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🌱 Patch AM: Oxford Veterans, Renters Face Sept. 30 Benefit Deadline
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- Oxford veterans and renters face fast-approaching benefit application deadlines
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📰 News we're reading
• Oxford Veterans, Renters Face Sept. 30 Benefit Deadline (patch.com) — Oxford veterans, renters, and certain disabled residents have just days left to file for key tax exemptions and rent rebates, with most applications due by Sept. 30 at Town Hall. The assessor's office outlines income limits, documentation needs, and additional deadlines for recording DD-214 forms, forestland classification, and new disability or blindness certifications, all tied to Oxford's 2026 grand list.
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- Color Your Garden-Flowering Bulbs for Every Season →
Cyrenius H Booth Library, 25 Main St, Newtown
1:00 pm - Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
7:30 pm - Complimentary Presentation - Five Things to Know About Medicare →
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12:30 pm - "Big Earl's" Remarkable Estate Auction Sale →
On-Site Live Estate Auction - Under Tents - Extravaganza,
10:00 am - Apple Festival →
South Britain Congregational Church, 693 S Britain Rd, Southbury
10:00 am - Region 15 Invites Community to STEM-A-Palooza! →
234 Judd Rd, Southbury
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Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Conservation Inland Wetlands Commission →
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7:30 pm - Gather and Groove - Community Drum Circle →
Oxford Town Hall, 486 Oxford Rd, Oxford
5:00 pm - Trivia Night: Mixed Trivia--a Variety of Subjects →
Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St, Seymour
6:15 pm - Trivia Night: Mixed Trivia--a Variety of Subjects →
Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St, Seymour
6:15 pm - Friends of Beacon Falls Library is Hosting Our 4th Annual Pocketbook Bingo Fundraiser →
758 Rubber Ave, Naugatuck
8:00 pm - Silent Signatures: Chiseled in Stone →
Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St, Seymour
6:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
Saturday September 26
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
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🗞 Nearby News
Beacon Falls
- CT town turns against data centers: 'Yes, please' becomes 'No way' (courant.com)
Seymour
- 'Nights with Shakespeare' slated at Scinto Auditorium in Shelton (blogspot.com)
- Week 2 Connecticut high school football top performers (Sept. 21) (thehour.com)
Naugatuck
- Readers speak: We are all responsible for helping CT and America work (courant.com)
- Palm Beach Obituaries-September 21, 2026 (bocaratontribune.com)
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