Softball Champions + Annual Lake Drawdowns

Hello, Southbury! Al Branch here with today's Southbury Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Rain overnight. High: 77 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories in Southbury today:

1. Southbury Parks & Rec Softball Team are Champs! Congratulations The Lawn Doctors! (HamletHub)
2. Obituary: Denise Louise Weston, 63, of Southbury (Southbury Patch)
3. Blood Donations Needed In Southbury Area: Red Cross Drives Coming Up Soon (Southbury Patch)
4. Housatonic Habitat for Humanity Welcomes Family to New Home in New Preston (HamletHub)
5. Danbury leaders want a downtown cooling and shading plan, more trees to save city's green character (Danbury News Times)
6. Lakes Zoar, Candlewood, Lillinonah prepare for annual drawdown (CT Post)
7. Mark Twain Library and Redding LWV present third installment of Conversations: Truth, Myth & Democracy (HamletHub)

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Today in Southbury:

• Meeting: Parks and Recreation Commission (7:00 PM)

Southbury Patch Notebook

• Southbury Plaza: "🍁 Happy Fall Y’all!! 🍁 . . #happyfall #southburyplaza #autumndecor #ct #fallfoliage #fallfashion #falloutfits #ctshopping #shoppingmall #connecticutgram #firstdayoffall" (Instagram)
• Southbury Business Association: "It's time to clean out your files - bring your documents to our shred day this Saturday for secure disposal!" (Facebook)
• Southbury Library Youth Services: "Happy autumnal equinox, friends! Today is the first day of autumn (or fall) and we have a variety of seasonal books to share with you. Take a look online or stop by the library to check them out. We are also featuring Hispanic Heritage M..." (Facebook)
• Pomperaug Soccer Booster Club: "The Pomperaug Soccer Booster Club is holding a Bottle & Can Drive fundraiser at Pomperaug High School on Saturday, October 2nd and Sunday, October 3rd, from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm both days. Please donate your recyclable bottles and cans to..." (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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