🌱 Patch AM: Oxford Gas Release Prompts Call For Federal Investigation

Hello Oxford! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Federal probe sought after massive gas release at Oxford station

Also on today's calendar: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oxford Gas Release Prompts Call For Federal Investigation (patch.com) — Oxford residents jolted awake by a massive July gas release are now at the center of a push by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Jim Himes for a federal investigation into what went wrong at the local compressor station. The lawmakers want regulators to probe the equipment failures, disclose how much gas escaped, and ensure Oxford-area residents are promptly informed and protected if anything similar happens again.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 14
• Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  R.D. Scinto, 1 Corporate Dr, Shelton
  6:15 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Friends of the Oxford Library used book drop-off →
  49 Great Hill Rd, Oxford
  10:00 am
• Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Guilford VFW Post 7666 →
  Martin-Bishop Field, 111 Long Hill Rd, Guilford
  12:00 pm
• Mass →
  733 Oxford Road, Oxford
  5:30 pm
• Black Hog Brewing →
  Black Hog Brewing, 115 Hurley Rd Building 9A, Oxford
  7:00 pm
• Daniel Geneen →
  Black Hog Brewing, 115 Hurley Rd Bldg 9a, Oxford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Seeking Vendors for Craft Fair →
  Oxford Senior Center
  9:00 am
• Breast Cancer Awareness Scavenger Hunt →
  Quarry Walk Oxford, 300 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  2:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Landscape in oils Demo by Frank Bruckman →
  Shelton Parks & Recreation, 41 Church St, Shelton
  11:45 am
Wednesday October 21
• 100 Year Anniversary of Harry Houdini's Death: A Tribute →
  Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St, Seymour
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Taste Of Poland →
  118 Prospect St, Naugatuck
  9:00 am
Sunday October 25
• The Plastic Detox - Featuring Dr. Swan's Research →
  Southbury Library, 100 Poverty Rd, Southbury
  2:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Moving Tag Sale
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Griffin Health Offers Culinary Skills Program —Christian Meagher Read on Patch

• Aborn Pet Hospital posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Seymour. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Seymour

• Seymour Brothers Hope To Launch Community Bike Program (newhavenindependent.org)
• Seymour Historical Society Presents: Life And Times Of 'Professor Jim' Williams (newhavenindependent.org)
• 2 Teens Ejected After Car Stolen From Seymour Overturns In North Branford (dailyvoice.com)

Naugatuck

• Republican-American calendar for Friday, Oct. 9 (ctinsider.com)
• State leaders urge investigation into Oxford Compressor Station equipment failures (fox61.com)

Southbury

• 11 Southbury Open Houses This Weekend: Golf Course Views, Luxury Homes And More (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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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