🌱 Patch AM: What the latest Alex Jones ruling really means for Sandy Hook families

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In today's newsletter:

• What the latest Alex Jones ruling really means for Sandy Hook families
• How a new Texas ruling affects Sandy Hook judgments in Newtown

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
• Thursday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alex Jones skirts $50M Sandy Hook payout in Texas court case (dagens.com) — Families affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown are still pursuing massive court judgments against Alex Jones, even as a Texas appeals court reduced one jury award tied to two parents. Jones's overall liability remains over a billion dollars, largely from a separate Connecticut case, and the families have yet to receive any payments despite his media business shrinking.
   

• Alex Jones gets Sandy Hook family's Texas verdict reduced on appeal (nclawyersweekly.com) — A recent Texas appeals court ruling reduced one Sandy Hook family's defamation award against Alex Jones, but it does not affect the much larger Connecticut judgments tied to the Newtown school shooting. Jones still owes about $1.4 billion from Connecticut-related cases over his false claims about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
   

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Saturday August 29
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Wednesday August 26
• SCAN Presents Kelli Folsom will be Demonstrating Still Life in Oil →
  Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson St, Newtown
  1:30 am
• Sinai and Civics: Class 4: Can Democracy Survive? →
  Heritage Hotel & Conference Ctr., 522 Heritage Rd, Southbury
  10:15 am
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  8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Women's Torah & Tea →
  69 West St, Litchfield
  11:30 am
• Sinai and Civics: Class 4: Can Democracy Survive? →
  Interlaken Inn, 74 Interlaken Rd, Salisbury
  7:15 pm
Friday August 28
• A Taste of Shabbat at the Kent Farmers Market | Complimentary Candles, Fresh Challah & Good Company →
  Kent Welcome Center, 3 Railroad St, Kent
  3:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Newtown Community Running Event →
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  8:00 am
• Sanctuary Family Camp →
  Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, 8 Commerce Rd, Newtown
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Isaac Mizrahi →
  Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown
  8:00 pm

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Tuesday August 25
• 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
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🗞 Nearby News

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• New Haven police investigating Edgewood Avenue shooting of 18-year-old, officials say (newstimes.com)

Brookfield

• Monroe landscaper gets Newtown's OK for Christmas tree farm, pumpkin patch near Brookfield border (newstimes.com)
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• Brookfield Police Need Your Help Identifying Man Seen in Surveillance Photo (i95rock.com)

Southbury

• Southbury Hopes To Look A Little More Like A Holiday Postcard This Year (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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