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Also on today's calendar: Dance Classes Enrolling and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Shelton Home With 'Exceptional Entertaining Space' Listed For Sale (patch.com) — A New England–style home at 66 Cayer Circle in Shelton has hit the market for $849,900, offering first-floor living and generous entertaining areas. Described as combining casual luxury with modern comfort, the property is showcased with additional details and photos on Zillow.
2. Shelton crews extinguish car fire on Route 8, officials say (sheltonherald.com) — Shelton volunteer firefighters quickly knocked down a car fire on Route 8 near Exit 11 Monday afternoon, with no injuries reported and traffic impacts kept brief. The incident also highlights Shelton's reliance on an all-volunteer fire department at a time when Connecticut is seeing a decline in volunteer firefighters statewide.
3. Griffin Hospital Annual 5K Set For Oct. 24 (newhavenindependent.org) — Shelton runners and walkers are invited to join Griffin Hospital's 18th Annual 5K Walk/Run on Oct. 24 in Derby, supporting advanced cancer care for the Lower Naugatuck Valley. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m., with options to form teams, fundraise, sponsor, or purchase commemorative signs, making it a major community event for Shelton and neighboring towns.
4. Fentanyl, other narcotics seized by police and FBI in Bridgeport (wtnh.com) — A major joint police and FBI operation in Bridgeport seized large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana from a suspected stash house. Officers also searched a location in Shelton and a Bridgeport market, finding no additional drugs, and say the ongoing investigation is expected to lead to federal charges and arrests.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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