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🌱 Is a giant monster fish really lurking off New Fairfield’s shoreline?
Coming up on the New Fairfield Patch calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize
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- Is a giant monster fish really lurking off New Fairfield's shoreline?
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
- Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Strange Legend of 'Candy,' Candlewood Lake's Giant Monster Fish (i95rock.com) — New Fairfield's stretch of Candlewood Lake plays a starring role in a spooky local legend about "Candy," a giant man-eating fish said to lurk near Vaughn's Neck between New Fairfield and New Milford. The story, which likely emerged in the late 1970s, adds a playful chill to familiar summer activities like boating and swimming on the lake. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Fairfield
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★ Featured events ★
- 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
Long Island Sound,
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- New Fairfield Aquaflyers Swim Team Try Outs →
New Fairfield Middle School Pool, 56 Gillotti Rd, New Fairfield
6:00 pm - Small Business United: Roots of Our Communities Event →
47 West St., 47 West St, Danbury
10:00 am - Putnam Chorale Fall 2026 Semester Rehearsals Begin →
Carmel High School, 30 Fair St, Carmel Hamlet
7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Back-to-School Parent & Caregiver Social
Burnham Library The , 62 Main Street South, , Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
9:00 am - 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 - When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America's Black Botanical Legacy wit
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
2:00 pm - Zoning Commission Meeting →
Danbury, CT Calendar
7:00 pm - Professional Development Day/Convocation
Whisconier Middle School 17 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804
8:00 am - Professional Development Day
Whisconier Middle School 17 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804
8:00 am - Early 9:30am Family Story Time (birth-5)
Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
9:30 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Brookfield
- Monroe landscaper gets Newtown's OK for Christmas tree farm, pumpkin patch near Brookfield border (newstimes.com)
- Connecticut hot chicken chain Birdcode opens its newest restaurant (newstimes.com)
- Brookfield Police Need Your Help Identifying Man Seen in Surveillance Photo (i95rock.com)
Danbury
- ICE makes multiple arrests in downtown Danbury, officials say (ctpost.com)
- Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5 includes Max Greenfield and Cameron Diaz (newstimes.com)
- West Hartford Business Buzz: August 24, 2026 - We-Ha (we-ha.com)
Bethel
- West Nile Virus Detected In Bethel Mosquito (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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