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🌱 Patch AM: Nearest Spirit Halloween Is Now Open For Danbury-Area Shoppers

Coming up on the Danbury Patch calendar: Brewster Carmel Garden Show "America the Beautiful--250 Years"

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Good day Danbury! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Spirit Halloween pops up in former Five Below on Backus Avenue
  • What's next for the Brit facing a pending larceny case in Danbury?
  • Which Danbury standouts just earned top honors in summer league baseball?

Also on today's calendar: Brewster Carmel Garden Show "America the Beautiful--250 Years" and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Nearest Spirit Halloween Is Now Open For Danbury-Area Shoppers (patch.com) — Danbury residents can now start planning their Halloween early with the opening of a Spirit Halloween store at 15 Backus Avenue, Suite 9, in the former Five Below space. The shop offers costumes, decorations, and animatronics for all ages, with extended weekend hours, and also serves nearby communities like Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown, Redding, and Ridgefield.
   

2. British citizen with multiple pending CT cases gets 10 days in prison for illegally entering US (newstimes.com) — A British citizen with multiple pending Connecticut cases, including a larceny charge in Danbury, has been sentenced to 10 days in federal prison for illegally reentering the U.S. His Danbury, Torrington and Bridgeport cases are expected to be resolved next month, after which he faces removal to the United Kingdom.
   

3. New Britain Bees capture their 1st FCBL championship behind Garret Garbinski, Owen Rich (newstimes.com) — Danbury baseball fans can celebrate as multiple Westerners and Danbury NECBL players earned first- and second-team league honors, including New Fairfield's Kyle Garbowski and Sacred Heart twins Gavin and Ronan Donohue. The piece also spotlights New Britain Bees' first FCBL championship and several other Connecticut-connected standouts.
   

4. Man arrested for second-offense OUI during Wilton traffic stop with child in car (wfsb.com) — Drivers heading between Wilton and Danbury should note a recent OUI arrest on Danbury Road, where police say a Norwalk man was stopped swerving with a child in the car. Officers reported signs of impairment, failed field sobriety tests, and multiple charges, with more details expected from authorities.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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