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Major Bridge Project + 16 School Jobs: OXFORD DAILY

Here's a five-minute guide to everything worth knowing around Oxford today.

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Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 71 Low: 53.

Labor Day weekend weather forecast via the National Weather Service

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Today's news in Oxford:

The Oxford Board of Selectmen approved the replacement of Bridge No. 04913 Dutton Road over Little River. The project will cost $1.761 million and the contract will go to Guerrera Construction Co. of Oxford, according to meeting minutes.

The project is mandated by the state and is overseen by CT DOT. The state is paying 80 percent of the project and Oxford funds 20 percent. Oxford will pay $48,000 for consultant fees and the entire project will cost Oxford about $500,000, officials said.

The project won't begin until sometime after July 1, 2022. Guerrera was the low bidder, officials said.

Latest available school jobs in Oxford:

Oxford Patch Notebook

  • Oxford Ambulance Association: "Sending our deepest condolences and prayers to the family, friends, and our brothers/sisters in blue for the loss of Trooper 283. May he rest in peace." (Facebook)
  • Oxford Ambulance Association: "Prayers for the trooper and his family. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wfsb.com/news/crews-search-for-person-who-went-missing-in-woodbury-flood-waters/article_b3ba52e4-0bde-11ec-889d-d3944d399b6b.amp.html" (Facebook)

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