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🌱 Patch AM: Proposed $800,000 Land Purchase Goes To Special Town Meeting In Guilford

And on the Guilford Patch calendar - Eight to the Bar plays a Public Dance at the Owenego Inn and Beach Club in Branford

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  • Guilford voters to weigh $800,000 open space purchase this month

Also on today's calendar: Eight to the Bar plays a Public Dance at the Owenego Inn and Beach Club in Branford and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Proposed $800,000 Land Purchase Goes To Special Town Meeting In Guilford (patch.com) — Guilford officials are advancing a proposed $800,000 purchase of 63 acres off Durham Road, with a special town meeting set at the Community Center on October 22. Supporters say preserving the Bartlett Land property would protect Lake Quonnipaug, wildlife habitat, and trail access, while at least one selectman questions whether the town needs more open space.
   

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  • Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Navigating Divorce for Parents of Special Education Students
    Date: Tuesday October 27th 2026 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. EST. This webinar is on Zoom (online/virtual event). Register here on Zoom: https://bit.ly… (Nextdoor Long Hill)
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    m. (Online). Register on Zoom: https://bit.ly/5A201D Speakers: Lawrence Berliner (CT Special Education Law Attorney), Jane Faherty (Stamford JCC… (Nextdoor Long Hill)
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in North Branford. Apply here.
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Branford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Guilford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Madison

  • Madison Finance Board Approves Flood Study, Opioid Settlement Spending (patch.com)
  • What's Right with Schools: Madison students use LEGOs to learn coding, engineering and creativity (wtnh.com)

North Branford

  • 'Local Heroes Night:' Meet, Thank First-Responders, Learn About Their Jobs Friday At STW Community Center (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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