🌱 Patch AM: Which Oxford swimmers just made the state’s top-performers list?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Oxford swimmers just made the state's top-performers list?

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

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

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, temps: high: 72, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Showers late in the afternoon, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Top Connecticut high school girls swimming and diving top performances (Oct. 10) (ctpost.com) — Oxford High School swimmers had a standout week, with multiple athletes winning individual events and relays in a victory over Mercy, including strong freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and distance performances. Their efforts were recognized among the top girls swimming and diving achievements statewide for Oct. 2–8, underscoring Oxford's growing presence in Connecticut high school aquatics.
   

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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

Sunday October 11
• Mass →
  733 Oxford Road, Oxford
  6:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Daily Mass →
  733 Oxford Road, Oxford
  9:30 am
• Young At Heart →
  733 Oxford Road, Oxford
  1:00 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
Wednesday October 28
• The Truth Behind Investigating the Unknown →
  Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St, Seymour
  6:30 pm
Friday October 30
• On The Trail concert →
  South Britain Congregational Church, 693 S Britain Rd, Southbury
  7:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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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

• Trinity Health posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist -Urology - Middlebury in Middlebury. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Derby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beacon Falls

• Town-by-town real estate transactions, with sale prices, throughout CT. All in one place. (courant.com)

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)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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