🌱 Are your New Fairfield trash and birdfeeders inviting bears to visit?
New Fairfield, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day New Fairfield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Are your New Fairfield trash and birdfeeders inviting bears to visit?
Also on today's calendar: Musicals at Richter's Fairy Tale Theater Presents "Rapunzel and Baba Yaga" August 1.
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- Saturday: Humid with high clouds, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, humid, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tips for Safely Sharing our Community with Black Bears (thetowntribune.com) — Rising black bear sightings in New Fairfield and Sherman mean residents are being urged to secure trash, remove birdfeeders, supervise pets, and lock homes and cars to avoid attracting bears. State wildlife officials offer detailed, practical tips so locals can safely coexist with a growing bear population while reducing the chances of dangerous encounters on their property or nearby trails. 
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Musicals at Richter's Fairy Tale Theater Presents "Rapunzel and Baba Yaga" August 1 →
Musicals at Richter, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury
11:00 am -
LADIES NIGHT at Casa Tequila Saturday Aug 1st →
Casa Tequila Bethel CT, 85 Stony Hill Rd, Bethel
9:00 pm
Saturday August 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Centennial Commemorative Photography Exhibit
Burnham Library The , 62 Main Street South, , Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
9:00 am -
Tri Town Event: Summer Reading Finale Charlie and the Bubble Factory →
Burnham Library, 62 Main St S, Bridgewater
11:00 am -
Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
6:30 pm -
Shuffle the Tiles! Summer Mah Jongg Lessons (In-Person)
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
10:30 am -
Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
10:30 am -
Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
1:00 pm -
The Legacy of Julia Child's Kitchen with Smithsonian Curator Paula
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
2:00 pm -
DIY Keychains
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
3:00 pm -
Find Your Rhythm: Ballroom Dancing 101 (In-Person)
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
6:30 pm -
City Council Meeting →
Danbury, CT Calendar, 155 Deer Hill Ave, Danbury
7:00 pm -
Redding Board of Education Meeting
Easton, Redding and Region 9 School Districts Redding, CT 06896
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Board of Awards Weekly Meeting →
Danbury, CT Calendar Danbury, CT 06810
10:00 am
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Monday August 3
Tuesday August 4
Wednesday August 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know of a local (Danbury area) plant nursery that screens their suppliers for neonicotinoid use?
I read that it stays in the plants forever and it harms pollinators, so we want to make sure to only buy plants that have never been treated. … (Nextdoor Putnam Lake/Ball Pond)
- Marriott International posted a job opening for Night Auditor and Hotel Operations in Danbury. Apply here.
- Danbury Public Schools posted a job opening for Dean of Student Support in Danbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Fairfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Brookfield
- 10 Bramble Way Homesite #32, Brookfield, CT 06804 (zillow.com)
- Celtic Cottage Bakery & Farmstand: Irish Baked Goods + Delicious Gluten Free — CT Bites (ctbites.com)
- Lot 18 Cambridge Court, Simsbury, CT 06070 (zillow.com)
Danbury
- Danbury to Celebrate Jamaican Independence Day with Flag-Raising Ceremony (i95rock.com)
New Milford
- New Milford Council Approves $864K in Capital Spending, Land Use Promotion (patch.com)
- New Milford Awarded State Grant To Mend Bridge (patch.com)
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