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Wednesday August 19th Patch AM (Dee B.)

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  • How a new Route 7 concrete plant could reshape New Milford's corridor

Also on today's calendar: ANYTHING HELPS - A New Play About Charity and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Dee B.!

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Route 7 traffic, air pollution under microscope in company's plan for New Milford concrete plant (newstimes.com) — A proposed concrete mixing plant on Route 7 in New Milford is under review for its air-quality controls and traffic impacts before it can move forward. The company says dust and emissions will be tightly controlled and traffic increases minimal, but the town's Zoning Commission still must hold a public hearing and decide whether the project fits local health, safety, and corridor development goals.
   

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Kent

  • Communism, McCarthyism, and the New Red Scare (spectator.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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