🌱 Patch AM: What Oxford’s newly reopened Loughlin Road means for flood recovery now

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• What Oxford’s newly reopened Loughlin Road means for flood recovery now

Also on today's calendar: 250th Celebration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What can you catch but not throw? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warmer; morning rain, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Oxford marks flood recovery progress with reopening of damaged road (nbcconnecticut.com) — Loughlin Road in Oxford has finally reopened after severe 2024 flood damage, with a redesigned embankment meant to better withstand future storms. Town leaders say Oxford has received about $3 million in federal recovery aid so far, including more than $273,000 for guardrail and embankment work, as the community continues rebuilding and honoring two residents lost in the flooding.    

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📸 Around Oxford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 28

• 250th Celebration →
  Dunkin', 35 Bridge St, Naugatuck
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday May 26

• GUIDE to Dementia Care →
  49 Great Oak Rd, Oxford
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 28

• Daughters of Liberty: Gender, Popular Culture, and the American Revolution →
  Oxford Public Library, 49 Great Oak Rd, Oxford
  6:00 pm
• Daughters of Liberty: Gender, Pop Culture, and the American Revolution →
  49 Great Oak Rd, Oxford
  6:00 pm

Friday May 29

• Coffee & Conversations in Oxford →
  Quarry Coffee & Craft Kitchen, 101 Main St, Oxford
  9:00 am

Saturday May 30

• Pizza & Pilsners Festival →
  Black Hog Brewing, 115 Hurley Rd Building 9A, Oxford
  12:00 pm
• Gather and Groove - Community Drum Circle →
  Oxford Town Hall, 486 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  5:00 pm

Monday June 1

• June Open Mic and Bluegrass Jam →
  225 Great Hill Rd, Seymour
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 3

• Language of Freedom: How Revolutionary Rhetoric Inspired a Nation →
  Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St, Seymour
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 6

• 50th Annual Southbury Strawberry Festival →
  The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
  10:00 am
• A Chance To Shine, BHcare's Annual Fundraiser →
  Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  10:00 am
• Seymour Culture & Arts Concert Series →
  Great Hill Hose Company, 140 Botsford Rd, Seymour
  6:00 pm

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📣 Oxford Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Connecticut REAP posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher / Language Arts (English) in Oxford. Apply here.
• StaffWorks, Inc. posted a job opening for Paint Shop Laborer-Assembler in Seymour. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Seymour

• Fatal crash in Seymour (newportdispatch.com)

Naugatuck

• 569 Rubber Ave Unit 2, Naugatuck, CT 06770 (realtor.com)
• Grant funding to help Naugatuck Valley municipalities address stormwater pollution (bristoledition.org)

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Ok Oxford! 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: A cold (Thank you Stanley G. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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