🌱 Patch AM: Why Southbury’s Jeremy Swamp Road made a national haunted-roads list

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• Why Southbury's Jeremy Swamp Road made a national haunted-roads list

Also on today's calendar: 9th annual Pets in the Park Danbury and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 11 of America's Most Haunted Roads, and the Stories Behind Them (onlyinyourstate.com) — Jeremy Swamp Road in Southbury earns a spooky shout-out among America's most haunted roads, tied to the long-running Melon Heads legend shared with nearby towns. The article explains how these stories grew from post–World War II suburban expansion into old woods, and walks through similar eerie roads nationwide, from New Jersey to California, for thrill-seeking drivers.
   

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Sunday October 11
• 9th annual Pets in the Park Danbury →
  Danbury Town Park, 36 E Hayestown Rd, Danbury
  11:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Fall Open House - Notre Dame High School →
  Notre Dame High School, 1 Notre Dame Way, West Haven, CT, 06516,
  10:00 am
• Fall Open House →
  Immaculate High School, 73 Southern Blvd, Danbury
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• 🎃 It's PUMPKINPALOOZA @ Celtic Cottage Bakery - Scones, Breads & Sweet Treats →
  4 Dingle Brook Rd, Brookfield
  8:00 am
• Calvary Southbury Announces "With One Voice" Worship Night on October 9 →
  Calvary Southbury, 354 Kettletown Rd, Southbury
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Workfworks and Sustainable Southbury "Open Wall" Tour →
  Southbury CT
• CT Orchid Society Show & Sale 'Orchid Harvest' →
  Sheldon Street, Sheldon St, Hartford
• Whiskers CRUISE NIGHT Annual Benefit Dinner →
  Wyndham Southbury, 1284 Strongtown Rd, Southbury
  9:00 am
• Open Wall Open House →
  After registration you will be notified of location
  10:30 am
Sunday October 11
• CT Orchid Society Show & Sale 'Orchid Harvest' →
  Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Looking for a little inspiration in a world that feels increasingly divided? →
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Women's Torah & Tea →
  Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest CT, 69 West St, Litchfield
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Digital Marketing & Social Media Student Internship —Anne Marie Hunter Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Oxford

• Mark Edward Oczkowski (newhavenindependent.org)
• State leaders urge investigation into Oxford Compressor Station equipment failures (fox61.com)
• Griffin Health Offers Culinary Skills Program (patch.com)

Newtown

• 8 Newtown Open Houses This Weekend: Designer Home, Private Ponds And More (patch.com)

Middlebury

• Middlebury ZBA To Hear Lake Shore Drive Variance Request, Receive Second Application (patch.com)
• Gas Prices In Woodbury And Middlebury: How Local Pumps Compare To CT, U.S. (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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