Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
Wednesday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 64, low: 46.
Thursday: A steady morning breeze, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Exceptional' Bethel Home Listed For Sale (patch.com) — A high-end ranch home on Wolfpits Road in Bethel is listed for $1.3 million, offering 3 bedrooms on a private 2.46-acre lot. Directly across from Bethel Land Trust woodlands, the sale also includes two adjacent parcels, bringing the total land to 7.73 acres for buyers seeking space and nature access.
• Week 2 Connecticut high school football top performers (Sept. 21) (newstimes.com) — Bethel High football fans can celebrate a dominant 53-13 win over East Haven, powered by standout performances from quarterback Thomas Bornn and running back Mirsad Cekovic. Their combined passing and rushing touchdowns helped put Bethel on the statewide radar in last week's list of top Connecticut high school football performers.
• Developer redraws controversial 300-unit project in Newtown around breeding pool for frogs and fairy shrimp (newstimes.com) — A 300-unit apartment proposal in Newtown, just off Route 6 near the Bethel border, is back under review after being redesigned around a protected breeding pool for frogs and salamanders. As the wetlands commission prepares for an October hearing, the developer is also fighting Newtown's earlier zoning denial in court under Connecticut's affordable housing law, which could shape growth along Bethel's edge.
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🗞 Nearby News
Danbury
Danbury to Hold First Annual Afghanistan (i95rock.com)
1 injured, 15 displaced after fire tears through Danbury multifamily home, officials say (newstimes.com)
CT inmate challenges motion to dismiss new-trial petition in 1999 Danbury killing (nhregister.com)
Newtown
Developer redraws controversial 300-unit project in Newtown around breeding pool for frogs and fairy shrimp (nhregister.com)
Ridgefield
Ridgefield's Weekend Lineup: Live Music, Theater and Art Fill Thursday Through Sunday (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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