COVID Cases Dropping + Upcoming Road Closure

Good morning, people of Southbury! Al Branch here with your Saturday copy of the Southbury Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Southbury:

1. Southbury Travel Alert: Portion of Bucks Hill Road Closed for Emergency Repair Starting Sept. 20 (HamletHub)
2. Southbury Coronavirus Infection Rate Continues To Improve (Southbury Patch)
3. Celebrate Southbury's rural roots at Ludorf Barn Festival on Saturday (HamletHub)
4. The Magic Is Returning: 'Nutcracker' Auditions This Weekend (The Newtown Bee)
5. Southbury Public Library: Storytimes For Children In October (Southbury Patch)
6. Southbury Public Library: Celebrate Fall With Ryan San Angelo On October 16, 2021 (Southbury Patch)
7. Three Shelton commercial buildings sell, one for $2M, one for $1.75M, another for $7.1M, in June (Torrington Register Citizen)

Today in Southbury:

• Tag Sale (9:00 AM)
• Pomperaug High School Field Hockey Car Wash (9:00 AM)
• Beacon Falls Library Fall Vendor Fair (10:00 AM)
• Ludorf Barn Festival (2:30 PM)

Southbury Patch Notebook

• Town of Southbury: "Southbury Land Trust and Historical Society's celebration of Southbury's rural roots with live music, food, farmers market, demonstrations and more." (Facebook)
• Southbury Plaza: "🐶 OH MY DOG! PUPPIE LOVE attire and accessories from The Paper Store is a fun way to celebrate your favorite four-legged friends AND with 10% of net profits going to helping support rescue centers and adoption agencies around the coun..." (Instagram)
• Gainfield Elementary School PTO: "Today's the last day to order Quassy tickets at $20/ticket on https://gainfield.ptboard.com/ If you buy them at the gate next Friday, they'll be $25/ticket. We're counting down the days! Have a great weekend! Questions? Comment below. 🎢..." (Facebook)
• Bent of the River Audubon Center: "Please watch the video to see the extent of the damage that light pollution has on our migrating birds. #dreadful-toll-window-strikes-take-migrating-birds" (Facebook)
• Town of Southbury: "ROAD ALERT: Bucks Hill Road will be closed for emergency road repair between Lum Lot Road and Dublin Road starting September 20 to September 30, 2021. It will be closed daily from 6:30am to 4:30pm. Please use an alternate route." (Facebook)
• Macaroni Kid Southbury CT: "Hey mom! Nothing fuels your kids like a glass of ice-cold milk. So don’t miss your chance to enter the Fuel Their Drive Challenge: you could win up to $10k for your high school’s athletic program just by drinking Guida's milk. Snap a pic..." (Facebook)

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— Al Branch

About me: I am a veteran journalist and Connecticut native with more than 30 years of experience covering municipal governments, education, politics and a host of other topics. A few years ago, I realized how much I missed the world of hyperlocal journalism, and I was fortunate to be hired by Patch in 2013.

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