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In today's newsletter:

  • What shut down South Main Street for two hours early Saturday?
  • How a former Newtown resident's food podcast earned national recognition.

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Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 58 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 71, low: 50.
  • Tuesday: Showers late in the afternoon, with a high of 69 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Person frees themselves after 3-car Newtown crash (yourhoustonnews.com subscription) — An early-morning three-car crash at South Main Street and Park Lane in Newtown briefly trapped one driver, who managed to get out before firefighters arrived. Multiple local departments, including Newtown Hook & Ladder and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance, responded, and South Main Street was closed for about two hours while crews secured the scene and provided medical aid.
   

• Fairfield County Residents, Including Former Newtown Resident, Are Finalists For National Podcast Awards; Readers Invited To Vote For Listener Favorite (newtownbee.com) — A podcast co-created and produced by former Newtown resident Martin Blanco is again a finalist for national Signal Awards, and listeners can vote for it as a Listener's Choice favorite through October 15. The Italian food–focused show, "I Wish I Were a Prosciutto," often highlights Connecticut eateries and continues Blanco's long record of cultural work, including co-producing The Flagpole Radio Café in Newtown.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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