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🌱 Patch AM: How Newtown’s new bus cameras compare to Danbury’s safety program

Also check out Not Just Blues & BBQ Festival on the Danbury Patch calendar

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Greetings Danbury! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Newtown's new bus cameras compare to Danbury's safety program
  • Two crash victims transported to Danbury Hospital after Route 7 collision

Also on today's calendar: Not Just Blues & BBQ Festival and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, temps: high: 65, low: 59.
  • Monday: Cloudy with a shower possible, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newtown Public Schools, Newtown Police Department Launch School Bus Safety Program (newtownbee.com) — Newtown Public Schools have outfitted all 56 buses with stop-arm cameras, issuing only warnings until October 18 before $250 civil fines begin for drivers who illegally pass stopped buses. Danbury is highlighted as a nearby district that already adopted a similar camera program, underscoring a growing regional push to use technology to protect students at bus stops across western Connecticut.
   

• Person extricated from vehicle after Ridgefield crash on Route 7, officials say (newstimes.com) — Two people injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 7 in Ridgefield were taken to Danbury Hospital after firefighters extricated a trapped driver from a car down an embankment. The Friday afternoon collision near Cains Hill Road briefly closed the area while emergency crews worked, and police say the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Perennial ground cover.
    Flowers are only one inch across. I don't know the name of this cheerful little flower. (Nextdoor Lake Waubeeka)
  • Maplewood Senior Living posted a job opening for Memory Care & Activities Coordinator in Danbury. Apply here.
  • Danbury Public Schools posted a job opening for Year Round Substitute Custodians - 2026/2027 SY in Danbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Danbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bethel

  • Two Connecticut baseball players, friends since kindergarten, commit to UConn (newstimes.com)
  • 2 juveniles arrested after stolen vehicle pursuit in Greenwich (newportdispatch.com)
  • New Milford approves church boardwalk project to help Sherman girl earn coveted Eagle Scout rank (stamfordadvocate.com)

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Ridgefield

  • Ridgefield ECDC Seeks Sugar Hollow District Plan, Reviews Route 7 Traffic Safety Ideas (patch.com)

Ok Danbury! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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