🌱 Patch AM: How upcoming Route 487 lane closures could affect your Oxford commute

What's up Oxford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How upcoming Route 487 lane closures could affect your Oxford commute

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 5 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 77 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 64.
• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Milling and Resurfacing on Route 487 in Southbury and Oxford (ct.gov) — Expect daytime lane closures on Route 487 in Oxford from Kettletown State Park to Route 67 while CTDOT mills and resurfaces the road from September 1–18. Work will run weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with traffic control guiding drivers and possible schedule changes if weather interferes.
   

📸 Around Oxford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Lobster/Chicken BBQ Takeout Dinner →
  225 Great Hill Rd, Seymour
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Molly Tuttle in Concert →
  The Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger at the Women's Club of Oxford Greens →
  Oxford Greens, 97 Country Club Dr, Oxford
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Festival →
  Second Company Governor's Horse Guard, 4 Wildlife Dr, Newtown
  11:00 am
• Black Hog Brewing →
  Black Hog Brewing, 115 Hurley Rd Building 9A, Oxford
  7:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Shelton Art League Meeting →
  Shelton Parks & Recreation, 41 Church St, Shelton
  11:45 am
Friday September 18
• Rhythm City Duo at Rose's →
  Rose's Family Restaurant, 143 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  7:00 pm

📣 Oxford Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Convocation
  Shelton Public Schools 382 Long Hill Ave, Shelton, CT 06484
  7:45 am
• Virtual Author Talk: When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America's Bla
  Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
  2:00 pm
• Board of Apportionment and Taxation - Regular Meeting →
  City of Derby Meetings Hybrid - In person and Zoom - See Agenda for details
  6:00 pm
• Meet and Greet
  Stratford Academy Johnson House School 719 Birdseye St, Stratford, CT 06615, USA
  6:00 pm
• Growing Together Book Club
  Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ronald Glifort, 74, of Milford, passed away on August 22, 2026 —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Moving Sale!!
  THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 29- Moving sale! Everything must go! Furniture, household items, baby items, lawn equipment, farm/horse/chicken supplies. 10am… (Nextdoor Quaker Farms / Riverside)

• Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Seymour. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beacon Falls

• Thomas A. Beatrice (newhavenindependent.org)
• Pickleball In Naugatuck: What To Know Before You Hit The Court (patch.com)

Seymour

• Two Valley Students Receive Green Building Award (newhavenindependent.org)
• CT man killed by falling rocks during construction accident in Seymour (courant.com)
• Seymour quarry worker struck, killed by falling rocks (fox61.com)

Naugatuck

• Dirt Bike Rider Killed In Weekend Crash In Waterbury: Police (patch.com)

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: 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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