🌱 How a giant “monster fish” legend reaches Sherman’s slice of Candlewood
Sherman, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Sherman! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
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- How a giant “monster fish” legend reaches Sherman’s slice of Candlewood
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Strange Legend of ‘Candy,' Candlewood Lake's Giant Monster Fish (i95rock.com) — Candlewood Lake’s spooky legend of “Candy,” a giant man‑eating fish, is tied to spots right off New Milford and New Fairfield—and the lake also reaches into Sherman’s shoreline. The story, which surfaced in the late 1970s, likens Candy to Connecticut’s own Loch Ness Monster, adding a creepy twist to familiar local swimming and boating areas. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Professional Development Day/Convocation
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Book Discussion: Nineteen Minutes
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Burnham Beer Garden
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Last Day to find Captain Bur-Gnome
Burnham Library The , 62 Main Street South, , Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
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LAST full day of Centennial Commemorative Photography Exhibit
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September Artist: Kate Themel
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- The Pines At Poughkeepsie Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in New Milford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
New Milford
- New Milford is first Connecticut district to start school year (wfsb.com)
- New Haven police investigating Edgewood Avenue shooting of 18-year-old, officials say (newstimes.com)
Brookfield
- Monroe landscaper gets Newtown's OK for Christmas tree farm, pumpkin patch near Brookfield border (newstimes.com)
- Brookfield Police Need Your Help Identifying Man Seen in Surveillance Photo (i95rock.com)
- Connecticut hot chicken chain Birdcode opens its newest restaurant (newstimes.com)
Danbury
- Danbury Mayor Responds To ICE Arrests As Federal Agents Descend On City (patch.com)
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