🌱 Nature Preserve Monitoring Blitz - Saturday and 11 more events
New Preston, Connecticut Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, New Preston! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Warren OctoberFest - 3rd Annual at Warren Woods-Town Park
- Live Music at Hopkins Vineyard at Hopkins Vineyard
- Family Fun at the Fall Firepit at Steep Rock House
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why can't dogs make MRI's? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.
- Saturday: Windy; turning sunny, cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 28.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 55 and low of 36 degrees.
📸 Around New Preston
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Warren OctoberFest - 3rd Annual →
Warren Woods-Town Park, Warren
9:00 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
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Live Music at Hopkins Vineyard →
Hopkins Vineyard, 25 Hopkins Road, New Preston
2:00 pm -
Family Fun at the Fall Firepit →
Steep Rock House, 116 Christian St, New Preston
3:00 pm -
Firepit & Family Fun Day →
Steep Rock House, 116 Christian St., New Preston
3:00 pm -
Spring Hill Vineyards Harvest Fest 2026 →
Spring Hill Vineyards, 292 Bee Brook Rd, New Preston -
Nature Preserve Monitoring Blitz →
Steep Rock House, 116 Christian St., New Preston
9:00 am -
Nature Preserve Monitoring Blitz - Saturday →
Steep Rock Association, 116 Christian St, New Preston
9:00 am -
Nature Preserve Monitoring Blitz →
Steep Rock House, 116 Christian St., New Preston
9:00 am -
Nature Preserve Monitoring Blitz - Sunday →
Steep Rock Association, 116 Christian St, New Preston
9:00 am
Saturday October 17
Saturday October 24
Saturday October 31
Sunday November 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Adult Morning Swim →
Shepaug Valley School, Washington
5:30 am -
Yoga →
78 Green Hill Rd, Washington
9:30 am -
Watercolor Journaling: Autumn’s Oddities →
Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Rd, Washington
10:00 am -
Art Workshop: Watercolor Journaling: Autumn Oddities →
Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington
10:00 am
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in New Milford. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(09533) - 1044 Main Street in Watertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Preston here.
🗞 Nearby News
Washington
- The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelves (fox61.com)
- What to know about Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis (wfsb.com)
Kent
- Chamber pulls out all stops for 50th anniversary celebration of the Pumpkin Run (kentdispatch.org)
- Kent's 80-unit housing proposal enters site plan review (lakevillejournal.com)
- Review: My favorite Connecticut-brewed pilsners (stamfordadvocate.com)
New Milford
- New Milford Open Houses Oct. 17-18: A Hillside Home With A Barn, 4.5 Acres Near Candlewood And 4 More (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why can't dogs make MRI's?" — Because catscan! (Thank you Bob F. for sending it in!)
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