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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Mapledale Road smoke detector helped save a family.
  • Want free Elton John and Billy Joel hits right in Orange?

Also on today's calendar: Driving Miss Daisy: An Immersive Theater Experience Now through 10/4 and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Rain; windy in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Monday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 63, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dog dies, family escapes fire on Mapledale Road in Orange (wtnh.com) — A late-night house fire on Mapledale Road in Orange left a family safely outside but claimed their dog, despite firefighters' efforts to reach it inside. Orange volunteers, aided by Woodbridge crews, battled heavy attic flames intensified by wind and darkness, and officials say a working smoke detector was crucial in alerting the homeowner.
   

• Elton John & Billy Joel Tribute at Case Memorial Library (orangetownnews.com) — Case Memorial Library in Orange is hosting a free Elton John and Billy Joel tribute concert with pianist and vocalist Jay Daniels on Saturday, October 24 at 2 p.m. Registration is required and opens three weeks before the show, and you can reserve a spot online or by calling the library directly.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

West Haven

  • West Haven approves 90-unit, market-rate apartment complex on Campbell Avenue (nhregister.com)
  • Inside Week 3 of CIAC football: Breakthroughs, change-ups and defending champions fall (nhregister.com)
  • West Haven urges residents to stay inside as storm threats loom along coast (wfsb.com)

Derby

  • 8 Things to Do This Weekend: Oktoberfest, Community Baby Shower and more (wtnh.com)

Woodbridge

  • Woodbridge Selectmen Send $118.5 Million Beecher Road School Project To Referendum (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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