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🌱 Patch AM: Driver Charged With DUI After 2-Car Crash In Newtown: Police

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Greetings Newtown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Late-night DUI arrest follows two-car crash on Pole Bridge Road
  • Meet the Newtown resident preserving local history and shaping scholarships
  • How the Exit 9 weekend closure could disrupt your Newtown commute

Also on today's calendar: Hats and Shades Blues Brothers Tribute Show and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Driver Charged With DUI After 2-Car Crash In Newtown: Police (patch.com) — Newtown police say a Honda Civic crossed the center line on Pole Bridge Road late Sunday, striking a disabled Jeep Compass that was pulled onto the shoulder. No injuries were reported, but the Honda driver was found at fault and arrested on DUI and related motor vehicle charges, highlighting an overnight safety concern for local drivers.
   

2. Snapshot: Stephanie Gaston (newtownbee.com) — A longtime Newtown resident, Stephanie Gaston has lived in town for 34 years and chairs the Borough of Newtown Historic District Commission. She talks about raising her family here, decades of volunteer work including the Newtown Scholarship Association, and what she loves about the community, from Halloween traditions to her enduring book club and personal credo to keep learning.
   

3. Continuous Closure of the Exit 9 in Newtown (ct.gov) — Drivers in Newtown should plan ahead for a full weekend closure of the Exit 9 on-ramp from Route 25 to I-84 eastbound, from 7 p.m. Friday, August 28 through 6 a.m. Monday, August 31. CTDOT will post detours, but motorists are urged to seek alternate routes and use extra caution around the construction zone.
   

4. CT legislators form working group to examine safety of emerging construction methods (hartfordbusiness.com) — Newtown residents will see a scaled-back 120-unit Vessel Technologies apartment project move forward near Newtown High School after a court-approved settlement that adds 36 affordable units and $350,000 for sidewalks and trails. That local dispute helped spur a new state working group now examining whether Connecticut's building and fire-safety rules adequately cover modular and other emerging construction methods.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Limber Up @ The Library! Summer Pilates Series
    Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
    10:00 am
  • Zoning Board of Appeals Regular Meeting →
    Roxbury, CT Calendar
    7:00 pm
    • Friday August 21
  • Freshmen Parent "Meet the Admins"
    Stratford High School 45 N Parade St , Stratford, CT 06615
    8:00 am
  • Bridgewater Fair - Library Open 10:00 - 2:00
    Burnham Library The , 62 Main Street South, , Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Start Your Labor Day with a Smile – Breakfast & Parking at Newtown Congregational Church! —Katherine Simpson Read on Patch
  • Panacea reunites with a 7-member band for their annual town-wide Newtown Reunion, playing the best songs of '60s to Today at Dickinson Park Pavilion, with free entry and support from Clearheart Construction.
    ALL are welcome. The waffle Hut will be serving sweet and savory Belgian waffles all day! Collecting nonperishables for the Bridget Seaman Memorial… (Nextdoor Currituck)
  • Bridget Seaman Memorial Faith Food Pantry Drive at the Panacea & Friends Reunion with live music from 2pm to 6pm.
    Bring a nonperishable item! Free drawing for Newtown Bee subscription. (Nextdoor Currituck)
  • Benchmark Senior Living Nashua Crossings posted a job opening for Housekeeper Full -Time in Newtown. Apply here.
  • Maplewood Senior Living posted a job opening for Server - Part Time 4pm-7:30pm in Newtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newtown here.

Ok Newtown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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