywile Mansion, 70 Southern Blvd, Danbury
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Berry School Art Show
  Frank a. Berry Elementary School 200 Whittlesley Dr, Bethel, CT 06801
  5:00 pm
• Bethel Boys Varsity Lacrosse @ Brookfield →
  Brookfield High School, 45 Long Meadow Hill Rd, Brookfield
  5:30 pm
• Brookfield Girls Varsity Lacrosse @ Bethel →
  Bethel High School, 300 Whittlesey Dr, Bethel
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Lacrosse - Girls Bethel
  Bethel High School - High School Turf Lacrosse field
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Connecticut poets read their work from the Nutmeg Anthology →
  Byrd's Books, 178 Greenwood Ave, Bethel
  9:00 am

Saturday May 16

• Bethel Garden Club Plant Sale →
  141 Greenwood Ave, Bethel
  9:00 am
• Chicken/Eggplant Parm Dinner →
  St Thomas Episcopal Church, 95 Greenwood Ave, Bethel
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• Bethel Blooms Craft Fair →
  Municipal Center (front lawn), Bethel, CT
  10:00 am

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• Honey Tree Preschool and Childcare of Bethel — (860) 730-1800
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• William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, Danbury Brokerage — (203) 796-7700
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Closet Factory posted a job opening for Closet System Installer/ Carpenter in Bethel. Apply here.
• Eaton Corporation, plc posted a job opening for Value Stream Manufacturing Manager in Bethel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethel here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Danbury

• Abby Elliott tells Connecticut students how Immaculate shaped her career (newstimes.com)
• Newtown is installing cameras to catch drivers who illegally pass school buses (newstimes.com)

Redding

• Articles not Written: Visiting Ives (lafolia.com)

Newtown

• New Retail Plaza Approved Along Route 6 In Newtown (patch.com)

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Ok Bethel! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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