🌱 Middlebury crews help tackle tractor-trailer fire on I-84

What's up Middlebury! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Middlebury crews help tackle tractor-trailer fire on I-84
• Middlebury swimmer competes in WPI’s win over Southern Connecticut

Also on today's calendar: Salon Concert - Callisto Quartet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call an angry carrot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 49 and low of 32 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 51, low: 30.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Firefighters put out 'challenging' tractor-trailer fire Thursday night on I-84, Middlebury crews say (thehour.com) — Middlebury firefighters helped at a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 84 in Southbury Thursday night, providing lighting and traffic control as crews extinguished the blaze. The department described the response as challenging and highlighted its specialized equipment and teamwork. Whether anyone was injured was not immediately clear.
   

• Eight Event Wins Power Men's Swimming and Diving Past Southern Connecticut (wpi.edu) — A swimmer from Middlebury placed sixth in the 1,000-yard freestyle as WPI beat Southern Connecticut State 132–108 Friday in New Haven. WPI won eight events, with Brown sweeping the two distance freestyle races to help the Engineers secure the team victory.
   

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📸 Around Middlebury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlebury

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday November 15

• Salon Concert - Callisto Quartet →
  694 Skyline Ridge Rd, Bridgewater
  3:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Fall Open House →
  Fraser Woods Montessori School, 173 S Main St, Newtown
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday November 16

• Board of Selectman Meeting →
  Town Hall Conference Room, Middlebury
  5:00 pm
• Public Works Commission →
  Public Works Department Meeting Room, Middlebury
  7:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Commission on Aging →
  Shepardson Community Center, Auditorium Foyer, Middlebury
  9:30 am
• SPARK Lab with the Westover School
  Middlebury Public Library - Children, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury
  6:00 pm
• Water Pollution Control Authority (W.P.C.A.) →
  Shepardson Community Center - Room 26, Middlebury
  7:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• Creativebug Crafting Hour with Melissa
  Middlebury Public Library, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury
  11:00 am
• Virtual Author Talk - Rebecca Roanhorse
  Middlebury Public Library, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 21

• Scavenger Hunt
  Middlebury Public Library - Children, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury
  10:30 am

Thursday November 26

• Southbury Turkey Trot →
  760 Main St S, Southbury
  8:00 am

Thursday December 3

• 13th Annual Festival of Lights →
  63 Grand St, Waterbury
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Enterprise Holdings posted a job opening for Seasonal Customer Service Representative - Waterbury/Watertown/Naugatuck, CT in Oakville. Apply here.
• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Associate in Waterbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlebury here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Naugatuck

• Naugatuck Walmart Celebrates Recent Store Improvements With Grand Reopening (patch.com)
• Connecticut high school football coaches look to rebuild participation (thehour.com)

Waterbury

• 3275 East Main Street #C, Waterbury, CT 06705 (zillow.com)
• Waterbury elementary schoolers get free winter coats through Project Warm (wtnh.com)
• Connecticut Thanksgiving Travel: Waterbury, CT Whiteout Dangers (newsbreak.com)

Woodbridge

• Bethany Wetlands Commission Approves Amity Road Subdivision, Reviews Ann Drive Fill Complaint (patch.com)

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Ok Middlebury! 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: "What do you call an angry carrot?" — A steamed vegetable (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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