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🌱 Patch AM: Danbury Student Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

Also, don't miss Psychic Fair on the Danbury Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Immaculate High senior earns coveted National Merit semifinalist honor
  • Why El Bacano will lose its liquor service for a day
  • Hear a Danbury professor bring Dust Bowl history to life

Also on today's calendar: Psychic Fair and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A morning shower; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Danbury Student Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (patch.com) — Danbury readers can cheer on Immaculate High School senior Robert Pattison, who has been named a semifinalist in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. He joins a select group representing less than 1 percent of U.S. seniors, now competing for scholarships totaling about $24 million. The piece explains the rigorous academic, testing and application requirements he must meet to advance to finalist status.
   

2. Danbury Restaurant's Liquor Permit Suspended Over Sale To Minor (patch.com) — A Danbury restaurant, El Bacano on Railroad Place, will be barred from serving alcohol for one day on Sept. 15 after state officials cited it for selling or delivering alcohol to a minor. The restaurant also paid a $1,650 penalty as part of the resolution, though regulators did not release details about when or how the violation occurred.
   

3. 'Dust Bowl' Presentation At Seymour Public Library (newhavenindependent.org) — A Western Connecticut State University professor who has long taught in Danbury will lead a free Dust Bowl presentation at Seymour Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Residents can hear stories of displaced Great Plains farmers through music and history, with no registration required and all ages welcome to attend.
   

4. Lawsuit against Connecticut podcaster Ian Bick over MrBeast prize money withdrawn (newstimes.com) — A former Danbury nightclub owner and current Connecticut podcaster has seen a lawsuit over his MrBeast prize money withdrawn in New Haven Superior Court, ending the dispute without costs to any party. The case involved former business partners claiming a share of his YouTube challenge winnings under a prior royalty agreement, but the withdrawal leaves no judicial ruling and no disclosed settlement.
   

5. New Fairfield neighbors protest Danbury pool contractor's plan for 24 homes with affordable units (newstimes.com) — Neighbors in nearby New Fairfield are pushing back against a Danbury-based pool contractor's plan to build 24 homes, including affordable units, on an 11-acre parcel near the Danbury border. Supporters say the project could help teachers and first responders live locally, while opponents worry about water supplies, traffic, and whether the dense development fits the neighborhood.
   

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